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Which smartphone platform should developers aim for?

Which smartphone platform should developers aim for?All of them...You should develop for all of them, and keep competition alive. Help all platforms innovate, and make more money for yourself, all at the same time.What part of..."... without a lot of time or money" did you miss?

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, smartphone platform, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Which smartphone platform should developers aim for? [video]

Which smartphone platform should developers aim for? [video]Neither...Startups should aim for the web instead. Mobile web development is the way to go. This is the only platform that is free of hardware manufactures sudden whims to change and force untimely application development to support the new infrastructure.The iPhone feels like...

Tags: Smart phones, Corporate communications, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Mobile Web Development, smartphone platform, smart phone, whim, phone, developer, video

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

ABI Research: Linux to take 23 percent of smartphone market by 2013

Smartphone platforms are becoming a two horse Linux race with between the LiMo Foundation and the Open Handset Alliance, which houses the Android mobile operating system. That's the big takeaway from a report by ABI Research. Among the takeaways: Verizon has given LiMo a...

Tags: LiMo Foundation, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Smartphone Platform, Smart Phones, Linux, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

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Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Motorola's Droid made a big splash when it debuted in a Verizon teaser ad during prime-time across the country and slammed America's favorite smartphone, Apple's iPhone. Now that it's finally been fully revealed, it's clear that the Droid has become the yardstick by which all Android smartphones are to be...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all

UbuntuThere are enough potential customers out there, and enough open source software available for potential OS builders that you don't really need that much market share to remain vital.Mac OS has only a fraction of the entire computer market and Ubuntu only has a fraction of Mac OS's market share....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Smartphone, phone, smart phone, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all

With all the excitement surrounding the latest Google Android devices people are starting to make statements about Android or Apple winning the smartphone war. There will never be a single winner in the smartphone space and people should not even count out Symbian with their current double digit lead and...

Tags: Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-28

iPhone app review: Mantis Bible Study

I previously posted reviews of two Bible study applications I have used on other smartphone platforms that moved onto the iPhone Laridian PocketBible and Olive Tree Bible Reader, primarily because they are the programs I was most familiar with over a number of years. One thing we have discovered with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Bible, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Image Gallery: Mantis Bible Study for the Apple iPhone

I previously posted reviews of two Bible study applications I have used on other smartphone platforms that moved onto the iPhone, Laridian PocketBible and Olive Tree Bible Reader, primarily because they are the programs I was most familiar with over a number of years. One thing we have discovered with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, screenshots, bible, iphone, christian, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-10-25

Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile

As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

BGR gets hands-on with the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless

Andrew wrote an earlier post showing the new ad and campaign against the iPhone and for the Google Android platform that Verizon just kicked off. I saw the Droid Does commercial on TV this weekend and am interested in seeing what Verizon's device looks like. It turns out that I...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., BGR, Smart Phones, Palm Pre, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-18

DROID aims to make Apple iAnnoyed

i ilove itintWhat a dumb adAnybody who would think that this ad is a good way of advertising a product is a total idiot.So instead of hyping the features of your product, you advertise the don'ts for another product? If anything, you are telling people that the other product is...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Apple iPhone, Droid, Apple iAnnoyed, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-18

Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?

Android will winThe ATT exclusive and the other closed Apple policies for iPhone have kept the door open and now Google is in. The fact that Goole is behind it and that all the phone mfgs. and carriers will be using it bodes well for quick adoption and a buzzing...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Google Android, Google Inc., phone, carrier, operating system, Apple iPhone, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?

My T-Mobile SIM is setup for my T-Mobile G1 Google Android device that I have owned since day 1 see my full review and continue to enjoy with the updates and growing Android Market application selection. T-Mobile was the first US wireless carrier to support Android and then rolled out...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Carrier, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

There's no question that there's been some pretty astounding growth around Android, Google's open-source mobile phone operating system. A year ago, there was only one Android device out there - the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers - and there's more on...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google Android, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Tool, Carrier, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Should Google spin Android into a foundation?

I know that's supposed to be Hari Seldonbut it looks like the wacko from Heaven's Gate.RE: Should Google spin Android into a foundation?They should just turn Android into the funny car of smartphone OSes. Just smart whip the OS into so many variations that nobody will recognize it. ...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Cellular phones, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Why the big Android bandwagon?

One minor nit to pickTo succeed, however, it will have to deliver products as good or better than the iPhone, at the same or less cost, with just as many apps.It needs just as many good apps. It doesn't need all the flashlights or fart apps or things like that....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Branding, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo

Ultimately, the market decides. ntnt = no textI'm not surprisedAndroid has the right formula going forward. I think Blackberry will outsell winmo, though. I'm seeing more traction in RIM's direction in developing countries. Blackberry handsets are beginning to filter down to the everyday working class, thanks to the introduction of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Google Android, Apple Inc., smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-06