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Apple’s Safari the next IE6? A response.

andy — Mon, 31 May 2010 07:32:59 +0000

I just read a very interesting article on OS News about the potential for Safari to be the next IE6. The author is exploring a future where Apple deliberately holds back on giving Safari certain features, especially on mobile phones and tablets. Give it a read: http://www.osnews.com/story/23378/Will_Apple_Embrace_the_Web_No_ The argument is essentially that [...]

Rype on Android, but what next?

andy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:39:25 +0000

It is an interesting time in the world of mobile phones, smartphone use is increasing as numbers of consumers move to a phone capable of browsing the web, email, and of course the now growing desire for apps. Thanks to our friends at Apple the world is now mad keen for next to useless apps [...]

Android overtaking the iPhone within 3 years?

andy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:40:57 +0000

Google’s “Android” operating system is certainly getting it’s fair share of rosy coloured predications lately. The latest comes from an analyst at Gartner who predicts that Android will overtake the iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile within 3 years: http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=15744&news=Android+iPhone+Windows+Mobile+BlackBerry+webOS Overtaking Windows Mobile isn’t hard to imagine, especially if Microsoft can’t make Windows Mobile 7 radically [...]

Palm recovering, Ballmer throws another chair

andy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:49:23 +0000

I was very pleased this morning when I read that Palm's new WebOS platform is selling well (http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9899/palm-reports-q1-fy-2010-results/). In comparison to the same quarter last year, Palm has more than doubled their quarterly unit sales to 823k since the Palm Pre went on sale. When you consider that this next quarter should see Palm selling in the United Kingdom and Europe with both CDMA and GSM versions and that Palm has just began selling the Pre in Canada, these figures may well double again in 3 months, putting Palm well and truly back in the smartphone game and on the way to financial recovery.