Mobile sacrifices that build better products

Every single piece of software that is built is designed to work best with the hardware that supports it. That is the idea, at least. Be it an entire operating system, an application, or just a tiny background utility, this same rule always applies.

Take Microsoft Windows, for example. The user interface has been designed from the ground up to perform best in the standard desktop environment (mouse, keyboard, etc). Every single component in the operating system is designed to provide the best experience with the hardware that we use it with.

Two Weeks With Android

When a non-tech savvy thinks of a smartphone, usually the first thing that will come to their mind will be the iPhone. The iPhone is by far the correct and most logical choice for inexperienced users. iOS is both easy to learn and use (except for iTunes, that is) and works in most cases, straight out of the box.

iOS’s simplicity and ease of use is supported by the fact that it is a closed system. What you see is what you get, with no exceptions (this doesn’t apply to jailbroken devices, but I’m talking about a stock device). This is excellent and not so great all at the same time. I will explain why.

iPad 2: My thoughts

So after months of rumours, the iPad 2 surfaced last night. A while back, I wrote an article about my hopes for the new iPad (see article “The iPad Of Tomorrow”). Although I provided a handful of ideas that proved accurate last night, there were plenty I missed, mainly because I wrote that article long before the bulk of rumours began to surface.

The App Trend

"The App Trend" as I refer to it, is nothing new. It's not talked about in the news, it's not mentioned on my Twitter feed. So when it came to writing this week's article, I had a choice. Either I could write about the fact that Facebook now lets you log in via HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), or I could find a topic not so commonly discussed, delve deeper into the concept, and bring forward some of my own ideas.

The Mobile War: Google vs Apple

One of the most repeated questions over the last couple of years has been - which mobile-based operating system is best to use. There are many OS’s (Windows Phone 7, webOS, Symbian, etc), but you don't have to think hard to see that Apple iOS and Google Android are the most talked about mobile operating systems and seem to pretty much lead the "Mobile War".

The iPad Of Tomorrow

In my last article I talked about the most important technology of 2010. One of these, obviously, was the iPad, which I dismissed as something that is "currently" too heavy and very incapable. I wish to stress the word "currently". With ever evolving micro-technologies and possibilities, there is more than a million ways that Apple's tablet, namely the iPad, can be improved and developed further.

The Most Important Technology Of 2010

Another jam-packed year is drawing to a close with hundreds of new technologies and new releases. But I'm going to focus on the main ones, the ones that matter the most.

Back to the Mac?

Just a few months ago, Apple held a conference called "Back to the Mac". I had a little trouble understanding why they had titled it that. Were they implying that the public had "forgotten" about Macs? Or was it that Apple were revisiting an area of the company that had remained somewhat untouched for many months.