(Check out Will’s post on the contents of the update to the iPhone firmware here) Many of you who have read my previous posts on the iPhone’s application issues will know that I have grievances coming out of my ears with both the Mail (here) and Calendar App (here). You’ll know that I have crashed…
The next big thing: Contactless
I was pondering the other day what the next big (mass market) thing in Handset innovation could be. We’ve already had (and still have) camera module development, and also touchscreens, and probably very soon “haptic-like” feedback through those screens. Screen resolution on devices will continue to increase slowly, and you could argue the same for…
iPhone battery: follow-up #3
Aha! Finally the culprit to my quickly-depleting battery is becoming clearer… and I blame push-sync! Previously on IntoMobile we had suggested tips for extending the battery life (here), and I followed up with my investigations on to what could be the primary battery hogs (here). Having turned off pretty much all the radios in my…
UGC: did it run out of gas?
After what seems like a fairly explosive few years, with headlines pretty much weekly, the world of Mobile user-generated content (UGC) seems to have gone quiet. Previously not a week would pass when some new service or other (or in fact a service mashup) would launch, always promising something that hadn’t been done before. Leading…
Idea: Nokia should make the E61i with VGA screen!
After using the Nokia E71 for two weeks, I figured what is missing – a bigger, hi-res screen. Now, I know that would make the device larger and thus uglier, but I really need more space on the screen, so I could do some serious writing with a mobile phone and connected Bluetooth keyboard. And…
Few things I would like to see in the next Nokia Internet Tablet device
First of all, let me share my somewhat sad story with you. I have the Nokia N800 and love using it with Sierra Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard. When the N810 was initially announced, I thought who needs this when I already have the N800 and a separate keyboard. However as friend bought one for himself, I…
iPhone email: you could try this fix
So on my longwards journey to try and Apple’s infamous device to handle email, I investigataed A LOT of solutions… this one I found sitting on the InterWeb – and certainly it managed to alleviate my problems to some extent. With the kind permission of Jim Martin (Traveller 2.0) then, I reproduce the solution steps…
NetLingo: word of the day: Phonesia
NetLingo really is one of my favourite sites on the InterWeb – they seem to have a word for everything. Take this for example: phonesia The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer (see also: ohnosecond). “Phonesia” also refers to the inability to remember where in…
Touchscreens: who’s got it right and wrong…?
These days, seemingly not an hour goes by before another touchscreen device is announced (okay, it might not be hourly, but it does seem to happen quite often!). Yes, touchscreen has become de rigeur this year, and if you don’t have some mechanism to rub your equipment, then you just ain’t part of the cool…
Turning Mobiles ON before getting off the Plane…
Hoorah, it’s time for ‘Ben’s pet peeves’ number #147….. How many of you have been on a flight where the cabin crew make you aware that you are not to turn on devices until you leave the plane? And how many of you have also seen people turning on devices the second the plane touches…