Happy New Year!

Well, 2010 is coming to a close, and it’s been a wild ride. Palm was purchased by HP, kicking off a sequence of events that have left webOS enthusiasts in the uncomfortable position of chasing unicorns and rainbows rather than reveling in what the platform could and should be. Many (most?) of us are still using our original Sprint Palm Pre, or not, and we continue to hope against hope that the combined financial,...

How the Mobile Platforms Stack Up

I thought I’d take a moment to rank the major mobile platforms in terms of a few specific criteria. Because I know next to nothing about Blackberry, and because I can’t forgive RIM for so blatantly ripping off webOS with the UI on the PlayBook, I’m leaving them out. Here are my rankings: Multitasking: webOS > Android > iOS > WP7 Synergy: webOS > WP7 > Android > iOS Notifications: webOS >...

The State of webOS (For Me) at the End of 2010

Here we are at the end of 2010, almost a full two years from when webOS and the Palm Pre were first announced at CES 2009. A great deal has happened since then—the Pre was launched to a lukewarm reception in the market, and Palm was subsequently purchased by HP—and today there is, for all intents and purposes, no viable webOS device currently for sale in the US. Hopes for our favorite mobile platform hinge on HP...

Rahul Sood Joins Microsoft

Well, we’ve just found out where HP’s former guru of gaming is ending up. He’ll be at Microsoft, doing cool stuff with interactive entertainment. In his own words: Well, it’s probably time I let the cat out of the bag. I am happy to announce that I’ll be joining Microsoft as the GM for System Experience in the Interactive Entertainment Business. I’ll be working on some...

A Windows Phone 7 Postmortem

For a variety of reasons (such as those I already briefly mentioned), I’m no longer spending time trying out and writing about Windows Phone 7. It’s possible that I could return to it should I have the time and inclination, but for now I’ve put Microsoft’s new mobile platform behind me. In fact, I’m evaluating where I stand with mobile technology in general, and might write about my plans sometime during...