A few months ago a colleague of mine at Forrester published a report claiming that “The Smartphone is Dead” (clients only). The argument, with which I fully agree, is that as even the dumbest of phones gains “smart” features and functions, the concept...

Starting in the late ’90s, HTC has been a driving force of some of the coolest mobile devices on the market. But because HTC rebranded phones for other companies, until recently, you likely wouldn’t have known where the devices came from. Now, after...

If you’ve been watching any primetime TV recently (or walked through Times Square) you may have noticed ads for something called “Droid”. Here’s its main TV spot: At first you’re thinking - oh, white screen, poppy jingle, must be another iPhone ad! -...

YouTube announced this week that it’s launching a real-time search engine for video comments. Or, as I’m calling it, the worst idea of the week (and, as that post points out, this is Balloon Boy week… so that’s really saying something). YouTube is...

Today, October 6th, is a huge day in history: Microsoft released Windows Mobile 6.5 to the masses. But you already knew that, right? No. Of course you didn’t. And that’s what today’s post is about… Loyal readers know well that I’m a Windows Mobile...