Technologizer

iPhone On Track to Become #1 Smartphone in US

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Apple’s iPhone continues it’s march toward market dominance, a survey released by ChangeWave Research on Tuesday indicates. From June to September, Apple’s share of the market jumped from 25 to 30 percent, while competitors RIM and Palm basically stayed unchanged over the same period. RIM’s share fell 1 percent to 40 percent, while Palm’s share remained [...]

5Words: BlackBerry Bold–Now Even Bolder!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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New BlackBerry Bold hits AT&T …and T-Mobile has it too. Screenshots of Google’s music service? Google’s music partners: LaLa, iLike Windows 7 pre-selling like hotcakes. Apple to PCs: It’s war! Bing to get Facebook, Twitter? Time Warner Cable security hole. RIM working on Webkit browser. Why Nook’s a Kindle Killer. Gizmodo reviews new white MacBook. ________________________ Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS.

Report: BlackBerries to Bundle Flash and Silverlight

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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The Boy Genius Report says that it is “pretty much confirmed” that Research In Motion will integrate full Flash and Silverlight run time support into its BlackBerry Web browser. If true, that would be a significant step in the transformation of smart phones into functional mini computers. Flash and Silverlight are not just about games [...]

Is the iPhone Accident Prone? Survey Says: Not Much!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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A TechCrunch article citing research by SquareTrade, a company that sells insurance plans for smartphones, says that Apple’s iPhone is “an accident magnet.” I wouldn’t have drawn that same conclusion. SquareTrade’s report, “One-Third of iPhones Fail Over 2 Years, Mostly From Accidents,” should be viewed with skepticism. For starters, while SquareTrade used a sample of [...]

5Words for May 20th, 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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Busy day for phone news… Best Buy’s instant Pre rebate. Unsubsidized, the Pre is $549. Various small Google Reader tweaks. iPhone sales double over 2008. BlackBerries are selling well, too. Acer to make Android phone. Virgin America offers Wi-Fi everywhere. Dell shows an Android netbook. Hulu preps for UK launch. Will Google partner with Twitter? Pandora’s paid app is cool. Do you drive while texting?

5Words for May 4th, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

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Never assume RIM is toast: BlackBerry Curve outells the iPhone. Two trends conspiring against Microsoft. 11.6″ EeePC on its way. Navigon exits North American market. “Houdini’s” a great phone name. MySpace formulates its turnaround strategy. Myst for iPhone: It’s humongous! WiiMotion Plus on sale. The White House gets social. The world’s lamest cell phones.

Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry: A More Integrated Experience

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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I got real excited when I heard about the new Facebook application 1.5 for BlackBerry phones, thinking it would provide the same functionality as is delivered on my iPod Touch or my wife’s iPhone. Question is, does it even come close to the iPhone interface, or does it leverage the strength of the BlackBerry? I instantly [...]

The More Phone App Stores the Merrier

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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BusinessWeek is reporting that RIM is close to opening an online application store for its BlackBerry smartphones that will provide its customers with an experience similar to Apple’s App Store. Microsoft, Nokia, and Palm application stores are expected to follow. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but for Apple’s competitors, it’s a matter of necessity. [...]

Nokia Cuts R&D, Production

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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Singing the macro-economic woes, Finnish telecommuncations giant Nokia has decided to cut production and to close one of its R&D sites. Ultimately, the company has failed to capitalize on the strength of the smartphone market. Nokia is reducing production at its plant in Salo, Finland, and has begun to phase in furlough days that will affect [...]

The ObamaBerry: It’s Real!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Yes, you can be the President of the United States and a denizen of the 21st century, apparently–at least when it comes to cell phones. The U.S. government has figured out how to mod a BlackBerry for super-secure communications, giving President Obama the ability to use the gizmo he feared losing for routing and personal [...]

The Last Word on the BlackBerry Storm: It’s Not So Hot

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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I haven’t laid eyes on a BlackBerry Storm in person yet. More to the point, I haven’t laid fingers on one–so I have no first-hand impressions of how the first touch-screen BlackBerry compares to traditional BlackBerries, the iPhone, and other alternatives. But a gazillion reviews hit the Web today–so many, in fact, that I can’t [...]

Bring on the Bold! AT&T Sets a Launch Date for New BlackBerry

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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I’ve written several times about RIM’s BlackBerry Bold–mostly with an an impatient edge in my voice, since I first got to try one way last spring and thought it would come out on AT&T at around the same time that the iPhone 3G arrived in mid-July. AT&T took longer to decree the phone ready for [...]

The T-List: (BlackBerry) Storm Rising

Saturday, October 11, 2008

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The T-Mobile G1, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, and now the BlackBerry Storm. The iPhone-like touchscreen phones are coming at us fast and furious. And while the Storm doesn’t look to be the mythical “iPhone killer” that folks like to talk about, it’s the most interesting iPhone rival from a hardware standpoint.

Microsoft’s Next Acquisition Target May Be RIM

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Research In Motion’s stock price has taken a nosedive in recent weeks. While some of it has to do with the overall market meltdown that is occuring on Wall Street, it is also experiencing pressure related to the costs of launching new devices such as the BlackBerry Storm and Bold, which Harry just spoke of. The [...]

Whither the BlackBerry Bold?

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Way back last spring, when I still worked at PC World, we received a visit from RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. He showed us the company’s next-generation smartphone, the BlackBerry Bold. And I got really excited. The Bold had one of the best screens I’d ever seen–one which, in terms of dpi, offered far more resolution [...]

The T-Grid: BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone 3G

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Another week, another new touch-screen phone that has an awful lot in common with the iPhone 3G. But the most interesting things about RIM’s BlackBerry Storm aren’t the ways it’s similar to an iPhone–it’s the ways it’s different. Starting with the fact that it’s a BlackBerry, with all the wireless synching goodness you’d expect. It [...]