More Smartphones Opinion

  • 30 April 2010

  • Opinion: Steve Jobs' comments won't silence the Flash mob

    Before Apple boss Steve Jobs sat down to write an angry letter about why Adobe Flash stinks, he should have realised that this war of words cannot be won.

  • 29 April 2010

  • Opinion: HP and Palm will shake up mobile

    HP's purchase of Palm could not only save webOS, but should also cause a few shivers for Microsoft. Microsoft and its Windows Phone 7 looked like the most likely challenger to BlackBerry, but HP may actually be in a better position, if it can learn a thing or two about integrating mobile devices with the desktop.

  • 28 April 2010

  • Opinion: Watchdog criticises Apple sex apps

    A watchdog group that claimed a role in Apple's recent iPhone App Store porn purge claims there's still too much smut going around.

  • 27 April 2010

  • Opinion: iPhone prototype: reaction to Gizmodo police raid

    So, it turns out that Apple isn't thrilled about media companies buying its secret prototypes. The police have got involved in the saga of the 'iPhone 4G' controversially obtained by gadget news site Gizmodo, raiding an editor's home and seizing tech gear.

  • 23 April 2010

  • Opinion: Apple Flashes out at Adobe

    Adobe has flung plenty of mud at Apple for refusing to support Flash on the iPhone and iPad, and Apple's response has always been silence. Not anymore.

  • 22 April 2010

  • Opinion: Apple iPhone 4G: What have we learned?

    It's been a crazy few days for the gadget blog Gizmodo, ever since the site published information about a prototype phone that may or may not be the next-gen Apple iPhone. The device has now been returned to Apple. But what have we learned from the debacle?

  • 17 April 2010

  • Opinion: Why the iPad is the most addictive gadget yet

    My son was watching TV on my Apple iPad the other day. He was sitting in front of our big-screen HDTV, which was turned off. His big-screen laptop was nearby - also turned off. It occurred to me: is the iPad addictive?

  • 15 April 2010

  • Opinion: Why would the 'social generation' pick Microsoft Kin?

    Something about Microsoft's Kin phone just doesn't add up. The Kin, unveiled by Microsoft on Monday, is billed as a mobile phone for the 'social generation' and is meant to appeal to the younger, always-connected crowd, and yet the Kin's social network support is decidedly unrobust.

  • 13 April 2010

  • Opinion: Plummeting Palm in search of a buyer

    Palm has fought the good fight, but disappointing smartphone sales and even more disappointing stock prices are forcing it on to the auction block. The sale of Palm has moved beyond the rumour and speculation stage with Palm actively seeking a buyer this week.

  • 09 April 2010

  • Opinion: How I stopped worrying and learned to love the iPad

    I don't need an iPad. I definitely don't need an Apple iPad. But it's, you know, so pretty...

  • Opinion: Apple iPhone OS 4: no threat to Google Android

    For fans of the Apple iPhone, the unveiling of the new iPhone OS 4.0 is a big deal. It's the first time, after all, iPhone users will be able to do basic things such as multitasking, setting their own wallpapers and placing folders on their home screens.

  • 07 April 2010

  • Opinion: Pictures: Inside the Apple iPad

    For an educational deconstruction of the Apple iPad, the experts at iFixit and Chipworks used a variety of methods (scanning electron microscopes, acid baths, X-raying, grinding and extreme force) to take apart the brains of an iPad and show us what makes it tick.

  • 06 April 2010

  • Opinion: Apple iPad sales 'pass half a million'

    Easter weekend proved huge for Apple, as sales of the iPad reportedly blasted past half a million units sold.

  • Opinion: What no iFart? Where are the iPad's joke apps?

    Browsing through the iPad's App Store this morning, I noticed one mainstay of the iPhone and iPod Touch market is conspicuously absent: joke apps.

  • 30 March 2010

  • Opinion: Who wants to buy the Apple iPad?

    If there ever were a divisive computer, Apple's iPad is it. The iPad has stirred up controversy in a way few devices can. Some swear it'll revolutionise computing; others see it as an overhyped and oversized iPod Touch. One way or another, nearly everyone seems to have an opinion.

  • 24 March 2010

  • Opinion: Preview: Dell Aero smartphone

    AT&T has begun teasing customers with photos and a few details on the Dell Aero smartphone, which has a 5Mp camera and a 3.5in HD display.

  • 23 March 2010

  • Opinion: Kindle for iPad could heat up e-book business

    Amazon has posted a preview of the future of e-books, its Amazon Kindle e-reader app for the Apple iPad. Amazon is teaming its e-book format with the most anticipated tablet device we've seen so far. Altogether, that will almost certainly make the iPad the world's top e-reader.

  • 22 March 2010

  • Opinion: Will iPad sales beat the iPhone? Who cares?

    There are conflicting reports of how well the still-unreleased Apple iPad is selling, how well it will sell, and whether it'll make more of a dent in the market than the Apple iPhone on its debut.

  • 09 March 2010

  • Opinion: Smartphone focus: Waking up to mobile

    If you didn't get the message when the iPhone was released, and you still didn't realise what was happening when Android arrived, Windows Phone 7 has to be your wake-up call. Mobile is no longer just the future. Its time is now.

  • 08 March 2010

  • Opinion: Will the Apple iPad sell?

    Apple's iPad will fly off the shelves when it goes on sale, and will build momentum through the back-to-school and into Christmas selling seasons, analysts have predicted.

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