Archive for ‘November, 2008’

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Nov29

Why I Disagree with TechCrunch’s 3 Anti-Netbook Points

by todd on November 29th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington makes some interesting points in… Three Reasons Why Netbooks Just Aren’t Good Enough I think I agree with his basic point that netbooks are NOT notebook replacements. But, I disagree with the rationale given. Here are his main points and my issues with them. 1. Arrington says netbooks are underpowered: The question […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov27

MobileAppsToday/MobileDevicesToday Podcast #1

by todd on November 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Posted In: Announcements, Mobile Devices

Powered by Podbean.com Michael Gartenberg (Jupitermedia VP & Editor of MobileDevicesToday.com and I (I’m editor of MobileAppsToday.com) recorded our first joint podcast. I posted it up yesterday. You can hear it using the embedded player above. I posted show-notes (of sorts over on MobileAppsToday.com.

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Nov20

Work at home & on the move? Twitter is my Virtual Water Cooler

by todd on November 20th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Posted In: Mobile Lifestyle

I’ve been a full-time blogger for 3 months now (check out my day job blog MobileAppsToday.com). I’m pretty happy to be working alone and uninterrupted most of the time. But, it is nice to interact with real people now and then too. Although I used Twitter before making this job-lifestyle change, it has become invaluable […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov20

T-Mobile G1 == Zune == Rodney Dangerfield?

by todd on November 20th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices

Ha! I noticed Michael Gartenberg, who is my blog-neighbor MobileDevicesToday (I edit MobileAppsToday), asked… Is the Zune the Rodney Dangerfield of technology? Then, Roy Furchgott on The New York Times said… Google Phone Is the New Zune So, I guess… T-Mobile G1 == Zune == Rodney Dangerfield

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Nov18

Celio Redfly Makes More Sense Now: But Still Not Worth It

by todd on November 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

I was just reading a good review of the new Celio Redfly C8N terminal companion for Windows Mobile smartphones over on Brighthand… Celio Redfly C8N Review It looks like Celio listened to potential customers who told them their $500 price for the original model was way too high for a dumb terminal. The new C8N […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov06

HTC, Motorola, Palm Below Average in J.D. Powers Smartphone Satisfaction Survey

by todd on November 6th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices

Apple, RIM (Blackberry), and Samsung are above the J.D. Powers industry average score for smartphone satisfaction… J.D. Power: Apple’s iPhone top dog in customer satisfaction …but Windows Mobile device manufacturers HTC, Motorola, and Palm are all below the average. Samsung also makes WiMo devices. There are a couple of interesting findings reported in the J.D. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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