The whole RIM vs. Kik slap fight just got a lot more serious today, with RIM pulling out the big guns (read: lawyers). The two are officially going to court after…wait for it…patent infringement. Before we delve any deeper, we’ll start with this — There’s a basic cycle that companies born into a free market society go through, which more or less follows the path highlighted below: Birth — Market yourself as a new exciting startup that...
Windows Phone 7 was supposed to be Microsoft’s grand re-entry into the smartphone market. After languishing with Windows Mobile for several years too long, it seemed that Redmond had finally gotten their “groove” back. And then there was the Kin hiccup. It never really did make too much sense — the Kin. It was targeting teens and “preparing them” for their later years with more advanced smartphones. The biggest problems however, were...
A few weeks back when Ping launched, this whole mini-war erupted because while initially there was Facebook support, it was pulled by Apple in the wee hours of the morning. People noticed, however. Following the Facebook blocking, Steve Jobs went on to say at a following keynote that “Facebook was requesting onerous terms”. He never divulged more than that, leaving the rest of us to wonder. And now, yesterday at the Web 2.0 summit, Facebook CEO, Mark...
The Nexus One joint project between Google and HTC was a start of better things to come. While our mobile-loving friends overseas enjoy healthy competition in the mobile market, we here in the states don’t have much to go with. Yeah, four large carriers is at face value, competition. But the sad state of affairs is that differences in cellular technologies more or less render *easy* carrier switching all but impossible. But Apple is rumored to be working with SIM...
Today is the big day — Windows Phone 7 launch day. But not only is there a ton to talk about software wise, hardware junkies have plenty to chow down on. Initially, the US will only see 3 Windows Phone 7 phones at launch — the Samsung Focus, LG Quantum, and HTC Surround. But that number will quickly grow as new models hit the streets. But enough chit chat, let’s get on with the show! Windows Phone 7 Games What would a serious Microsoft-branded...
I agree wholeheartedly that choice is the best thing to have and leave up to the customer. For as awesome as many aspects of iOS are, there are plenty of downfalls — namely the overly closed nature of the platform. Android’s openness on the other hand is equally as awesome though has several caveats of its own. One of the biggest flaws with the “do what you want with it” approach is that it allows carriers and other 3rd parties to actually lock...
