Do Frequent Phone O/S Updates Make Sense?
I’ve had my HTC Evo for a couple of months or more at this point. When I first turned it on, there was an update waiting. The update installed. So far, so good. Over the next few weeks I heard…
Custom Apps
The smartphone’s in many consumer hands today are as powerful as the desktop computers we were using five years ago. They may be as powerful from a hardware standpoint, yet the smaller interface demands different methods of interaction. The smaller…
Are Smartphone Apps Really Practical?
Today’s smartphones are amazing devices and can do some pretty cool things. Some of the apps can be quite remarkable, but do they offer real-world functionality? Yesterday was another 104 degree day. Get used to it – there are days…
Palm Pre Plus – 3 Months On
Palm is definitely the uber-underdog in the battle of the smartphones with RIM, Apple and Android battling it out for supremacy. Palm has been struggling for mindshare but with its acquisition of HP last month ago, it’s looking stronger ;-) The…
Does The Cloud Have A Dark Side?
For some time we’ve been hearing about the virtues of cloud-based computing. Certain functions seem to lend themselves to the cloud. Online word processing, spreadsheets, etc. can seem to make sense in some situations, such as collaborating with others. In…
So Is The iPhone A Good Phone?
When the iPhone came along in 2007, many people were immediately disappointed, including me, that it was tied at the hip to AT&T. In retrospect, that set the stage for what was to follow. Immediately many iPhone users began to…
Marriage & Cell Carriers
The air is electric with heady excitement. The big day has finally arrived. “This one will be nirvana!” you tell yourself. As you enter the doors and walk down the isle, there she is waiting at the altar, all decked…