After four and a half years of using an iPhone exclusively, I swapped out for an Android phone for the weekend to finally see first hand what its all about. The device I have is the new Google Nexus Galaxy from Samsung.
Immediate differences
After getting my hands on a micro SIM adapter, I removed the micro SIM [...]
Here’s an interesting opinion piece on iPhone sales in China. A tidbit:
In its native U.S. ecosystem, the iPhone functions beautifully. But take it to China and the device just isn’t very happy. To start with, more than half of the 30 million iPhone users in China have unlocked their phones (a hint that something [...]
When Motorola launched the Android-powered Atrix 4G smartphone at CES 2011, they showed a glimpse of the future of mobile phones, mobile computing, and computing in general.
Increased device complexity has led to greater confusion among users on how to tap into new smartphone services. This confusion has led to an under-utilization of data services by consumers, higher support costs for operators, lower revenue per user and an increase in “no-fault” device returns.
Windows Phone 7 + Nokia Handsets:poised to go head-to-head with Apple, Android, Blackberry and Palm
As an example of the entire marketplace, AT&T has evolved from having a walled garden approach to distributing content to mobiles to basically opening up the fortress to anyone with a store, including the forthcoming Amazon App Store.
But, the feature I find most useful, and that stands it apart from the other smartphones, is that fact that it can act as an instant WiFi hotspot
Not everyone is carrying an iPhone these days, though it may seem that way. For those that for one reason or another are opting for an Android smartphone, here are the top rated (and often sold out) models to check out: The HTC Hero from Alltel, the Samsung Captivate from AT&T, The HTC EVO from [...]
Despite numerous lectures from Google to hte contrary, Android smartphones are in fact
Microsoft is slowly becoming irrelevant in the most promising computing marketplace (smartphones). Apple, RIM, Google and others dominate the airwaves. What is going on in Redmond?
