This post on Dialect Magazine talks about TechCrunch Disrupt and Sonar: Tech-enabled Telepathy says: At SxSW and again at TechCrunch Disrupt, I saw lots of fantastic social applications. At least, I think they were fantastic, it’s hard to tell without a userbase. I think I could use the LiveShare photosharer to create hilarious group photostreams…
Category Archives: Mobile Phones
Major release of Windows Phone every year
Microsoft has promised it will release a major edition of Windows Phone every year. The promise was revealed in a Microsoft job posting on Monday. Engadget notes that the timeline shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that iOS and Android both push out major releases months apart. Microsoft’s job posting states the following:…
Shutdown of Windows Marketplace and My Phone Service Notification
Dear Windows Mobile 6.x customer, Microsoft will be discontinuing the My Phone service for Windows Mobile 6.x. We will also be discontinuing the Windows Marketplace for Mobile web site. Because you may be affected, please review the details below: Windows Marketplace for Mobile Web Site To Be Discontinued The Windows Marketplace for Mobile web site…
The 3D Innovation, Gimmick or Game?
Forget HD (high definition) TV, the future is 3D. So we are led to believe by major entertainment and electronic companies. If a practical and budget concise view is taken towards the whole 3D trend, it honestly seems like a complete gimmick. First of all it should be noted that 3D technology itself is an…
A Review: Samsung Jet S800
The Samsung Jet S800 was launched with the tagline “Smarter then a smart phone”, and Samsung was not joking. It is not as good a a high end smartphone certainly, but specs and performance wise it certainly outdoes most low to medium range smart phones. Don’t believe me? Take a look a the specification sheet:…
A Review: Huawei Ideos
Now the Huawei Ideos is being touted as the cheapest Android phone on God’s green earth, while this statement is true for the time being, one should not assume a cheap price tag will automatically equal a terrible smart phone experience. First we should note the excellent build quality, Huawei have worked closely with Google…
A Review: Huawei Ascend
The Huawei Ascend is average smart phone, no real bell and whistles, but it does have a good build quality, nice design and comes running the Android 2.1 (Eclair). Some smart phones, despite being cheap, generally perform well, the Huawei Ascend is not really among them. It has some serious call quality issues, voices tend…