mossblog.allthingsd.com - 4/11/2009
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Walt weighs in on the smartphone wars. Who will dominate this new handheld platform, and who will attract the most users and third-party apps?
tuaw.com - 4/8/2009
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tuaw.com —
Unfortunately, the classic mobile game of Dope Wars
(I played hours of it on my old TI-80...
) still hasn't been allowed on the App Store -- Apple reportedly wasn't happy with the drug-themed gameplay, and so there are only "sugarcoated" versions there now (including one that is literally ...
(more)
Mafia Wars out now on the iPhone
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Weekend Update, 4.11.09
Digital Daily —
... On the Mossblog, Walt Mossberg reports back from the battlefield of the growing Smartphone Wars, in which iPhones, BlackBerries and others are engaged in mortal combat. On the Mossberg Solution, ...
A Guide To The Smartphone Platform War
MacBytes.com —
... who wrote on his blog that he was "flabbergasted that the conversation could even be taking place. How can anyone seriously say 'well, you're ignoring all those potential millions of handsets out there running Symbian' and keep a straight face? This is turning into a somewhat religious debate, but regardless of where your beliefs lie, there is some fundamental truths about each platform. To help guide you through the pros and cons is Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal . The entire article can be found here , but here's a small snapshot of the strengths and weaknesses ...
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In a fit of editorial sobriety, reader Noel just sent us this handy "1 million devices sold" graphic above. The image demonstrates the speed (in terms of days) at which each competing handset achieved the magic milestone. What it leaves out is ...
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forbes.com 2/25/2009 — Just when you thought the browser wars couldn't get any weirder, here comes Steve Jobs rumbling onto the scene like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man tromping over buildings in downtown Manhattan. If last year's release of Safari for Windows seemed like ...
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theiphoneblog.com 10/23/2009 —
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Nokia turns to Android in phone wars
guardian.co.uk 7/6/2009 — Finnish mobile phone giant changes strategy to increase share in the only growing market Nokia is understood to be developing a mobile phone that runs on Google's Android software platform in a strategic U-turn for the world's largest mobile phone ...
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