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Category Archives: mobile
What do Apple's App Store rejections mean for you users and startups?
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
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Two thoughts on mobile touchscreen interfaces
At the outset, I’d like to clarify I’m no iPhone or Apple zealot. My interest in mobile touchscreen interfaces has been piqued by my recent purchase of an iPod Touch. I was playing around with a colleague’s HTC Touch Cruise … Continue reading
The Kindle presents an Amazon Associates opportunity
Arrington on Techcrunch talks about the possibility of Amazon licensing its Kindle ebook reader hardware specs and trademark to third-party manufacturers: …a licensing program that gave hardware manufacturers the ability to build Kindle clones, along with an incentive to sell … Continue reading
Samsung needs a brand strategy to take on Nokia's smartphones
Recent smartphones from Samsung, HTC and LG indicate that Nokia’s finally got competition in the high-end space. However, it’s going to take more than engineering skills to succeed in India’s tough mobile market. Consistent phone branding, clear messaging and a … Continue reading
The Mobile Internet Lifestyle
(This post began as a reply to a comment question on my previous blog post about iPhone 3G. It’s also a complete re-write of an earlier post.) My experience with the Internet on my Nokia N82 has been more than … Continue reading
HOWTO: Syncing Contacts and Calendar info between Nokia smartphone and Outlook
Update: this HOWTO remains up to date even as of 2011. You need: the Nokia PC Suite and Microsoft Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 running on Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7. And a Nokia … Continue reading
Posted in Firefox, HowTos, IE, LotusNotes, Microsoft, mobile, Nokia, Outlook, PC
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The iPhone question – and why Arrington is wrong
(This post is a follow-up to “Why did Mowser fail?“) An iPhone in every hand will not ignite a mobile web revolution. That much is certain. Both Michael Arrington and Russell Beattie make this mistake. Perhaps that comes from living … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Insights, iphone, mobile
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Why did Mowser fail?
According to Mowser’s founder Russell Beattie, the “Mobile Web” is dead. As is his startup Mowser. I think he’s partially wrong. Russell hasn’t quite figured out how the Internet on mobile devices is likely to work. Mowser is (was?) an … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Insights, mobile
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Moving to an Online Life
So my Thinkpad’s hard disk (a standard Hitachi 2.5″ 4200 RPM 80GB HDD) died Saturday evening. It began making ghastly noises all of a sudden, signaling imminent mechanical failure. I shut down the computer immediately, and on restarting, a BSOD … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Editorials, Email, Firefox, Gmail, google, HowTos, IM, internet, mobile, Nokia, RSS, Social, Thunderbird
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Exit Outlook 2007, Enter Thunderbird 2
So I moved from Outlook to Mozilla Thunderbird this weekend. Though I’d been looking for an Outlook replacement for a while, the Nokia Synchronizer app (which I use heavily) worked only with Outlook, so that kept me from moving. Things … Continue reading
Posted in Email, mobile, Nokia, Outlook, Thunderbird
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