More Smartphones Opinion

  • 01 January 2010

  • 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.

  • 17 August 2009

  • Opinion: Survey: Apple iPhone 3GS users 'very satisfied'

    With all the Apple-bashing lately, you might imagine that Apple iPhone users are less than thrilled with their smartphones. Not so, according to a new survey.

  • 13 August 2009

  • Opinion: BlackBerry shouldn't fear a Microsoft Nokia partnership

    For all that the Microsoft/Nokia partnership will be good news for mobile phone users, RIM needn't fear for the BlackBerry user base.

  • 11 August 2009

  • Opinion: Hey Microsoft! Bin Windows Mobile, build for Android, iPhone...

    Windows Mobile's decline may be terminal, but Microsoft has plenty of room for development in the mobile space.

  • 10 August 2009

  • Opinion: BlackBerry Curve's nine new features

    The BlackBerry Curve 8520 goes onsale in the UK today, with most UK carriers expected to offer it.

  • 06 August 2009

  • Opinion: Apple set to launch 8GB iPhone 3GS?

    Today's hot Apple rumour suggests an 8GB version of the Apple iPhone 3GS may be on its way. In what appears to be an internal memo, Canadian wireless provider Rogers says it's "transitioning" to an as-yet unannounced 8-gig iPhone 3GS handset, and that it's reducing inventory of the older 3G model.

  • 21 July 2009

  • Opinion: Control Blu-ray content via your iPhone

    Universal has announced plans to launch a series of Apple iPhone apps that will enable users to interact with its Blu-ray film releases. The apps will allow you to tap into interactive features and access other extra info stored on the Blu-ray discs.

  • 14 July 2009

  • Opinion: Google boss caught with a BlackBerry. So what?

    Well. Search giant Google's chief executive uses a BlackBerry Storm instead of - or in addition to - a smartphone powered by the company's own mobile operating system, Google Android. My question is this: so what?

  • 06 July 2009

  • Opinion: 5 hot apps for iPhone OS 3.0 and 3GS

    Apple faces an interesting problem dealing with developers of iPhone (and iPod Touch) applications. If developers focus on the new features of iPhone OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS - the magnetometer and faster CPU, for instance - they'll limit their market. What to do?

  • 30 June 2009

  • Opinion: Is iPhone 3GS really too hot to handle?

    Over the weekend I read several reports from various sources claiming that the iPhone 3GS was getting abnormally hot - hot enough to discolour the case, apparently.

  • 22 June 2009

  • Opinion: Next up for Apple iPhone: a better screen

    Following last week's launch of Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 3G S, the rumour mills are buzzing with speculation about what the secretive company is planning for its next handset.

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