The Google Android Phone: Clunky as a brick?

Recently I got to see a google android phone.  I am sorry to say that I was un-impressed.  Given Google’s well known penchant for simplicity and usability in design, I expected a phone that at the very least was usable.  My first opinion was “its clunky as a brick!”.  This couldnt have been designed by [...]

The new mobile web: what will change

Recently I read an article on the Economist that detailed the growth rate of mobile usage in the developing world including China and India.  Of particular interest was the observation that many people in these countries will only access the Internet  via mobile phones.  That led me to thinking about a world where more people [...]

IPhone troubles

In a previous post about the iphone, I questioned the reasoning behind buying a device that did not serve its primary purpose of enabling communication.  It appears now that I am vindicated since my co-worker, much to his chagrin, had to confess that his iphone has crashed and rebooted numerous times due to the instability [...]

The Cell Phone Connundrum

In the opinion of my cube mate at work, I live in 2003 since I have an ancient clamshell Sony Ericsson Z500a that doesnt have most of the “necessary” features like email, big screen web-browsing or bluetooth.  Its true that I havent upgraded my phone but the reason isnt that I am cheap or a [...]