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May all your wishes come true, quickly and easily.

Best Mobile Technologies of the Decade!

A decade is just about to end, and a minute before we close 2009, here's the MobileSpoon's list of 10 greatest mobile technologies that emerged during of the decade!

10 things that made mobility so great.

The Great Mobile Technologies Parade!

GPS:

Even though GPS technology was already successfully tested in 1960, it still feels like it made the biggest breakthrough in the past 10 years or so.

I love location based services and GPS navigators, but when I really need to get somewhere I just call my wife.

It's faster, doesn't require any typing, gives better support for parking issues, and react better to unexpected obstacles on the way...

---

Phone Camera:

True, it sucks. All of them suck. They are slow, they don't work well at nights, but can you imagine yourself without a handy camera exactly when situations such as this one are happening?

---

3G

The first commercial launch of 3G happened in Japan on 1 October 2001, it took some time until we all enjoyed it, but can you imagine our world today without it? (Actually I can: less radiation...)

---

WiFi

Introduced back in the 80's, WiFi is today a 'must have' in any smartphone, and of course: everywhere.

Think how boring it can be without WiFi:
Waiting for your next flight... sitting in a coffee shop... dating a hot girl... all of those - without a decent wireless network?

Nope. I don't think so. We love WiFi.

---

Palm Treo

OK, this one is here because it's my article, which means I get to pick the items in the list, Even if I'm the only one thinking like that...
For me, the Palm Treo 750 was and still is - my all time favorite smartphone. It had great stability and speed, I actually liked that bulky design, the keyboard, everything.

 
The Treo line was Palm's way of combining PDAs features with single hand navigation and cell-phones features, creating the perfect smartphone (leading the way for many others).

Unfortunately, It was also Palm's heroic way to say goodbye to the mobile world...

Rest in peace dearest Palm... We all wanted the Pre to succeed, it's just that... it's just that it's not a good phone.

---

T9:

It's true that I'm not using it that much anymore, and there are people who get annoyed by it, but you have to admit it's a great invention, and does improve your typing speed most of the times.

---

BlackBerry

What a great thing is is: The BlackBerry.
Sure, the UI looks more like notepad on steroids, the browser suck and the push email functionality is addictive.
But what a great addiction! (I mean: when it's working...)

That endless online chat, dressed up as business emails is just the greatest thing around. I absolutely love finding out that my red light is blinking! I'm not alone! Someone out there loves me! Or at least needs my help with something!
Give me some of that red light! Give me... I need it now!

Oh, and there's that great Iron-Man style trackball - The Mobile Spoon loves that one!

---

SMS

The SMS was invented back in the 80's (notice how all the great stuff was invented during the 80's: WiFi, SMS, Boy George...).

One of the best ways to communicate, whether you are in meetings, toilets, riding a horse, whatever...

---

iPhone

Well well well, another one that is going to put me in troubles.
Say what you want: no multi threading, no keyboard, irreplaceable battery, I don't care.

When the iPhone just arrived it looked like it came from another world. It was not just great, it started a revolution.

No more stylus, so long D-Pad, tons of innovative ideas, best design in town.

This is the real thing. No matter how big are the limitations.

---

End/Send buttons

And speaking of iPhone's limitations, how about adding 2 hardware buttons?

I recently noticed that every wireless phone at my parents house (and for some reason they have a lot) has a different layout and location for the 'Send', 'Open', 'OK' and 'Cancel' buttons.

And I'm asking: why?

I'm not a phone manufacturer and even I know the secret: You put the 'End' on the right side, the 'Send' on the left side and that's it!

Still, we have to appreciate the fact that at least with the cellular phones and smartphones this is now a standard.

---

Nice. Are you having fun? Did we miss something really important?

Before we continue, check out our best stories collection for 2009.

And now, what about some criticism? After all, this decade was not perfect, right?

---

Here are 5 overrated mobile technologies from this decade:

Beginning.... NOW!

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a great technology. Too bad relying on it usually makes you very frustrated;

You've got Bluetooth car kits that are great if you want to really piss off your friends when you call them from your car and they can barely understand what you are saying...

You've got Bluetooth headsets that will cook your brains, and there's always the same old test of trying to send files between devices - something that never really works...

 

We at the MobileSpoon hate Bluetooth. We think it's overrated.

---

Widgets:

I'm not against having a nice widgets bar somewhere in the right side of your window, but wasting an entire smartphone shell on widgets? I rather have some UI experts optimizing my screen and creating a professional consistent user interface.

---

Propriety cradles:

Do I even need to explain? It's 2010 now, let's hope Samsung and all the others finally replace their proprietary cradles with the miniUSB cable... Dha...

---

iTunes

Strong, efficient, works like hell, but what about the user experience? Does anyone know how to really work with that thing?

Is that Apple's great usability?

 
(I don't like the iTunes, Am I allowed to say that? Will apple ban me? Will I be banned by Apple's freaks of nature? Will they take away my iPhone?)

---

Twitter

OK, for all my twitter followers - please don't read this one...

Come on... Twitter? Is that for real???
It's a feature in facebook! One feature out of hundreds!

 

Still, I must give credit to the Twitter folks, they already earn money while facebook is only gaining popularity...

The main reason I've included Twitter in this side of the list (the bad guys) is that it's too simple, too small, too basic, too boring to get so much attention by the smartphones manufacturers who embed it inside their main screens.

What's wrong with a simple twitter client?

(is that the time to invite you all to follow me on twitter?)

---

Well, that's it for this one.

Hope you enjoyed our little technologies parade - I know I did!

Let us know your thoughts about it.

What are your favorite mobile technologies of the decade?

 

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A decade is just about to end, and a minute before we close 2009, here's the MobileSpoon's list of 10 greatest mobile technologies that emerged during of the decade!

10 things that made mobility so great.

The Great Mobile Technologies Parade!

GPS:

Even though GPS technology was already successfully tested in 1960, it still feels like it made the biggest breakthrough in the past 10 years or so.

I love location based services and GPS navigators, but when I really need to get somewhere I just call my wife.

It's faster, doesn't require any typing, gives better support for parking issues, and react better to unexpected obstacles on the way...

---

Phone Camera:

True, it sucks. All of them suck. They are slow, they don't work well at nights, but can you imagine yourself without a handy camera exactly when situations such as this one are happening?

---

3G

The first commercial launch of 3G happened in Japan on 1 October 2001, it took some time until we all enjoyed it, but can you imagine our world today without it? (Actually I can: less radiation...)

---

WiFi

Introduced back in the 80's, WiFi is today a 'must have' in any smartphone, and of course: everywhere.

Think how boring it can be without WiFi:
Waiting for your next flight... sitting in a coffee shop... dating a hot girl... all of those - without a decent wireless network?

Nope. I don't think so. We love WiFi.

---

Palm Treo

OK, this one is here because it's my article, which means I get to pick the items in the list, Even if I'm the only one thinking like that...
For me, the Palm Treo 750 was and still is - my all time favorite smartphone. It had great stability and speed, I actually liked that bulky design, the keyboard, everything.

 
The Treo line was Palm's way of combining PDAs features with single hand navigation and cell-phones features, creating the perfect smartphone (leading the way for many others).

Unfortunately, It was also Palm's heroic way to say goodbye to the mobile world...

Rest in peace dearest Palm... We all wanted the Pre to succeed, it's just that... it's just that it's not a good phone.

---

T9:

It's true that I'm not using it that much anymore, and there are people who get annoyed by it, but you have to admit it's a great invention, and does improve your typing speed most of the times.

---

BlackBerry

What a great thing is is: The BlackBerry.
Sure, the UI looks more like notepad on steroids, the browser suck and the push email functionality is addictive.
But what a great addiction! (I mean: when it's working...)

That endless online chat, dressed up as business emails is just the greatest thing around. I absolutely love finding out that my red light is blinking! I'm not alone! Someone out there loves me! Or at least needs my help with something!
Give me some of that red light! Give me... I need it now!

Oh, and there's that great Iron-Man style trackball - The Mobile Spoon loves that one!

---

SMS

The SMS was invented back in the 80's (notice how all the great stuff was invented during the 80's: WiFi, SMS, Boy George...).

One of the best ways to communicate, whether you are in meetings, toilets, riding a horse, whatever...

---

iPhone

Well well well, another one that is going to put me in troubles.
Say what you want: no multi threading, no keyboard, irreplaceable battery, I don't care.

When the iPhone just arrived it looked like it came from another world. It was not just great, it started a revolution.

No more stylus, so long D-Pad, tons of innovative ideas, best design in town.

This is the real thing. No matter how big are the limitations.

---

End/Send buttons

And speaking of iPhone's limitations, how about adding 2 hardware buttons?

I recently noticed that every wireless phone at my parents house (and for some reason they have a lot) has a different layout and location for the 'Send', 'Open', 'OK' and 'Cancel' buttons.

And I'm asking: why?

I'm not a phone manufacturer and even I know the secret: You put the 'End' on the right side, the 'Send' on the left side and that's it!

Still, we have to appreciate the fact that at least with the cellular phones and smartphones this is now a standard.

---

Nice. Are you having fun? Did we miss something really important?

Before we continue, check out our best stories collection for 2009.

And now, what about some criticism? After all, this decade was not perfect, right?

---

Here are 5 overrated mobile technologies from this decade:

Beginning.... NOW!

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a great technology. Too bad relying on it usually makes you very frustrated;

You've got Bluetooth car kits that are great if you want to really piss off your friends when you call them from your car and they can barely understand what you are saying...

You've got Bluetooth headsets that will cook your brains, and there's always the same old test of trying to send files between devices - something that never really works...

 

We at the MobileSpoon hate Bluetooth. We think it's overrated.

---

Widgets:

I'm not against having a nice widgets bar somewhere in the right side of your window, but wasting an entire smartphone shell on widgets? I rather have some UI experts optimizing my screen and creating a professional consistent user interface.

---

Propriety cradles:

Do I even need to explain? It's 2010 now, let's hope Samsung and all the others finally replace their proprietary cradles with the miniUSB cable... Dha...

---

iTunes

Strong, efficient, works like hell, but what about the user experience? Does anyone know how to really work with that thing?

Is that Apple's great usability?

 
(I don't like the iTunes, Am I allowed to say that? Will apple ban me? Will I be banned by Apple's freaks of nature? Will they take away my iPhone?)

---

Twitter

OK, for all my twitter followers - please don't read this one...

Come on... Twitter? Is that for real???
It's a feature in facebook! One feature out of hundreds!

 

Still, I must give credit to the Twitter folks, they already earn money while facebook is only gaining popularity...

The main reason I've included Twitter in this side of the list (the bad guys) is that it's too simple, too small, too basic, too boring to get so much attention by the smartphones manufacturers who embed it inside their main screens.

What's wrong with a simple twitter client?

(is that the time to invite you all to follow me on twitter?)

---

Well, that's it for this one.

Hope you enjoyed our little technologies parade - I know I did!

Let us know your thoughts about it.

What are your favorite mobile technologies of the decade?

 

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Droid Takes Over Android Christmas Downloads

Well, Droid numbers are beginning to show up, and it's looking pretty well. A new report by Flurry claims that on Christmas, Droid owners accounted for nearly 50% of all Android Market downloads:

Nice. It cannot tell too much as it's pretty obvious the first thing to do when you get a new smartphone is to pack it with some cool apps, but still, 50% is an impressive number, given that the phone is out there for just a few months!

I don't own a Droid yet. Not that I don't want to, I actually do...
Heard that Motorola? (hint hint) I don't have a Droid. Would be great to get one though... you'know'wam'sayen? I heard it's really great...

Whistling... whistling... whistling...

(Source: Phandroid)

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Well, Droid numbers are beginning to show up, and it's looking pretty well. A new report by Flurry claims that on Christmas, Droid owners accounted for nearly 50% of all Android Market downloads:

Nice. It cannot tell too much as it's pretty obvious the first thing to do when you get a new smartphone is to pack it with some cool apps, but still, 50% is an impressive number, given that the phone is out there for just a few months!

I don't own a Droid yet. Not that I don't want to, I actually do...
Heard that Motorola? (hint hint) I don't have a Droid. Would be great to get one though... you'know'wam'sayen? I heard it's really great...

Whistling... whistling... whistling...

(Source: Phandroid)

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Closing 2009 With The Mobile Spoon Top Stories

2009 is about to end and since I'm so bad in saying goodbyes, I decided to dedicate this post to the year that included so many fascinating mobile news.

I checked what were the most popular stories this year here at the Mobile Spoon, and included some of the highlights of 2009.

So here are your favorite MobileSpoon stories for 2009!

Beginning right away!

Samsung Omnia Thoughts

One of our favorite Windows Mobile phones for 2009 was the Samsung Omnia. The Omnia got a nice set of reviews and general thoughts, all of them are labeled as Samsung Omnia Thoughts.

Of course, Omnia was not the only phone we reviewed this year, among others we played around with the HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch HD2, iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Storm, Touch Pro, Touch Pro2, Android T-Mobile G1, and others,

Here are our favorite smartphones reviews:

Review- One Night Stand With HTC HD2
Review- HTC Touch Pro 2
The Truth About The BlackBerry Bold
Review - One night stand with BlackBerry Storm
HTC Touch HD Thoughts - Part #1
HTC Touch Pro is in the house!

And as usual, each smartphone got a chance to take part of a super hero theme such as the following:

 

All of those reviews and experiences also helped in creating the ultimate post that always starts a fight: The War of the Phones:

iPhone vs. Android vs. WinMo vs. WebOS vs. BlackBerry – Fight!

 

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Incomplete Guide to WinMo lock screens

We love those incomplete guides - we know they are not the complete stuff (this is why we call them: incomplete...), but still they give a decent amount of information. One of those guides was one of the favorites for 2009:

The Incomplete Guide to Windows Mobile Lock-Screens

Of course, this was not the only guide we made in 2009, all the guides can be found under the surprising label: Guide...

Turn your iPhone into Windows Mobile (Part #1)
A Tribute To The D-Pads (this one is rather new)
The Incomplete Guide to Touchscreens Technologies

 

 

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Tips for True Happiness With...

With what, you ask? With everything!

In 2009 we published many tips, the most popular ones were the tips for true happiness with Samsing Omnia and HTC Touch Pro/Fuze (remember those old phones now replaced by the much better Touch Pro 2 and of course HD2?)

10 tips for true happiness with Samsung Omnia
10 tips for true happiness with HTC Touch Pro / Fuze / Diamond!
5 Tips for better happiness with SPB Mobile Shell 3

 

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Themes! Themes! Themes!

Themes for different shell applications are always a popular topic and something which is close to our hearts. Most of the themes collections were pretty popular, but the one with the highest rank was the one for SPB Mobile Shell 3 - which came in the second place!

More themes for SPB Mobile Shell 3!

There were many other popular themes and skins during 2009, here are some of them:

Change your SPB Mobile Shell skins on the fly!
HTC Hero Sense UI Theme for SPB Mobile shell
WinMo 6.5 theme for SPB Mobile Shell
Great Looking TouchFlo 3D Themes
ChangeSkin - SPB Mobile Shell Skins Changer

 

---

And the most popular post for 2009 is...

Yes, definitely one of the most popular topics here, at least for the first half of 2009 was SPB's Mobile Shell. We got a chance to be one of the first sites to post a review about it, which made it a popular page in our site, referenced by many other sites as well.

Warning- SPB Mobile Shell 3.0 Released. It's Addictive

---

That's it for 2009. Time to move on to 2010, throw away our old phones, talk to Google so they start sending us Android phones, say goodbye to Palm, and hope for a good year with good news, happiness, health and a lot of technology breakthroughs.

 

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2009 is about to end and since I'm so bad in saying goodbyes, I decided to dedicate this post to the year that included so many fascinating mobile news.

I checked what were the most popular stories this year here at the Mobile Spoon, and included some of the highlights of 2009.

So here are your favorite MobileSpoon stories for 2009!

Beginning right away!

Samsung Omnia Thoughts

One of our favorite Windows Mobile phones for 2009 was the Samsung Omnia. The Omnia got a nice set of reviews and general thoughts, all of them are labeled as Samsung Omnia Thoughts.

Of course, Omnia was not the only phone we reviewed this year, among others we played around with the HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch HD2, iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Storm, Touch Pro, Touch Pro2, Android T-Mobile G1, and others,

Here are our favorite smartphones reviews:

Review- One Night Stand With HTC HD2
Review- HTC Touch Pro 2
The Truth About The BlackBerry Bold
Review - One night stand with BlackBerry Storm
HTC Touch HD Thoughts - Part #1
HTC Touch Pro is in the house!

And as usual, each smartphone got a chance to take part of a super hero theme such as the following:

 

All of those reviews and experiences also helped in creating the ultimate post that always starts a fight: The War of the Phones:

iPhone vs. Android vs. WinMo vs. WebOS vs. BlackBerry – Fight!

 

---

---

Incomplete Guide to WinMo lock screens

We love those incomplete guides - we know they are not the complete stuff (this is why we call them: incomplete...), but still they give a decent amount of information. One of those guides was one of the favorites for 2009:

The Incomplete Guide to Windows Mobile Lock-Screens

Of course, this was not the only guide we made in 2009, all the guides can be found under the surprising label: Guide...

Turn your iPhone into Windows Mobile (Part #1)
A Tribute To The D-Pads (this one is rather new)
The Incomplete Guide to Touchscreens Technologies

 

 

---

Tips for True Happiness With...

With what, you ask? With everything!

In 2009 we published many tips, the most popular ones were the tips for true happiness with Samsing Omnia and HTC Touch Pro/Fuze (remember those old phones now replaced by the much better Touch Pro 2 and of course HD2?)

10 tips for true happiness with Samsung Omnia
10 tips for true happiness with HTC Touch Pro / Fuze / Diamond!
5 Tips for better happiness with SPB Mobile Shell 3

 

---

Themes! Themes! Themes!

Themes for different shell applications are always a popular topic and something which is close to our hearts. Most of the themes collections were pretty popular, but the one with the highest rank was the one for SPB Mobile Shell 3 - which came in the second place!

More themes for SPB Mobile Shell 3!

There were many other popular themes and skins during 2009, here are some of them:

Change your SPB Mobile Shell skins on the fly!
HTC Hero Sense UI Theme for SPB Mobile shell
WinMo 6.5 theme for SPB Mobile Shell
Great Looking TouchFlo 3D Themes
ChangeSkin - SPB Mobile Shell Skins Changer

 

---

And the most popular post for 2009 is...

Yes, definitely one of the most popular topics here, at least for the first half of 2009 was SPB's Mobile Shell. We got a chance to be one of the first sites to post a review about it, which made it a popular page in our site, referenced by many other sites as well.

Warning- SPB Mobile Shell 3.0 Released. It's Addictive

---

That's it for 2009. Time to move on to 2010, throw away our old phones, talk to Google so they start sending us Android phones, say goodbye to Palm, and hope for a good year with good news, happiness, health and a lot of technology breakthroughs.

 

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Apple's iTablet?

Ha! 

Looks like a good photoshop work to me (and a great marketing way to create a buzz around Apple's coming tablet device).

Still. I want one.

Give it to me.

I need it now please.

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Ha! 

Looks like a good photoshop work to me (and a great marketing way to create a buzz around Apple's coming tablet device).

Still. I want one.

Give it to me.

I need it now please.

What does it take to insert an iPhone inside an iPhone?

You have to see this one to understand it... which you won't, even after seeing it...

(Source: EngadgetMobile)

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You have to see this one to understand it... which you won't, even after seeing it...

(Source: EngadgetMobile)

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Top 10 Gadgets In 2009 By Time

You've guessed it, another top 10 of 2009 list, and this time it's the top 10 gadgets of 2009 by Time, different stuff, same winner.

I wonder, how much of the Motorola's marketing was spent on those lists... (Oops, who said that?)

Top 10 Gadgets

1. Motorola Droid
2. The Nook
3. Dyson Air Multiplier
4. iPhone 3GS
5. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
6. Dell Adamo XPS
7. FinePix Real 3D W1
8. Casio G-Shock GW7900B-1
9. Beats Solo by Dr. Dre
10. Panasonic G10 Series Plasma HDTVs

Visit: Top 10 of everything in 2009

Also: Top 10 Smartphones By PCWorld 

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You've guessed it, another top 10 of 2009 list, and this time it's the top 10 gadgets of 2009 by Time, different stuff, same winner.

I wonder, how much of the Motorola's marketing was spent on those lists... (Oops, who said that?)

Top 10 Gadgets

1. Motorola Droid
2. The Nook
3. Dyson Air Multiplier
4. iPhone 3GS
5. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
6. Dell Adamo XPS
7. FinePix Real 3D W1
8. Casio G-Shock GW7900B-1
9. Beats Solo by Dr. Dre
10. Panasonic G10 Series Plasma HDTVs

Visit: Top 10 of everything in 2009

Also: Top 10 Smartphones By PCWorld 

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Top 10 Smartphones By PCWorld

Motorola designer of the Droid must be very proud of himself (and greatly appreciated I would expect) as his little baby is doing great in every 2009 contest done by the famous sites.

PCWorld recently published their top 10 smartphones for 2009:

 

To the full story

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Motorola designer of the Droid must be very proud of himself (and greatly appreciated I would expect) as his little baby is doing great in every 2009 contest done by the famous sites.

PCWorld recently published their top 10 smartphones for 2009:

 

To the full story

Nokia N900 Video Review

I usually avoid writing about Nokia phones as I (for some unclear reason) don't like them that much nor find them interesting...

So instead of investing in writing about it - I simply found a long detailed video review of the Nokia N900.

(No word from me about the horrible looking QWERTY keyboard...)

Check it out in here:

(Source: ZDNet)

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I usually avoid writing about Nokia phones as I (for some unclear reason) don't like them that much nor find them interesting...

So instead of investing in writing about it - I simply found a long detailed video review of the Nokia N900.

(No word from me about the horrible looking QWERTY keyboard...)

Check it out in here:

(Source: ZDNet)

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Things you didn't know about cell-phones

Check this video out - I bet you will find some interesting facts you didn't know about the great world of mobility!

Also - check our Mobile Spoon's History of PDAs guide:
- History of PDAs - Part #1
- History of PDAs - Part #2
- History of PDAs - Part #3
- Why text messages are limited to 160 characters?

Video:

 

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Check this video out - I bet you will find some interesting facts you didn't know about the great world of mobility!

Also - check our Mobile Spoon's History of PDAs guide:
- History of PDAs - Part #1
- History of PDAs - Part #2
- History of PDAs - Part #3
- Why text messages are limited to 160 characters?

Video:

 

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xPhone Strikes Again! Better than the Nexus One

Few weeks ago I reported exclusively about a new iPhone killer - the xPhone. A keyboard only phone.

(that's right, why screen only when you can get a keyboard only phone?)

Today I found another xPhone, and I must admit this one is funnier than my keyboard based idea (and yes, it was just some photoshop stuff for the ones who thought it's a real rumor...)

Enjoy this video:

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Few weeks ago I reported exclusively about a new iPhone killer - the xPhone. A keyboard only phone.

(that's right, why screen only when you can get a keyboard only phone?)

Today I found another xPhone, and I must admit this one is funnier than my keyboard based idea (and yes, it was just some photoshop stuff for the ones who thought it's a real rumor...)

Enjoy this video:

HP iPaq Glisten - Does it stand a chance?

 

For a Candybar QWERTY fan like me, the return of the HP iPaq with the Glisten model and a full QWERTY keyboard seemed like a great opportunity to find a great business WinMo phone.

Reading PocketNow's review made me re-think about it: according to the review the device is clean of any customization, which for some reason seems like a result of laziness more than a clear strategy. In addition the screen has low resolution and a poor camera.

On the positive side, the review says the keyboard is great and I must add the device looks fantastic.

Is this how the HP dudes are planning their comeback?

Read the entire review of the HP iPaq Glisten

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For a Candybar QWERTY fan like me, the return of the HP iPaq with the Glisten model and a full QWERTY keyboard seemed like a great opportunity to find a great business WinMo phone.

Reading PocketNow's review made me re-think about it: according to the review the device is clean of any customization, which for some reason seems like a result of laziness more than a clear strategy. In addition the screen has low resolution and a poor camera.

On the positive side, the review says the keyboard is great and I must add the device looks fantastic.

Is this how the HP dudes are planning their comeback?

Read the entire review of the HP iPaq Glisten

Create Your Own Windows Mobile Start Button

Not sure what Microsoft's intentions are with this site but you can select your favorite icons and somehow create this useless image.

Microsoft are also inviting people to print it... have no idea why, but what the heck - if you are in the mood visit the link below:

Create Your Own Windows Mobile Start Button

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Not sure what Microsoft's intentions are with this site but you can select your favorite icons and somehow create this useless image.

Microsoft are also inviting people to print it... have no idea why, but what the heck - if you are in the mood visit the link below:

Create Your Own Windows Mobile Start Button

Google Nexus One - Video Demonstration

Google's Nexus One is just around the corner and I may even manage to put my hands on one of those great looking phones.

The guys at Gizmodo got their hands on the Nexus One, head over to check their impressions - which seems to be very positive. (Better than the Droid, the Hero, and all the other Android phones)

Here's their thoughts:

• The Nexus One is slightly thinner than the iPhone 3GS, and slightly lighter.
• The back is definitely not cheap and plasticky, like the iPhone's backing, and feels like some sort of rubbery material.
• It feels long and silky and natural in your hand—even more so than the iPhone 3GS.
• Even though the screen is the same size and same resolution as the Droid, it's noticeably better.
• This is probably the best screen we've seen on a smartphone so far. Probably.
• The Nexus One is astonishingly faster than the Droid.
• [For webpage loading]...the Nexus One loaded first, the iPhone 3GS came in a few seconds later, and the Droid came in a little while after that.

Meanwhile, here's a short video hands on  if you really cannot wait.

(Notice the speed of things. Everything Droid can't do?)

(Source: the iphone blog)

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Google's Nexus One is just around the corner and I may even manage to put my hands on one of those great looking phones.

The guys at Gizmodo got their hands on the Nexus One, head over to check their impressions - which seems to be very positive. (Better than the Droid, the Hero, and all the other Android phones)

Here's their thoughts:

• The Nexus One is slightly thinner than the iPhone 3GS, and slightly lighter.
• The back is definitely not cheap and plasticky, like the iPhone's backing, and feels like some sort of rubbery material.
• It feels long and silky and natural in your hand—even more so than the iPhone 3GS.
• Even though the screen is the same size and same resolution as the Droid, it's noticeably better.
• This is probably the best screen we've seen on a smartphone so far. Probably.
• The Nexus One is astonishingly faster than the Droid.
• [For webpage loading]...the Nexus One loaded first, the iPhone 3GS came in a few seconds later, and the Droid came in a little while after that.

Meanwhile, here's a short video hands on  if you really cannot wait.

(Notice the speed of things. Everything Droid can't do?)

(Source: the iphone blog)

Bing Client for iPhone and Windows Mobile

So first, I must confess the name Bing always seemed a bit goofy to me (think about it: Mr. Bean? MS Bing? Ha? Why not pick something original like: Binoculars? Telescope?)

Anyway, the search engine that continues to gain popularity is now available for iPhone users (version 3 only). Based on the users review it's a great app with good usability and a long list of features.

For all the windows mobile users out there - Bing is also available on WinMo - just follow that link: Bing for Windows Mobile (from your mobile phone) and get your Bing client for free.

(Source: Mr. Mobile)

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So first, I must confess the name Bing always seemed a bit goofy to me (think about it: Mr. Bean? MS Bing? Ha? Why not pick something original like: Binoculars? Telescope?)

Anyway, the search engine that continues to gain popularity is now available for iPhone users (version 3 only). Based on the users review it's a great app with good usability and a long list of features.

For all the windows mobile users out there - Bing is also available on WinMo - just follow that link: Bing for Windows Mobile (from your mobile phone) and get your Bing client for free.

(Source: Mr. Mobile)

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