Apr 9, 2010 | Apple, Google, mobile, phone
Here are a few sentences that stuck in my head about how the iPhone’s App Store helps convince some people that they want a smartphone. “[Y]ou might think 1,000 apps should be plenty to fit everyone’s needs, but then you misunderstand how the iPhone’s App...
Apr 8, 2010 | Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone
These are the first looks at screens from the HTC Incredible, a Verizon phone that will go on sale at Verizon stores and Best Buy on April 29. Verizon has not acknowledged the existence of the phone or made any official announcement about its release but the most...
Apr 1, 2010 | Google, humor
If you want to kill some time today, TechCrunch has a list of this year’s April Fools jokes. You’ll be able to quickly discover why Google’s main search page has been renamed “Topeka,” or go try out YouTube’s “TEXTp” mode, or go buy some unicorn meat at Thinkgeek, or...
Mar 21, 2010 | Apple, business, Facebook, Google, mobile, web_services
The new little device in your pocket knows where you are – and that’s the next thing that’s going to change the world. Location will be the most important thing that happens in technology this year, and in the long run it will likely be as significant as the rise of...
Mar 17, 2010 | Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone
Back in the old days – say, six months ago – buying a smartphone meant signing up with AT&T for an iPhone (and sighing at AT&T’s shortcomings), or settling for something less capable from another carrier. Things are changing fast – here are a few random...
Feb 15, 2010 | Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile
If you read gadget sites like Engadget or Gizmodo, then you already know that the world changed today when Microsoft unveiled the “Windows Phone 7 Series,” the next generation of its software for cell phones and a serious attempt to break up the iPhone monopoly on...
