In one of the most pointless and annoying attacks on a piece of technology I’ve ever seen, Nokia has launched a new ad campaign featuring a commercial that touts the available colors of its new Lumia 920, and nothing else (no, seriously, nothing else). If you’re as annoyed by this as I am and don’t even want to watch it, the ad is as follows: a…
It’s no secret that Apple makes a lot of money. In fact, it makes up a disproportionate amount of profit compared to all the other phone manufacturers. The image above shows how. Nokia’s latest and greatest Windows Phone running smartphone’s parts cost the Finnish giant around $209. The iPhone 4S’ parts compared look decidedly cheap, coming in at $190….
In 2007, Apple famously entered the smartphone world. Many at the time saw it as a mistake. But thanks to some incredible hype-building, great usability and a fantastically minimalist design, the iPhone has become the most successful phone on the planet. And it keeps getting more and more popular. Last quarter alone, Apple sold 37 million iPhones…
iOS is awesome, as are pretty much all devices loaded with it. At least, that’s what I think. Â iTunes now coupled with iCloud now makes Apple’s ecosystem and brilliant hardware almost impossible to resist. And, despite not being the highest-specced, super-duper-turbo charged powerhouses on the market, Apple products still remain the standard that every…
Yesterday I posted an article giving my opinion on Apple’s current iPhone tactics. I believe that although it’s great that the iPhone is so good, and attracts such a huge market, yet it still neglects certain demographics. For instance, those who desire physical QWERTY keyboards and the power hungry users. That being said, I don’t think Cupertino should…
It looks as though Apple’s strategy of delaying the 5th generation iPhone’s launch by a few months has been incredibly successful. The heightened anticipation lead to Apple retail having its most successful weekend ever. It also took iOS to a point in the US, where for the first time in a few years, it almost level-pegged with Android. The NPD Group has…
  The problem for Windows Phone 7 today is that it’s a new entity. Back when Android and iOS first launched, they released in to a market of old clunky dinosaurs and fiddly styluses. They were fresh, and people were eager to try them out. Windows Phone 7 is launching in a time where iOS and Android have had 3-4 years of evolution, and are very…
Facebook user Jared G. asks “Do you think WP7 provides a competitor to iOS?” To put it bluntly, no. Now before you start with the angry comments, let me explain. Windows Phone 7 is a perfectly fine mobile OS, and I’m sure there are tons of people out there who are completely loyal to it. It offers a unique take on the touch-based interface and it has an…
Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie spoke with Forbes last week, and he had some interesting things to say regarding the iPhone 4S’ virtual assistant. Apparently Mundie is less than impressed with Siri, claiming that the technology is nothing new. In fact, he goes so far as to say that Windows Phone has been offering a similar…
You could be forgiven for thinking that there are only two choices when it comes to smartphone operating systems: Android or iOS. Although those are the two clear dominant forces, there are still others out there that offer alternative experiences. Some are more popular than others, but they each have individual traits that make them unique. Blackberry’s OS…
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