Google’s newest move into social, Google+, came with a remarkably well designed interface. Although there are still plenty of gripes about the social network itself I am going to pay attention to what Google is doing here with their interface. Google is known for their utilitarian interfaces and that is what people have come to […]
The HP TouchPad was reviewed on several sites last week. And one thing rang clear: the TouchPad’s software, and to some extent, hardware were half-baked. The OS, webOS, was laggy and some important features, such as threaded emails, were missing. This sounds familiar. A couple of weeks ago Apple released Final Cut Pro X (say […]
The day was June 6th, Steve had taken the stage, he had announced nine major features of iOS, blah, blah, blah. You’ve heard about that. You may have also heard about iMessage, Apple’s BBM killer. From a competitive standpoint it makes a lot of sense because BBM seems to be the one thing only most […]
People are genuinely unsatisfied with the current state of cable service. Although cable providers have tried to improve by offering online viewing, better cable box systems, and mobile apps, still consumers are unhappy with service. They want HD viewing anywhere with an intuitive UI designed to find the shows you want and then get out […]
Right now everyone knows the two big players in the smartphone market, iOS and Android. iOS has been called “closed” and Android “open”. What do these terms really mean? In Android’s openness an app can have great system integration. However, apps can do whatever they want and are often crappy. (In general, don’t get all […]
At WWDC 2011, Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall, Phillip Schiller, and Craig Fedhrigi(I can’t spell his name) introduced Apple’s two new operating systems, OS X Lion, and iOS. Additionally iCloud, Apple’s new MobileMe replacement was announced to much applause. Mac OS X Lion brings features and innovations “back to the Mac” for a dramatic rethinking of […]
First, the myth-busting: AT&T has not yet bought T-Mobile. The news: AT&T has said that they will buy T-Mobile USA for the price of $39 billion. The deal will probably take around a year to be passed by regulatory agencies. For now T-Mobile and AT&T users will see no difference in coverage or billing. When the […]
I am tackling the big one this time. iOS vs. Android I plan to update this document continually as new versions of these operating systems arrive. Fragmentation OS Fagmentation Deep inside Cupertino, California a man is sitting in a dark room. A door opens and a man steps in. “You asked to see […]