Windows Phone 7: Perfect Timing?

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There are rumours of some new smartphone operating system coming from Microsoft…in case you have been living under a rock, beneath other rocks, in a large hole, under a mountain for the last year or so. Microsoft is getting ready to unveil (at least, officially) their new Windows Phone 7 OS on October 11th in [...]

Apple’s iPhone 4 Hits the Streets

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Did you notice anything different on the way to work this morning? If you live in the US and pass by the Apple store (or any retailer that’s selling the iPhone), you may have noticed a small lineup of people in front of the store waiting for their chance to own the latest Apple phone. [...]

How the iPhone 4 Compares to Other Top Smartphones

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Engadget has put together a great chart showing the comparison between Apple’s new iPhone 4 and 4 of the top smartphones available today from competitors. The comparison does a great job of showing exactly how the new iPhone 4 stacks up against the HTC EVO 4G (Android), Nokia N8 (Symbian), Palm Pre Plus (WebOS), and [...]

The End of a Mobile Marriage

As of 1PM EDT yesterday, my iPhone 3GS has officially been retired. Me and old whitey (my white iPhone 3GS) had an amicable divorce performed by a Best Buy Wireless associate. There was a lot of love in that relationship over the last two years. Old whitey got a minor facelift, dropped a few pounds, [...]

iPhone Security Vulnerability Exposes Your Data

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A new report form Bernd Marienfeldt exposes a large security vulnerability in the way the iPhone secures your personal data. Oh, and if you have enabled a PIN prompt on your iPhone to help protect your device if it was to be lost or stolen, it won’t prevent prying eyes from accessing your data. Unlike [...]

All iPad Competitors will Fail – Really?

“The Apple iPad sure has the entire world interested in what it can do.  I’ve had everyone from managers and directors at the office (including the Chief Medical Information Officer at the hospital where I used to work) ask me what it was, if it was for them, and why they should buy one. Those [...]

Apple Announces Multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0

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Yesterday was Apple’s big announcement – iPhone OS 4.0. There was a bunch of new features announced, including the long awaited – multitasking. If you want to follow the announcement, check out live.gdgt.com. There’s a lot of focus on multitasking these days, so I wanted to run through what Apple announced and what it means [...]

How To: Google Buzz from Windows Mobile and Android

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Google’s Buzz is doing quite well so far, but in many ways it seems to have been rushed to market. It’s crazy that you can access a Google service from only a specific version of Android (2.X). While the iPhone has full support, if you own an Android 1.5 or 1.6 or a Windows Mobile [...]

CES: New iPhone Cases and Speaker Docks

I’m sure that you’ve heard of this new smartphone from Apple called the iPhone.  You’ll be happy to know that a couple manufacturers have decided to built cases, docks, and external speakers for this device. Each manufacturer had a radically different accessory design and function. The good news is that if you don’t like how [...]

ClintonFitch.com Takes on iPhone App Reviews

Clinton Fitch has long been reviewing devices and applications in the Windows Mobile space. Earlier today, Clinton stepped outside of his comfort zone and posted his first ever non-Windows Mobile review.  Dan over at GearDiary.com does a great job of describing this monumental event. Now, in terms of the review, Clinton takes a close look [...]