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I’ve been a Nokia user for almost as long as I’ve used mobile phones – with only three exceptions. My first ever phone was a Motorola, and when I first got a Nokia, the 3210 I believe, it was like another world of phones. Sleek, elegant, built for the user. Nokia hasn’t changed, its built [...]
Have I become cynical in my old age? Maybe my fanboyism to Android has grown out of hand? Or maybe Apple have just given their worst unveiling since the Newton. I concede that Steve Jobs who, to be fair to the guy, was one of hell of a sales person, is now absent from centre [...]
Steven Sinofsky (President, Windows and Windows Live division, Microsoft), says “We’re gonna reimagine Windows. From the chipset, to the experience, Windows 8 reimagines what Windows can be.” It all starts with the word “Metro”. A design language by Microsoft that puts YOU at the centre and works the way you want it. It’s your life [...]
I woke up this morning at the crack of dawn. Donned a geeky T-shirt, a pair of chinos and jumped in the car, with the light of expectation ablaze in my eye. With the HP TouchPad going (for want of a better word) viral in the US following it’s price drop UK retailers announced they [...]
On the February 11 conference Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced Nokia would start using Windows Phone 7 as its primary OS, with MeeGo reserved for “future disruptions” to change mobile technology. The Nokia N9 has just been announced as that first disruption. Following from the N900’s lead, the N9 features integrated Skype in Contacts, Phone [...]
I’ve been having a lot of discussions lately with many people who think that Symbian is a terrible operating system and because Nokia are moving to Windows Phone 7 they must be correct – if it were any good, Nokia wouldn’t abandon it. The suggestion that bad things can succeed and good things can fall [...]
I love my Zune HD player. That PMP drew rave reviews for sound quality from critics throughout the industry, but MS failed to capitalize on it. I can’t remember ever seeing print or TV ads for my beloved Zune, but for the blasted iPod? They were everywhere I turned. Needless to say, I am [...]
