If you’re reading this blog post then chances are you’re a male between 20 and 40 and at some point during the past 12 months you’ve typed 192.168.0.1 into your address bar. That string of 8 digits is typically used to access a web based user interface for your wireless router. It would be considered…
Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible: Creating the perfect smartphone: Episode 03: It’s time for applications to die
If I asked a wide range of people what they they think the best user interface is, most would respond Microsoft’s Windows 7, some will say Mac OS X 10.6, the people who spend their entire day glued to their laptop will say either Firefox, Chrome or Safari, but what if I told you that…
Mission Impossible: Creating the perfect smartphone: Episode 02: Far East form factors
Ask any mobile technology journalist with half a brain about which market today is considered the most advanced and I guarantee you that the answer is always Japan. We look at operators like DoCoMo and Softbank who offer mobile payment services, health monitors, concierge service, mobile television, and more, and wonder why similar technology isn’t…
Mission Impossible: Creating the perfect smartphone: Episode 01: Everyone has problems
Every single smartphone on the planet, whether it be the Apple iPhone, Motorola or HTC Android devices, RIM’s BlackBerry, various Windows Mobile devices from HTC and Samsung, or Nokia’s Symbian powered Eseries and Nseries lineup, they all have a series of problems. Technology journalists, especially those who cover the telecommunications industry, often carry more than…