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New Palm handset and OS coming on Thursday? 06 January, 2009 01:44
Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader.Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader. Latest developments say that Palm will also release a new device that runs Nova as well. The unveiling is expected during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009, which starts on Thursday, January 8 in Las Vegas. - +
3G iPhone unlock expected 23 December, 2008 08:50
First ever software-based unlock application for the iPhone 3G coming on New Year's Eve.The iPhone Dev Team (not the Cupertino version) plans to release the first ever software-based unlock application for the iPhone 3G on New Year's Eve. - +
What NOT to look out for in 2009 22 December, 2008 08:26
2009's smartphone market won't be dominated solely by RIM and Apple, research firm claims.The smart phone market in 2009 won't be the realm of solely Research in Motion and Apple, as additional handset vendors grab a share with the launch of their own products, according to ABI Research. - +
1 million Google phones sold by end of year 01 December, 2008 10:20
After initially predicting 600,000 Google phone sales by year's end, the phone's maker, HTC, is now expecting closer to 1 million.HTC, maker of the original Google phone, is boasting that demand is so high that sales will reach a million by the end of the year. - +
Demand for Storm crashes ordering system 24 November, 2008 06:53
Portal shutdown temporarily thwarts purchasesWhile Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.
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Storm fans lash out at critics 06 December, 2008 13:00
When the BlackBerry Storm came out a few weeks ago, many BlackBerry fans hoped to see a viable challenger to Apple's wildly popular iPhone.When Research In Motion's first touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Storm, came out a few weeks ago, many BlackBerry fans hoped to see a viable challenger to Apple's wildly popular iPhone. According to critics and fans alike, what they got instead was a gigantic flop. - +
Review: BlackBerry Storm -- better for business than the iPhone? 24 November, 2008 09:02
BlackBerry's Storm may be an iPhone wannabe, but it's a powerful smart phone that will be particularly attractive to business users.Is Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Storm just an Apple iPhone wannabe or is it an innovative, highly usable smart phone in its own right? The answer: Yes, on both counts. - +
RIM's BlackBerry Storm: awkward and disappointing 21 November, 2008 12:01
Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm looks handsome enough, but it will disappoint prospective buyers hoping for a credible touch-based iPhone alternative.Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm looks handsome enough, but it will disappoint prospective buyers hoping for a credible touch-based iPhone alternative. - +
iPhone 3G vs. Storm: 8 reasons to pick the iPhone 17 November, 2008 16:00
With the new BlackBerry Storm hitting US shelves next week, many smartphone enthusiasts looking to go the touch screen route will soon have to make a decision between RIM's first touch device and Apple's popular iPhone. Here are eight reasons to pick the iPhone.Due in large part to the overwhelming success of Apple's iPhone smartphone, touch screen technology is winning more attention than ever before - +
Storm vs. iPhone 3G: 8 reasons to pick the Storm 17 November, 2008 16:10
With the new BlackBerry Storm set to hit US stores, many smartphone enthusiasts looking to go the touch screen route will have to make a decision between RIM's first touch device and the iPhone 3G. In this second installment of a two-part series we offer up eight reasons to embrace the StormYou've read my reasons to choose the iPhone 3G over the BlackBerry Storm. Now check out the flip side.
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SDK shoot-out: Android vs. iPhone 26 September, 2008 09:52
Apple and Google differ along familiar lines with their smartphone development kitsInfoWorld has been all over this week's official launch of Android, the new smartphone platform from Google. With its slick interface and open application platform, Android shows every sign of giving Apple's iPhone a run for its money when the first phones begin shipping in late October. - +
iPhone hackers go too far, get shut down by Apple 07 August, 2008 10:51
Apple shut down a hack that opened Unix developers to iPhone, but the creators brought the punishment on themselvesI was all set to give this week's column over to a new register-direct implementation of a JavaScript interpreter that's many times faster than all currently available implementations. It's not exactly growing hair on a billiard ball, but a nitro-boosted JavaScript will put a shine on AJAX and keep my most beloved language on track to becoming the gold standard for dynamic languages. - +
Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the enterprise roost 25 July, 2008 09:16
The 13 key omissions Apple must fix before it can really compete with BlackBerry and TreoMost of the world, it seemed, drank the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid about the new iPhone being a BlackBerry killer when the Apple CEO first announced the device earlier this year. But after nearly two weeks with the new iPhone 2.0 software on my iPod Touch, I can tell you that Apple has not yet delivered on that promise. - +
I returned the iPhone 3G after only 6 days! 22 July, 2008 12:17
Why did I give up?I have no excuses - I should have known better than to let my gadget envy get the better of me. But, with all the new way cool features added to the iPhone 3G and the fact that my existing AT&T plan allowed me to upgrade at US$199, I decided to join the other crazies in line last Saturday afternoon and spend 2 hours to get my hands on a new iPhone 3G. I've spent more than 20 hours since then trying to get it to do what I needed it to do (i.e., synchronize with Outlook, stay charged up for more than a day, not die when I touch a button, etc.) and then I spent another 3 hours yesterday trying to return it. For more about why I now feel like a moron, read on... - +
For some, the longest week in iPhone history 21 July, 2008 09:21
Long lines, delayed activations, short supplies ding Apple imageWith the iPhone 3G launch now a week behind us, it's time to look back and see how the second coming of the iPhone turned out.
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