iPhone Versus Android Complaints
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Archive for the ‘Google’ Category
• Pretty
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Motorola has released a new ad for the Droid which asks if a phone should be “pretty”. What follows is my reaction to the advertisement specifically, and my thoughts on the Droid in general. The question. First, let's define “pretty”. 1 a : artful, clever b : pat, apt 2 a : pleasing by ...
Google Analytics for iPhone Apps
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Finally, Google releases an iPhone library for tracking app usage. One interesting bit from the ReadMe.txt: You must indicate to your users, either in the app itself or in your terms of service, that you reserve the right to anonymously track and report a user's activity inside of your app. I bet the Pinch Media ...
Google Latitude Rejection
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Corey Gilmore: So Google was working "closely" with Apple, built a native iPhone application for Latitude, and then Apple essentially rejected it and told them to build a web application. For Google to think that they were somehow above the rules and could release an app that competes directly the with maps application ...
Chrome OS
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Fake Steve on Chrome OS: Trying to make an OS out of Chrome is like saying you're going to turn a Pontiac Aztek into a stretch limousine. I suppose it could be done, but why? Apple isn't in the netbook market, so there's no reason to even consider Chrome OS a competitor. ...
Free Calls with Google Voice and T-Mobile
Saturday, April 11th, 2009Devin Reams explains how to use Google Voice as a middle-man for calls. I love stuff like this, even if it doesn't benefit me directly as an AT&T customer.
A Poor Man’s Email
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009From PCWorld, Eric Schmidt on Twitter: Schmidt praised Twitter as another way to communicate online, but he also called the service "a poor man's e-mail" and wondered whether it will remain a standalone service or become a feature of e-mail systems. Spoken like someone who has no idea what Twitter is or ...
On Android Netbooks
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Steve O'Grady asks a great question: What about Android will make Java desktops succeed where they’ve failed so often before? Simple answer, Steve: nothing. Mobile handset applications are at their best when they're small, simple, and complement their desktop counterparts. But you already know this: [W]ho’s going to be building for Android on ...
Android Phone Announced
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Android? More like blandroid. Am I right? The facts, via MacRumors: - Amazon mobile music store (press release) preloaded on the G1. - Built in keyboard. Google Maps. Android Market, YouTube - Launch on October 22nd - No tethering option - SIM-locked to T-Mobile - Read Word, PDF, Excel files. No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties ...
Best Global Brands
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Some selections from the 2008 Rankings: Google at #10, BMW at #13, Cisco at #17, and Apple at #24.
Chrome Analysis
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Steve O'Grady takes a look at chrome: It is rather browsers that depend on choice such as Firefox and Opera that, to me, are most vulnerable to the introduction of Chrome. Firefox is likely to be more resilient, both because many of the casual users that were originally persuaded to switch ...
Google Chrome
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008By now you've probably heard about this a hundred times over, but Google is deploying their own browser. One process per tab is a pretty good idea, and it's built on Webkit, which means long-term benefits for Safari. I predict that Chrome will be heavily discussed, heavily downloaded, and rarely ...
Google Cuts Android Features
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Bluetooth and GTalkService APIs got the axe. Clearly, Apple should be concerned.
Cuil Versus Google
Monday, July 28th, 2008Corey Gilmore compares the speed of newly-launched Cuil to Google. Unsurprisingly, Google wins.
Android Delayed
Monday, June 23rd, 2008According to the Wall Street Journal, Google's Android Platform has been pushed back until Q4. From the article: Google now says that the handsets won't arrive until the fourth quarter. And some cellular carriers and makers of programs that work with Android are struggling to meet that schedule, people familiar with ...