July 2009
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AT&T and the iPhone — Strange bedfellows indeed.
Imagine taking the most famous cell phone in the world and putting it on a carrier that has a storied and much publicized history of repeatedly dropping calls, delayed text messages, poor to no service in the middle of some metropolitan areas and consistently receives below average marks ...
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On Friday the International Telecommunications Union stated that by the end of the year cell phone subscriptions will reach four billion. That’s billion with a B. Subscribers reached 3.3 billion at the end of 2007.
The implications of universal, unhampered connectivity to each other coupled with collective access to the internet are staggering. When you combine ...
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With more technologically advanced mobile phones hitting the market, it’s not unusual to find people using their phone for purposes other than just making phone calls. Built-in cameras used for both video and still photos are all the rage these days and the touch-screen interface has taken the mobile world by storm. But what ever ...
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In a world in which sales of mobile devices is on the way to eclipsing desktop devices, and the browser becomes the starting point for the majority of a user’s experience, does Microsoft have a future?
A study of world mobile browser traffic (PDF) in July, 2008 by AdMob shows that Nokia’s browser dominates the world. ...
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Anyone who has seen any of the Planet of the Apes movies knows that gorillas are dangerous when they organize. That alone is reason enough for going to great lengths to prevent cell phones from getting in the hands of a gorilla.
As everyone knows, gorillas have formed a loosely organized communication system in the US ...
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The much touted iPhone has, in its most recent incarnation, become somewhat divisive among dedicated cell phone users. Loyal Apple-ites maintain the iPhone is the finest, most thoughtfully engineered cell phone ever, while critics point to an odd lack of certain features.
Following is my list of the new iPhone’s most obvious deficiencies. Let me know ...
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During the design process of the new iPhone, Steven Jobs approached business smart phone users directly and asked them what they would need in an iPhone for them to switch.
There were several responses, but more than any other it was the desire for immediate and simple syncing with Microsoft Outlook. Push email was and is ...
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I suppose one way to decide if a cell phone feature is useful is its popularity and frequency of use. Using that as a yardstick, a camera would be a cool feature, since you never know when you’ll want to snap a picture. Cameras are useful and popular.
Then there are the “also ran” features, stuff ...
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The iPhone application store is a business model game changer. It is the first time that an entire cottage industry has been built around a smart phone, ensuring the phone will never become obsolete and that the customer will never get bored.
Think about it. Until the iPhone and app store, when you bought a smart ...
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