Posts tagged Blackberry
I’m blacklisting iPhone users
May 10th
I really dislike the iPhone. Not because its technically inferior to other devices (although, if you take away the flashy interface, it really is) but because of the attitude of most of the people that have one. For many its their first experience with a modern computing platform. Smartphones have generally been primarily business products…
Telecom looking at LTE
Feb 24th
When I found out last year that Telecom is building a new $500million+ GSM/HSPA+ network, I was a little surprised. Telecom had made such a massive fanfare about their switch to their 027 network when it happened, that I expected they’d be rooting for that networking for many years to come. Ironic I guess that…
Video: Cellphone Reunion
Feb 11th
I’m not sure I should post this given some people’s attitude towards the iPhone. Then again, I hate the iPhone and consider it a wannabe. Strangely, I think the iPod Touch is great, a modern PDA/Newton. Unfortunately I think the iPhone as a communications device is absolutely pitiful and completely unintuitive. Primarily because it doesn’t…
Microsoft rumoured to release new Smartphone
Feb 7th
With the confirmation that the Zune team has been merged into the Windows Mobile team at Microsoft, new rumours are swirling about that Microsoft themselves will announce they are entering the Smartphone business at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2 weeks with a Microsoft branded phone. Not content merely to provide the platform…
Opinion: Apple’s iPhone is not a Smartphone
Feb 6th
Firstly, wow! Thank you to all of you that have already accepted my invitations to share locations on Google Latitude. It is humbling. Its also very exciting. :-) My first full day playing with Latitude has been great. I love the slick interface and the way it integrates so well with the phone. I also…
Google releases Google Latitude
Feb 5th
Those of you that communicate with me often know that I use a service called Fring to communicate when I’m out and about on my cellphone. Aside from the voice and IM chat features of Fring, which are pretty damn good, they also support location aware features that allow me to publish my current location…
Vodafone opens Pocket Life
Dec 28th
Update: Please see my comment after the end of this post for my opinion of the application after using it for nearly a week. In a big shot across the bow of companies like Fring, Nokia and many others, Vodafone has just opened up the beta program for their new mobile social network. Please welcome…