The first thing I do when using a new cellphone is get to know it as well as possible. I delve into the depths of its interface in an attempt to familiarize myself with all of its features and functionality. With “normal” phones I have used such as the Nokia N95 or the Samsung F480 (not comparing the two), this task can take up to a week. Ever since I started using my BlackBerry Bold, which is around 3 months ago, I have been trying to get to know the device, and the learning curve is not over yet. I am discovering new things about the Bold almost every day, some good and some very bad.
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Nimbuzz Has Done It Again! This Time It’s Android
Over the years since I have been blogging, I have developed an ongoing professional relationship with various software developers mostly in the mobile arena. The longest lasting and closest relationship has been with Nimbuzz, an application that supports multiple platforms and IM networks. Before I discuss the product, I have to say that what impresses me about Nimbuzz as a company is the fact that while they add a whopping 1 million new users monthly, they actually spend the time listening to feedback and implementing it as well.
Social Media and Mobile Apps Join Forces Using AppBoy
The mobile industry seems to be in a major transformation over the past few years. If a few years ago, the “in” thing was to have a cool looking cellphone, one that was as thin as lets say, a razer blade, the new greatest thing in today’s mobile arena is of course mobile apps. Which platform has the most, coolest, and easiest to install apps? Which app interface meets my needs the best, the Apple App Store, the Blackberry App World, or the Android App Market? Apps is what it is all about in the cellular world.
iPhone 3GS or N97? Here Is Your Answer!
As I posted earlier this week, a lot is going on in the mobile industry lately, and people looking to buy new phones are now met with a much wider selection of top notch phones from which to choose. The market is filled with highly advanced and a feature filled phones such as the Nokia N86, Samsung Omnia line, Sony Ericcson Satio (Idou), the new Android devices by HTC, and much much more. With the tens of new and exciting mobile devices being announced every day, there really are two names that stick out from the rest. I have been asked by tens of people now, what I think is a better purchase, the N97 or the new iPhone 3GS.
Location Based Services: Where Are They Now?
When location-based services were first introduced in 2001, one of the primary applications of this technology was pinpointing the locations of wireless callers when they called emergency response centers. Many other uses for this technology were envisioned at the time, all with one major caveat: user adoption. Until a significant portion of consumers had phones that contained such technology, developers could not truly capitalize on the power of location-based services.
Top 5 BlackBerry Apps you Did Not Know About
If there is one place Apple has RIM beat, it is most definitely with it’s huge number of applications. While Apple’s App store is available globally, offers 60,000 apps, and has over 1.5 billion downloads, RIM’s number are far behind with the App World unavailable in most of the world. One of my major disappointments with my new BlackBerry was the fact that I could not install the App World, which made finding good apps a challenging task.
The Perfect Merge of iPhone Apps and Social Media
If you have been paying attention to the tech world over the past year, there have been two primary themes or buzz words that everyone who is anyone is talking about. Mobile apps and social media. Here is a product that integrates the two!
BlackBerry and Gmail: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Anyone who knows me personally, or has observed my practices when it comes to gadgets and technology, knows that I pay attention to small details. As you know, I recently began using a Blackberry Bold as my primary handset, and all in all, I am very happy with it. I wrote about my first impressions and why I am not trading it in for an iPhone. I wrote about my issues with RIM as a company and with Blackberry as a phone, but I felt a strong need to emphasize one serious issue with RIM’s offering.
Nokia N97, iPhone, and Modu Go Head to Head
A lot going on in the mobile industry in the last few days and Israel is in the hot spot (no pun intended). Let’s start with the fact that all 3 cellular providers; Orange, Cellcom, and Pelephone recently announced that they will be launching the iPhone 3Gs over the next few months. The word on the street, and when I say street, I mean Twittersphere of course, is that at least two of the three providers bought 100 thousand iPhones from Apple. Now you have to understand that fact in the context that these providers max out at 150 thousand mobile devices sold annually! So out of the 150 thousand phones they will sell in 2009, 100 thousand will be iPhones?!
Mobile Broadband Explained
What was true about the mobile web a few years is no longer true today! The iPhone and many phones just like it changed the face of mobile web! However, people speak a lot about the mobile browsers and the browsing experience they provide, not many people pay attention to the fact that without sufficient speeds, those browsers would be useless
All about The BlackBerry Bold and its Top 10 Apps
When I first laid my hands on the BlackBerry Bold, my declared intention was to try it out and eventually sell it for a new iPhone 3Gs. After two weeks of intense use, I have completely changed my mind, and as of now, I am very much sticking with the Bold. The machine impressed me on every front. The keyboard beats anything I have ever encountered on a mobile device and the same goes for the screen. In fact, when watching a video on the Bold’s display, it amazes me every time how clear and vibrant the picture is.