Posts Tagged ‘mobile’

21 Aug

iPhone 2.0.2 update makes subtle positive changes

Posted by Shawn Smith in apple, iPhone. Tagged: , , , , , , .

So far I have noticed two positive changes with the 2.0.2 update:
1) The keyboard performance is much, much better across the entire device. Lag has been significantly eliminated when typing.
2) Something has been tuned with the 3G network usage. For example I am seeing the device drop to the EDGE network far more often. This [...]

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30 Jul

ByLine, RSS Reader for the iPhone Upgraded to 1.0.1

Posted by Shawn Smith in apple. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , .

UPDATE: Version 2.0 is now out. Read my review here.
Phantom Fish just released version 1.0.1 of their offline Google Reader iPhone application called Byline.
There is lots to like about this new version. Google Reader does a nice job of feeding you relevant news from your collection of feeds using its automatic ordering algorithms. This continuous [...]

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18 Jul

iPhone 3g … Problems With Reception, UI Performance, GPS and Battery Life!

Posted by Shawn Smith in apple, iPhone. Tagged: , , , , , .

Well, 7 days later.
Call me unimpressed so far.
1. Battery life with the 2.0 firmware is horrible. 3g Phone can’t make it a single day even if I turn off 3g. My older iPhone would last all day with no problems. I am hearing from friends at work with original iPhone updated with 2.0 firmware and [...]

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31 May

Google Android Comes Roaring Onto the Scene

Posted by Shawn Smith in apple, iPhone. Tagged: , , , , , .

I took this screen shot from one of the youtube demos posted by Google demoing the Google Android OS.
A couple of take awys I thought were important:

The OS allows both multi touch input and traditional navigation using keyboards and rollerballs (like the blackberry).
The OS has many of the features the iPhone introduced to us and [...]

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