Cellphones
The iPhone application I cannot live without
Syncing things has been the bane of my digital existence since the moment I started using a cellphone. Suddenly I had two damn addressbooks and I needed software to sync them. I got a Newton, and the problem sucked because the developer market for the Newton never materialized. I bought a Handspring Treo and it…
Read MoreMy first 90 days of an iPhone
I traded my Cingular 8125 (an HTC product based around Windows Mobile) for an Apple iPhone. Despite the fact that the 8125 perfectly integrates with my Microsoft Exchange server and my iPhone does not, I’m thrilled with the switch. Here’s a quick summary of my behavior changes and what I like about the new phone.…
Read MoreMore Laptop Than Cellphone, but It Still Fits in Your Pocket – New York Times
Phones and laptops are running towards each other at amazing speed. Microsoft is betting they’ll meet somewhere around the form factor of the Origami devices. On the low end, phones like mine and T-Mobile MDA (featured in this NYT story) are coming at it from the low end. Here’s the fascinating thing though: these devices…
Read MoreWorking with the Cingular 8125 (also known as the HTC Wizard)
I recently upped my travel quantity and one a particular day when I was traveling in New York, I was out of touch with my colleagues for a day. A key project that I was an important driver on lost a day of work and given that it was on a tight deliverable, I felt…
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