John Gruber digs into opinion among Blackberry users on the iPhone’s virtual keyboard. My theory on the iPhone has been that people switching from non-smart phones will love it, and that people who are switching from other smart phones probably won’t like it. If you are already a heavy Blackberry user, the loss of productivity [...]
Will Blackberry users like the iPhone?
May 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: · iPhone, mobile technology
Links for April 19
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty? Darned interesting article on the impact mobile phones have on society. It’s a feature on Jan Chipchase, a researcher at Nokia who publishes an incredible blog that I’ve subscribed to for awhile. Position Is Everything. Yet another site documenting browser CSS limitations. Daring Fireball: The Unsatisfying State of Twitter Web [...]
Tags: · Apple, browsers, css, games, human rights, iPhone, links, mobile technology, mysql, poverty, Twitter, Web development
Two phones for every pocket?
February 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser says that in the future, mobile phone penetration will approach 200% because nobody will be able to find one device that does everything they need it to. I think he’s completely wrong about the reasons, but I do think many people have multiple mobile phones in their future. Most people [...]
Tags: · mobile technology
We live in the future
January 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Lately when I’m watching older TV shows and movies, I’m struck by the number of plots that just wouldn’t work today due to the prevalence of mobile phones and smart phones. The inability of one person to get in touch with another was a key tool in the toolbox of fiction writers everywhere. You don’t [...]
Tags: · mobile technology, we live in the future