One of the big features of Android commonly touted as being a key difference between it and the iPhone is “multitasking.” Android users commonly say how obviously necessary this is in any modern computing device, while iPhone users don’t see the need or claim they don’t want it either because of a perceived performance [...]
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Apple iPhone 2010 Predictions
Apple is likely to announce an upgrade to their extremely popular iPhone line in June or July this year, and I’ve been considering what changes are most probable. With the release of the iPad, we have a pretty good idea of what will be in the iPhone; they wouldn’t want to undercut their iPad [...]
Nexus One And iPhone Screen Comparison
The first thing I noticed about the Nexus One (and the Droid, for that matter) was the display. After seeing 320×480 being the standard pixel dimensions on a smartphone for so long, devices that have as many pixels on the short side as other devices have on the long side stand out. The [...]
The CBS News iPhone App
At the end of last week, the iPhone application I have been working on was released. It’s the free CBS News application for the iPhone (iTunes link), and it’s the best type of application from a developer standpoint: an application to be proud of. I developed the code that processes the APIs [...]
Mobile Phones And Customer Loyalty
I have an existing two-year contract with ATT that expires in roughly seven months. The phone that I have is an LG Shine, which is a great phone (assuming all you want to do with a phone is make phone calls) and was inexpensive. Since I develop applications for various smart phones, I [...]