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 >...

Don’t Let ‘em Fool You: iPhone Multitasking Nothing Like webOS

Much has been made lately about iOS 4 (what used to be known as the iPhone OS) and its ability to “multitask.” This is typical Apple obfuscation, however, because for most the iPhone won’t be multitasking in the classic sense. As The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) puts it: With the upcoming iOS 4, Apple has announced a solution for some of those applications, but only a handful of specific kinds of...