It almost seems as if, every time I turn around there is another “10 reasons I can’t shut the hell up…eerrr…windows phone 7 will fail” article floating around. Seeing as how I have yet to get my hands on a device, and November 8th acts as if it’s 3 years away; these articles were interesting … Read more
Network World reported the following regarding Michael Scherotter ( Microsoft’s Media Experience Evangelist): Although generally enthusiastic about Phone 7, some developers in the audience expressed disappointment that their apps will not be able to multitask, meaning run concurrently with other apps. Scherotter said while a few major apps will be able to multitask, such as … Read more
Let me start by saying that I respect David Pogue and I don’t think he skews his reviews to meet an agenda. With that preface, his review of Windows Phone 7 has several errors and omissions that really ought to be corrected. First, let’s get to his overall view of Windows Phone. He praises WP7 … Read more
One of the perks in owning a Nexus One is that you are first in line to get the latest and hottest updates well before everyone else. It’s the Google developer phone. Not saying I’m a developer but that’s what they call it in Viva Nexus One! with developer accounts. I’m sure you’ve heard of … Read more
Just checking what went live in the Windows Phone marketplace and there was a lot loaded. Ave comics loaded a few comic books today including Moby Dick. An app called fssi torrent7 is live that is a BitTorrent 7.1 (or newer) remote that lets you access your downloads from your phone among other things. And … Read more
From London newspaper City AM: “The second Google-branded mobile phone will hit the UK in time for Christmas through an exclusive deal with Carphone Warehouse, City AM has learned.” The paper says Google sees it as a second at-bat to try to market their own phone successfully, and this Carphone outfit is the largest mobile … Read more
Wrote about how awesome my new Google TV is. Charlotte’s own Stephen took exception articulately. Here’s his comment followed by my response: This device is lame.. To do any type of DVR management (search, schedule shows, watch stuff) you have to use Dish network, which is awful. Since I have Directv (will not leave, have … Read more
There have been a few reports that the elusive white iPhone 4 has made an appearance on the Apple website, but now it has shown up on the AT&T website listed as “coming soon”. Apparently the hold up was due to the paint on the home button not matching the paint on the case. There … Read more
I’ve been carrying my iPhone 4 around since launch day, and I have preferred to carry it ‘nude’ – with no case – but, I think I’ve found at least one case that I can make part of my daily life. The AGF Vandelay case is just about perfect for day to day usage. It’s … Read more
Hey guys, I know we have a big AT&T Fuze community so I decided to treat all of you that still have your dinosaur phone. I personally put together this boot splash screen to help build up the anticipation for the WP release for AT&T. FOLLOW THIS LINK to go to the single post just … Read more
Don’t mind spoiling part of the imminent Android Gingerbread surprise if it means firing up the latest and apparently leaked version of Youtube for Gingerbread fairly cleanly ported to work on Eclair or Froyo? No problem big guy, XDA’s rolle3k, hailin’ out of Germany, delivered. Check his thread for the download and installation instructions which just … Read more
Remember that WSJ mobile OS poll brawl which began with Google killing until MS-sympathizing sites like this one rallied their troops to distort the results? Refresh that poll page which as of my writing this has Google in the lead with almost half a million votes or so trailed by Microsoft at 14K, 96% vs … Read more