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February 2, 2010

My Phone Dilemma: I’m Ready for a Change and I Want Your Opinion

Well, that time is finally here. My 3 Year (bloody) Contract with Bell Mobility (one of the Big 3 rip-off artist/cell phone & communications companies on the northern half of the North American continent) has less than a year left and I’ve been presented with a $100 hardware upgrade and about $300 in data credits. The data credits can be applied to the hardware too, leaving me with a substantial discount on any phone I would like to get. So the question is… which one? Bell is finally carrying the iPhone 3GS and has some older Android phones, as well as some Blackberries and newer-model Windows Mobile phones like the Samsung Omnia II. Currently, as some of you may recall from previous posts, I’m rocking the marvellous workhorse of the Windows Mobile world, the HTC Touch. Love the little beast, but it’s got to go. Time to pave the way for something faster and smoother and generally better than Windows Mobile has been able to offer me. I’d love your help! I am so torn at the moment, that I have been ripping at what little hair is left on my head trying to decide.

Save my scalp! Help me save myself from patchiness! Read on and then throw your opinions at me in the comments (and don’t be afraid to have fun with it)!

January 31, 2010

Apple Neuters OrbLive, After Users Pay For It

Update: As of today, February 24, 2010, I’m seeing an update in the App store that restores 3G functionality. This is about 2 weeks after Apple allowed Sling to include 3G functionality in the SlingPlayer app.

We’ve previously written about Apple’s capricious App Store review process, which has caused great frustration for users of Google Voice and other apps. Users of the OrbLive app for iPhone have recently felt Apple’s bite, in a manner that makes the Google Voice fiasco look trivial. OrbLive users recently found out that they didn’t get what they paid for – they had key functionality stripped out of their app in an update, after they’d purchased the app. To make matters worse, some users are complaining that the update notes didn’t advise them that this functionality was being removed. Read on for the full story, and then let us know if this makes you leery about getting an iPhone, or keeping your iPhone if you already have one.

January 10, 2010

The Impending Death of Apple’s App Store?

Voice Central Google Voice app Apple’s App Store has been a smashing success. Last week, Apple announced that more than three billion apps had been downloaded from the App Store since its inception 18 months ago. It’s almost hard to imagine the time when there were no third-party apps. But have Apples’ actions, coupled with web technologies, threatened the future of the App Store?

Apple’s missteps with the App Store have been well-publicized, from the pulling of all apps that supported Google Voice, to the seemingly random approval and rejection of some apps. Naturally, certain app developers became disgruntled over events like these. Can you blame them? Would you want to invest significant time and money to develop an app, and not know if you’d ever be able to sell it? Developers now have other options.

August 18, 2009

The Most Exciting 3 Months in Tech – Ever?

fireworks Tech geeks get overly excited by new tech releases. I count myself in that group. Also, it is easy for tech geeks to forget the past (or at least view that past with a fond chuckle), since technology by its very nature tends to constantly grow and evolve. For example, now that I have an iPhone, I look back and wonder how I ever could have loved my Palm Treo as much as I did. So, am I buying into the hype if I wonder whether the next three months will be the most exciting three months ever in tech? Is this a view that would cause chuckles of amusement (or derisive calls of "noob!") from tech veterans? Or are the next three months shaping up to be as awesome as they seem?

July 30, 2009

Does Apple Get Held to a Lower Standard?

worship Apple recently rejected the official Google Voice iPhone app. This app would have enabled iPhone users to make free or cheap calls on their iPhones using Google Voice, and also use free SMS. This comes on the heels of other apps being rejected by Apple, and more apps hanging in limbo. For example, the developers of Lastpass have reported that their iPhone app has been in approval limbo for an extended period of time. Apple’s handling of the App Store approval process, and the tech community’s response to it, raises a bigger question- is there a double standard in the way that the tech community responds to Apple, versus how tech geeks respond to other companies, such as Microsoft?

Tag: Apple (page 8 of 8)

My Phone Dilemma: I’m Ready for a Change and I Want Your Opinion

Apple Neuters OrbLive, After Users Pay For It

The Impending Death of Apple’s App Store?

The Most Exciting 3 Months in Tech – Ever?

Does Apple Get Held to a Lower Standard?

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