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Jul 23 2010

iPhone, Android, and why smartphone openness is a lie

I’ve written several times that the “openness” argument made against Apple’s iPhone in general, and by Google against Apple in particular is overblown and often disingenuous. Sure, other smartphones might theoretically be more open at [...]


May 24 2010

iPad live podcast #5 – The Google Strikes Back

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May 23 2010

So with Froyo, Android Nexus One can tether on AT&T and iPhone still can’t?

Android 2.2 Froyo updates started going live yesterday for the unsubsidized, unlocked, once-upon-a-time sold directly by Google Nexus One, and it seems to include not only tethering but mobile hotspot (think MiFi, or mobile Wi-Fi [...]


Apr 23 2010

And now Google Maps Navigation might NOT be coming to iPhone…

No sooner did the UK announcement of Google Maps Navigation bring word that an iPhone version would follow… some day, then Google goes into disaster recovery mode and says, um, uh… maybe not:

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