July 2009
53 posts
Stop complaining about iPhone.
ben:
Yes, it’s not perfect. There will never be a perfect anything. That said, the iPhone isn’t even close to perfect, but compared to other smartphones, it’s pretty damn great. I keep seeing articles (specifically ones by MG Siegler at TechMunch) whining about the iPhone’s flaws. Don’t get me wrong, he has valid points: AT&T is a terrible carrier (though, I’m not sure Verizon or any of the...
“Will Apple Allow Spotify On The iPhone?...”
– AllenHarkleroad
15 Things That Would Greatly Improve iPhone 3.0 →
Sprint to offer at least one Android device this... →
Late last year, I attended the National Press Club event in Washington DC where Dan Hesse said Android wasn’t ready for Sprint. I never would have guessed this statement could have been used to beat up on Sprint. It was a clear response to a direct question and a statement of fact about the position of the company that Android did still have some serious issues. Sprint wasn’t about to roll out...
“iPhone: It’s ALWAYS going to be “just” — It’s NEVER...”
– jamievaron
Serious doubts
marco:
I’ve never doubted the viability of running a serious business of writing iPhone apps before. For the first time, now, I am.
App Review is problematic when the delays are longer than a few days. Since its inception, having submitted applications about 12 times, I’ve never seen a delay shorter than 6 days, with 7-8 being the most common duration. And now that rejections for very minor...
Maps of Subway Platforms, Now on Your Mobile... →
suitep:
soupsoup:
stoopdoc:
One way to know whether you have become a true New Yorker: do you stand at just the right subway car door? If you get on at the perfect spot, you’ll get off at the spot nearest the exit you want.
For some reason, I especially loved this part:
He persuaded his sister, Ashley Wegener, 29, to join him for 10 weeks in traveling to every station in the city to map the...
Mobile Phone Keyboards →
azspot:
What I think I wasn’t clear about before, when I argued that the iPhone’s software keyboard is not holding it back — is that some people are extremely fast iPhone typists, and most iPhone users do just fine with it. I.e., my argument is not that the iPhone keyboard is poor compared to hardware phone keyboards but that it’s an acceptable trade-off. Rather, my argument is more along the...
“Mobile app tips you when to have a restroom break during movies...”
– IntoMobile
“New iPhone app: ProCalc http://bit.ly/18ePJA”
– SebastienPage
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Dumb iPod touch/iPhone question...
vb:
On the 3.0 software here… How do you do caps lock?
Carrier dynamics
marco:
There’s an interesting dynamic between the U.S. cellular carriers, Apple, and Palm if you pay attention and read between the lines a bit.
Sprint has been teetering on the brink of death for years. But they managed to get the Palm Pre exclusive, seemingly for at least 8 months.
Palm is effectively betting their company on the Pre. By most accounts, it’s the only current phone that has a...
