More Smartphones Opinion

  • 09 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google plots instant translator for smartphone

    Google wants to pioneer the first smartphone technology to translate foreign languages almost instantly, the search giant has told The Times. The technology will be able to convert spoken words into a different language in real time, and could be ready within a few years.

  • 04 February 2010

  • Opinion: Smartphone blogs: Are smartphones good for business?

    Is the explosion in portable functionality a boon for business or a data-security nightmare? We delved into the blogosphere to find out: are smartphones good for business.

  • Opinion: Smartphone Focus: Twitter - what do you use your mobile phone for?

    Just a few years ago, asking someone what they use their mobile phone for was akin to asking a footballer who'd just missed a crucial penalty how he felt. "It's statin' the bleedin' obvious, innit?" The answer: making calls.

  • Opinion: Nexus One gets multi-touch. And the rest?

    Google is finally letting the Nexus One use multi-touch for maps, photo galleries and the web, but that's little consolation to owners of Motorola's Droid and T-Mobile's G1. These less fortunate Google Android smartphones continue to miss out.

  • 29 January 2010

  • Opinion: Microsoft Zune Phone: who cares?

    The latest rumours suggest that Microsoft could launch a Zune phone as early as next month, but we've heard this story before. And it's getting hard to care.

  • 13 January 2010

  • Opinion: Nexus One proves Google's no revolutionary

    From complaints over the Google Nexus One's slow and confusing customer service to eye-popping early termination fees, Google's proving to be just another phone maker, not the revolutionary we once hoped for.

  • 11 January 2010

  • Opinion: CES first looks: Google Nexus One and Motorola Backflip

    Two new smartphones demonstrated at the CES show this week offer a glimpse into some of the fascinating features to come on Google Android devices. I got a chance to briefly handle and use both the Nexus One Android phone and Motorola's Backflip, also an Android device.

  • 05 January 2010

  • Opinion: What Google really needs to get right with the Nexus One

    Today is the day Google is expected to unveil its much-anticipated Nexus One Android-based mobile phone. It's been tight-lipped about the existence of such a device, but has invited journalists from all over the world to its Mountain View California headquarters later today.

  • Opinion: Five predictions for the Google Nexus One

    There has been a frenzy of rumours circulating about Google's foray into the mobile handset market since it was first discovered that Google might be working on such a device.

  • 01 January 2010

  • Opinion: Smartphone blogs: round-up

    Catch up with the latest news and opinion about smartphones, from the brightest voices in the Blogosphere.

  • Opinion: Smartphone Focus: Twitter round-up

    A round-up of the latest news, reviews and discussion on the use of smartphones in business.

  • 26 December 2009

  • Opinion: Windows Mobile is on life support

    In the first of two opinion pieces on the battle between the leading mobile platforms, Tony Bradley argues that Windows Mobile is in serious trouble. Click here to read David Coursey's riposte.

  • Opinion: Windows Mobile is doing fine, thanks

    In our second opinion piece on the state of the mobile OS market, David Coursey responds to the claim that Windows Mobile is floundering. He argues that Microsoft's mobile OS is doing just fine.

  • 01 December 2009

  • Opinion: Evidence and rumours of next-gen iPhone

    Rumours are circulating that the next-generation Apple iPhone may already exist. Log data captured by analytics firm PinchMedia related to the iBart app have identified the existence of an iPhone 3.1.

  • 28 October 2009

  • Opinion: A pictorial guide to Android 2.0 'Eclair'

    Feeling hungry? Try a taste of Eclair, Google's brand new Android operating system, in our mouthwatering pictorial guide to its improvements and innovations.

  • 09 September 2009

  • Opinion: Apple App Store approvals still make no sense

    Much is being made of supposed improvements to Apple's App Store, but the approval of a music service called Spotify only raises more questions. And the recent approval of Loopt was a major step backward. The approval process needs to be changed, and soon.

  • 07 September 2009

  • Opinion: Gestures shake up mobile phone control

    Touchscreens have changed the way people use mobile phones dramatically. But gesture controls, augmented reality and larger screen sizes are about to change habits even more, according to mobile interface expert Christian Lindholm.

  • 01 September 2009

  • Opinion: Preview and pics: Nokia's first Linux phone

    After several unofficial leaks, Nokia has officially unveiled the N900, the company's first Linux phone. It's a good first step to rejuvenate Nokia's smartphone line, but will the N900 have what it takes to go head-to-head with the iPhone and Google Android phones?

  • 21 August 2009

  • Opinion: How Windows Mobile can beat Android and iPhone

    Reports suggest that Microsoft will push two mobile operating systems at once to compete with Google's Android and Apple's iPhone, but are two heads better than one? I think Windows Mobile needs a sense of identity to win this war.

  • 18 August 2009

  • Opinion: TomTom for iPhone: farewell, standalone GPS

    The new TomTom app for iPhone, which transforms Apple's smartphone into a turn-by-turn GPS navigation system, could spell the beginning of the end for standalone GPS.

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