Tag: Apple iPhone

Google beat Apple when it came to smartphone sales in Q1 of this year. According to the report from NPD Group, Android captured 28% of the smartphone market, with Apple behind at only 21%. BlackBerry by RIM still leads the pack at 36% although it too has faced erosion...

It's quite possibly the biggest story in tech this year. And that's unfortunate. Apple's next generation iPhone that was lost in a Redwood City bar by an engineer is a mistake (granted, major) that could have ended quietly. But instead, because a tech blog allegedly purchased it for $5,000,...

Apple today gave a sneak preview of the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 at their Cupertino headquarters. The upgrade will be available this summer and in the fall for the iPad. The biggest new feature should address a long-standing weakness and nagging point for enthusiasts: multitasking. Now, much like a regular...

I haven't written much about my iPhone for a while. I am somewhat dreading writing this entry. At some point, I knew I had to come clean and acknowledge some of the thoughts I have been having. Besides facing the idea that I may have made the wrong decision choosing...

I love catching sleep while in a moving plane, train or automobile. There is something satisfying about being able to perform such different tasks simultaneously. Ok, I admit, the moving vehicle requires a pilot, an engineer or a driver...and consequently this has always been someone else. Besides this form of multitasking,...

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I stared intently at my iPhone as Foursquare processed my latest check in at the Diridon Caltrain station in San Jose. It was my first check in at the train station and I got bonus points. I was heading up to the San Francisco offices for some meetings with colleagues....

A few weeks ago, a Canadian newspaper contacted me for an interview about Google, and their new Nexus One smartphone launched earlier this month. I thought I'd share my answers on StarkSilverCreek. You know, cut and paste can make for an easy going blog experience. On some days, especially...

I've been experiencing the phenomenon of noticing every iPhone owner within a visual radius of me since I switched from the Blackberry to the iPhone. All of a sudden it seems like everyone has an iPhone...okay, maybe everyone does? Sometimes I look at an individual and try to predict if...

I discovered Foursquare during the Christmas holidays in Ottawa, Canada which is why GoodLife Fitness was the first place I was crowned mayor. When I say discovered, I mean the moment I actually became hooked on checking into places that I ventured into. I had known about Foursquare for a...