Archive for November, 2008
iPhone MMS App – Doomed from the Start?
You may or may not know this, but the Apple iPhone has 3 failings – well, it depends on who you talk to – insofar as features that other mobile phones have.
iPhones are missing cut/paste (a function pioneered by Apple in the 1970s), a lack of video recording capabilities and an equally bewildering lack of [...]
It’s a nice phone, but…
The MWg Zinc II Smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1 has been reviewed at Pocket PC Thoughts, and while the device looks the part, there are a couple of design aspects that will pretty much turn off most potential users.
Replacing the old XDA issued under the o2 network, the MWg Zinc II possesses a slimmer form [...]
Microsoft Misjudge Android
It would seem that Microsoft aren’t taking seriously the entrance to the mobile OS market by Google via their Android system.
Just 18 months after the launch of the iPhone went completely over the heads of the guys at Redmond, Ballmer now reckons that Google doesn’t have a business model for Android.
Ever heard of Adsense, Steve?
“If [...]
Eee PC Runs OSX Leopard!
To say my chin hit the desk as my jaw flapped wildly down in astonishment when I discovered this is overstating things, but only a little. Yes it is true – a £300 Advent 4211 laptop (same chipset as the MSI Wind) can run Apple’s OSX Leopard!
It apparently isn’t yet 100% perfect, but there’s [...]
More iPhone woe for Apple
A recent lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T which charges misrepresentation of the 3G speed of the iPhone on AT&T’s network has been amended to include a new charge that the iPhone develops hairline cracks in the housing, which according to the plaintiff constitute unfair practices under the New York Deceptive Practices Act.
It’s yet another [...]
Mobile Opera – the handheld browser of choice
Putting Internet Explorer and Safari to shame (so much so that Apple have banned it from their App Store) the Opera Mini browser is proving a massive success, and a good draw to customers impressed by its speed and flexibility.
Barely a new smartphone is released these days that doesn’t feature the browser which wipes the [...]