Features
- The Mountain Lion Experience by Chris
- WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin' by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
- Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone by Tarun
- Dropping Their Guard by Tarun
- Design Unification with Google Apps by Tarun
Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Category Archives: Mobile
2012
Tarun makes 5 calculated predictions for the technology industry in 2012. Continue reading
Link: On the Road with Google Wallet →
Cherian Abraham: I rode about 900 miles in the last four days, cutting across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to be together with my family for Christmas. I figured this would be a good time to put my new … Continue reading
Link: AT&T Drops T-Mobile Bid →
Definitely no chance of other mergers occurring any time soon.
Link: Consoles Becoming Streaming Media Hubs →
Engadget picks this up from a recent Nielsen report on game console usage for 13+ years of age: …gamers this year spent notably more time streaming video to their consoles than they did in 2010, due in large part to … Continue reading
Weekly Download #24: Flipboard, iPad Design, Miyamoto, Gaming, WebOS, Wikipedia, SOPA
This week, Tarun and Chris discuss Flipboard on the iPhone; the claim that the iPad’s design is a natural evolution for tablets; Miyamoto stepping down, Gaming on mobile devices; WebOS going open source; the potential for Wikipedia to blackout to … Continue reading
Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone
Tarun takes a look at the experience and design of Flipboard for iPhone, featuring Cover Stories and unique sharing outlets that redefines the reading and sharing of news. He also contrasts this experience with Google Currents. Continue reading
Link: iPad Design Obviousness →
Nik Cubrilovic argues that the design of the iPad is a natural evolution of designing tablet computing devices, using the idea that the Crunchpad (later the JooJoo) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab (currently in spat with Apple) share similar maxims … Continue reading
Weekly Download #23: Carrier IQ, Facebook and Gowalla, Windows Phone, Apple TV, Women and Tech Jobs
Tarun has a mild cough, but that doesn’t stop him from recording another episode! The usual suspects discuss the recent developments of the Carrier IQ logging scandal; Facebook acquiring Gowalla; the HTML5 Windows Phone mobile demo; Samsung’s flexible AMOLED displays; … Continue reading
Link: An Interview with the VP of Carrier IQ →
Exclusive interview on The Verge from Sean Hollister and Dieter Bohn with VP Andrew Coward about what Carrier IQ’s role is in logging your phone’s activity. Coward believes that in a perfect world, the activities that Carrier IQ performs on … Continue reading
Link: Dell Streak 7 Android tablet discontinued →
Dieter Bohn for the Verge: It’s not entirely a surprise to see Dell moving away from Android tablets, however. CEO Michael Dell was quoted in October as saying “that market has not developed to the expectations they would have had,” … Continue reading
Link: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Carrier IQ →
This symbolizes the beginning of many other initiatives to investigate the outrageous consequences of having Carrier IQ’s software on our mobile devices.
Link: Can a Windows Phone Web Demo Win Over iPhone and Android users? →
This demo further solidifies why the Windows OS platform is a strong contender. A solid user experience that is both lightweight and dynamic. It’s not about apps but it is about content. The retina display actually helps their case too … Continue reading
Link: Summary of the Carrier IQ Logging Scandal →
Carrier IQ seems to log information on both iOS and Android phones, over 3G or Wi-Fi, but only on Android the service violates privacy laws by using a bit of software, IQRD: After connecting his HTC device to his computer, … Continue reading
Link: FCC Accepts AT&T’s Withdrawal From T-Mobile Merger →
The FCC has accepted a request by AT&T to withdrawal it’s bid for T-Mobile. Alongside this acceptance, the FCC released a 109 page document discussing many of the problems with the proposed merger.
Link: Wait on that Android Tablet →
The Android supply chain makers expect to have a large supply of tablets in storage due to the recent release of the “book” tablets. Good news for the consumer: To clear inventories of Android tablet PCs, several waves of price … Continue reading
Weekly Download #21: Mobile Flash, WebOS, Apple, FCC, Mobile Gaming, PSA
Chris dogs Tarun about selling out and getting an iPhone 4S. They also discuss Siri; the death of Mobile Flash; WebOS being neglected; Apple and Tim Cook; the FCC pushing for broader broadband; yet another argument for Nintendo to move … Continue reading
Link: Kindle Phone →
Mark Mahaney from Citigroup believes it would come by 4Q12, which will be well past when the iPhone 5 is released to (once again) record sales numbers. Meanwhile, Windows Phone Lumia 800 will be released in the US and Android … Continue reading
Weekly Download #20: Apple Self-Checkout, Kindle Lending Library, Nook Tablet, Success in the App Store, Virtual Goods, Gaming
Tarun and Chris talk about Apple’s self checkout model; the new Kindle Lending Library; the Nook Tablet; How to be successful in the App Store; The value of virtual goods & Zynga; the continued influence of Apple on the gaming … Continue reading
Link: Mobile Flash is Dead →
Apple guesses correctly, again.
Link: GoMo →
As reported by Tricia Duryee, AllThingsD: The site is a resource center that links to a growing list of 15 to 20 vendors and agencies that can help with all aspects of building a mobile site. The site also has … Continue reading
Design Unification with Google Apps
What are Google’s design principles, and does Google adhere to them today? With the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich and the overhaul of Google Reader, Tarun steps back to see what it means to have unification in design. Continue reading
Weekly Download #18: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Netflix, Samsung, Siri, Oink, Tablets
On this week’s podcast, Tarun and Chris talk about the latest innovations in Android-land with Ice Cream Sandwich (yummm); Windows Phone 7 and Tarun’s love for the Nokia Searay; Netflix still failing; Calming the hype on Siri; Kevin Rose’s latest … Continue reading
Link: Tablet shipments surpass Netbooks →
Jeff Orr, group director of mobile devices at ABI Research: This is a trend that we do not expect will reverse… As they are different segments, this is not a direct replacement behavior, but a changing of leadership for the … Continue reading
Link: Oink →
Oink is a mobile app that will allow someone to rate things, but: Whereas sites like Yelp let people rate entire establishments, Oink lets you rate things within an establishment–like a particular dish or feature (balcony seating). The information can … Continue reading
Link: Ice Cream Sandwich →
Some comments: Unlocking your phone using face recognition. Very sci-fi. Heavy usage of core video animations, as the background seems to actually rain when moving from screen to screen. Assuming that users know the difference between the cellular signal and … Continue reading