Out with the Old, in with the New

I’ll be writing over at a new site, if you’re so inclined to check it out. It’s at www.thetechchat.com, The Tech Chat. I’m also tweeting at @TheTechChat, and as you might have noticed is the sale account as the old @AboutwebOS. If you were following the latter, you’re automatically following the former (unless you’ve unfollowed, which is cool). I still like webOS, but I’m...

Nobody’s Perfect

As I continue to evaluate my technology needs in the face of HP’s upcoming event on 2/9 (and to a lesser extent, Sprint’s event 2/7), I’m struck with how every available platform has something that significantly detracts from its potential value to me. Whether it’s HP Palm (webOS), Apple (iOS), Google (Android), or Microsoft (Windows Phone 7), each platform has a near-fatal weakness (yes, I’m cutting RIM...

So, How Does Android Stack Up Against webOS?

As you may already know, I’ve been using a Samsung Epic for a few weeks now. My Sprint Pre is still in use, running in airplane mode on my Wi-Fi network at home. This arrangement has given me ample opportunity to compare the two platforms, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to provide some initial impressions. Hardware As far as the phones themselves go, I must say: it’s enlightening to go from the Epic with...

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 >...

Two Million Angry Birds Downloads on Android – Wow

Okay, so, here’s what happens when you have a huge installed base as Android has managed to build up over the last year or so: a major app is released on the platform, and in two days two million people download it. Now, granted, Angry Birds is a “free” app, being ad-supported, but even so that’s an impressive feat. For that to happen on webOS, we’d need to see pretty much every webOS user on the planet...