Category Archives: Android

Curated computing: jargon (sometimes) is a good thing

Posted on May 16, 2010 by rahulgaitonde

Curated Computing: Fancy cynical analyst term. Here is Forrester Research declaring a new era (‘Post-iPad’, no less). A consumer can do anything with a Windows PC or Mac… the iPad operates very differently. [It] works more like a jukebox than … Continue reading →

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About the smartphone category called iPhone-like

Posted on January 8, 2010 by rahulgaitonde

From an email exchange with a friend asking about the Nexus One (the ‘Google phone’) launch. Thoughts about the Nexus One’s prospects Does it have better hardware, a better screen, better battery life, better price, more freedom, better apps, better … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Editorials, google, iphone, UI | 1 Comment

Bigger pie, more slices

Posted on July 3, 2009 by rahulgaitonde

For the longest time, the only two entities that made money from a mobile phone were the carrier and the handset manufacturer. Open and shut [1]. No longer. Not only are more mobile phones being sold now than ever before, … Continue reading →

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Opera Mini and S60 Browser – both not quite there yet

Posted on October 17, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

On my N82: spent some time with Opera Mini after a while – had been using Nokia’s built-in S60 Browser exclusively over  the past few months. Here’s a list of peeves and loves about each browser.   Opera Mini Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Chrome, Firefox, IE, Insights, iphone, mobile, Nokia, Opera, Safari | 4 Comments

What do Apple's App Store rejections mean for you users and startups?

Posted on September 13, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Yesterday, Apple pulled an application named Podcaster from the iPhone App Store. With Podcaster, iPhone/iPod Touch users could “update podcasts directly on the device over wifi.” Apple rejected the application because Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Editorials, google, iphone, iPodTouch, mobile, Nokia, Predictions | 1 Comment