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Nokia, Microsoft and Windows Phone

Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, has now famously been quoted for his “burning platform” memo, but with today’s announcement that Nokia will be taking up Windows Phone 7 as its leading smartphone operating system, what we are seeing is the … Continue reading

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Fragmentation on the Mobile Web

Every day I see some advert for an iPhone App, usually heralding itself as life changing. What concerns me is that a lot of the time these iPhone applications such as the Empire and Guardian ones, are really only providing … Continue reading

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The Smartphone Operating System War

In between History essays I can’t help but get distracted about technology, and my friend’s dilemma about which smartphone to plump for, now, with a year left on his contract, has made me think. He is very enamoured with the … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Nokia N900

Looking ahead to the UK launch of the N900 in late October, I wanted to collect my thoughts on the N900 whilst taking into account my previous ruminations on the N810 release, and making comparisons where appropriate (although unfortunately this … Continue reading

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