Tag Archives: BlackBerry

Palm Pre sets a bar, prepares to see it raised yet again by others.

By mtc | Published: January 12, 2009
Telstra exec: new Android-based HTC phone ‘better’ than Pre – Engadget. In my opinion, Palm Pre is the new bar as far as phone concept is concerned.  Execution another matter, the touch screen plus physical keyboard combo in an attractive chassis with a sharp GUI is the recipe that the G1, iPhone, and Storm miss [...]
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I hate to toot my own horn, really, but I can’t resist…

By mtc | Published: October 20, 2008
Now that I am phone shopping again… Back on Feb 1, 2007, mind you long before the original iPhone was released, and about 18 months before the 3G was released I made four semi-prescient statements. One: The iPhone will invite critics for its touch screen. While I suspect the gesture interface will be a revelation, [...]
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GPhone G1 hardware

By mtc | Published: October 16, 2008
Am I the only one who is disgusted and disappointed at the G1′s industrial design?  What were T-Mobile and Google thinking?  HTC doesn’t win any points either.  This design is outright pathetic to some of the more elegant WiMo phones of late. Eck! It’s sealed.  I’ll be leaving T-Mobile this month.  My contract is up [...]
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What is the extent of the iPhone + at&t exclusive?

By mtc | Published: July 9, 2007
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Smartphone pie, XXL please

By mtc | Published: July 2, 2007
Good coverage on RIM today. In the wake of the iPhone launch hype, it is good to see folks showing some love to BlackBerry. While iPhone has buzzed the consumer consciousness regarding smartphones, BlackBerry for the better part of the last 5 years has been the only company genuinely delivering on the promise of smartphones. [...]
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For whenever I am inspired

By mtc | Published: November 17, 2006
This confirms that I can blog from my BlackBerry. Is there nothing I can’t do with me Pearl?
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