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Smartphone Web Apps: No Network – No Productivity
Feb 21st
Even our gracefully fast cellular internet connections in Japan still present one significant roadblock to accessing data through web-based applications: No network – No productivity.
Can a web-app ever replace a native smartphone app? Not likely without significant enhancements in cellular and Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Take Google Apps for example. We all know that Google is a heavy pusher of their web-based applications. With tools like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and that OS-killing Chrome, Google in fact does a great job rolling out it’s web app offerings.
Unfortunately though, Google has a hard time pushing the majority of its web apps without a continuously live internet connection.
Birth of the Mobile Brats
Jun 4th
Does anyone else feel a little bit tech-spoiled? Now that I have a 3.5G phone (Nokia E71 and loving it) and an unlimited data plan, I’ve noticed that whenever I have to wait for something – anything – regardless of how long it may take – from less than 1 minute to 10 minutes, I automatically sit down, whip out my phone and fire up Opera Mini. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. I’m unbelievably happy to have the internet at my fingertips anywhere and almost everywhere, subject to the infrastructure of my service provider.
Smartphones Enrich Your Life
Mar 5th
If you’re not already living your life with a smartphone, then you could be closing your eyes to an entirely new world.
Unlike legacy cell phones that function mainly as a telephony device [with web as an afterthought], smartphones like the iPhone boast enriched communications where ‘everything web’ and ‘voice’ is brought to you full-time – on demand – in one tidy pocket-size package.
Obama’s New Blackberry? Ugly Gets The Job Done!
Jan 15th
There’s a lot of talk lately about Obama’s Blackberry and what choices he will have once he enters his presidency. What initially shocked me was the lack of understanding by the general public when it comes to secure devices.
Engadget shed some light on the only two devices NSA has approved for use by government and DoD personnel.
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