Andy Ihnatko ::
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Verizon Droid almost enough to give up iPhone
Of all the so-called iPhone killer phones since Apple's ubiquitous device was released, Verizon's Google-powered Droid comes closest to fitting the bill, and, even giving iPhone devotes pause for thought. While the iPhone and its App store are still king, the gap just got closed in a major way. But about that keyboard ...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
iCan't stand by and watch Droid ad smear iPhone
Verizon’s ubiquitous “iDon’t” commercial has been peppering TV for
weeks now. It makes two conventional mistakes in advertising. It’s not
clear that it’s an ad for the Verizon Droid phone,
a remarkable new handset made by Motorola and the first phone to ship
with Version 2.0 of the Google Android mobile OS. It’s clearly designed
to compete against iPhone. It's a fine fone. But the ads are another story.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Not all iPhone GPS navigation apps are created equal
I guess I’m a man of Faith after all. I gave away my Garmin Nüvi GPS navigator earlier this year. I’d lent it to my sister for a 1200-mile road trip with the kids. When the time came for her to hand it back, she dropped a lot of hints about how grateful she was and how indispensible the GPS had been and how she’s always getting lost, particularly when driving her children to get their educations and their occasional medical checkups and ...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Windows 7 is a triumph in the operating system's line
Andy Ihnatko: I found
Windows 7,
officially released Thursday, to be confusing and disorienting from the
very start. I felt lost: where was the familiar sensation of pain,
frustration and rage that has acted as the compass guiding me through
every Windows experience I’ve had since my school days?
7 reasons Apple fans would love Microsofts's Windows 7
Windows 7 isn’t merely a poke in the eye with a slightly blunter stick than what we’re used to getting from Windows. It’s a tremendously positive $119 update that makes your PC easier to use, easier to maintain, and puts more of your hardware and software’s power up at the surface where you can make the most of it.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
LongBox digital comics store adds to Apple tablet frenzy
Andy Ihnatko: Apple’s upcoming tablet computer (whoops, “rumored” upcoming tablet)
just got a little more interesting: there are signs that the company is
getting into the digital comic book market. Which is tantamount to saying “Apple is helping to create a digital comic book market.”
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Sidekick server meltdown should be a surprise to no one
Andy Ihnatko: There are more than a million
Sidekick
smartphones in the US, and a single set of servers keeps them all
running. Well, last weekend, this set of servers collectively stepped
on a rake and was thwacked across the face by a five-foot-long handle of white ash
and it’s been lying motionless on the lawn ever since.
I want to start
creating my ad right away.
I'd like to set up my account first, then create an ad.
I've already registered, and I'm ready to place an ad.