Feature: Apple v HTC [Guest Post]

by Guest Contributor on 5th March 2010

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In the last day or so, there’s been an astounding volume written about Apple suing HTC for various infringements. So I may as well chime in too…

As someone who’s worked in the ‘telecommunications’ industry for 15 years, I absolutely despise the present patent system. I think it’s foolish that companies like Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM and the like stock up on nebulous claims of intellectual property in hopes of defending themselves from each other and the inevitable patent troll. Let me also say that despite my expression of support to Apple via my credit-card, I think this effort against HTC is on the surface pointless. However, I have no idea what sort of back-room discussions between the two companies has transpired over the past 2 years which would have led them to this point.

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Feature: Perpetually Dissatisfied [Guest Post]

by Guest Contributor on 4th March 2010

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Right now, someone, somewhere, is complaining about their phone…  “It’s so slow, the camera takes terrible pictures, I can’t get it to pick up my email…” And you can be sure they’re writing a blog post or comment about it, so the world knows that this thing sucks.

Wait, what? My mobile does an amazing array of things, some of which I could only dream of a few years ago. So why is there so much whining about technology? Why is there incessant criticism, particularly of mobiles? Why are you never happy?

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London Nokia Flagship Store: Now Closed

by Ben Smith 4th March 2010
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Although announced late last year, I’d completely forgotten that the closure of the flagship store was creeping up on us until I saw their tweet today.  And now it’s gone…

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Do I need a Hero?

by Vikki Chowney 2nd March 2010
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As part of my ongoing search to find a new phone, those lovely folk at 3MobileBuzz recently sent me an HTC Hero to try out…
It’s not the newest handset on the market granted, but I’ve heard good things about Android and after too many contract-based nightmares to count in the past – I’m a 3 [...]

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PleaseRobMe.com now considered harmful [Week in Bullshit Redux]

by Ben Smith 26th February 2010
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Earlier this week we highlighted the confused rubbish that PleaseRobMe.com was spouting about privacy and location-based services such as FourSquare. The site was intended to ‘raise awareness’ the creators claimed…

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Power over WiFi: ‘Physics is Physics’ or ‘Dare to Dream’?

by Ben Smith 23rd February 2010

Our post about the RCA Airnergy device generated a bit if a conversation… both for and against.
To reflect many of the sceptical comments around the web I added a video from EEVblog which summarised much of the physics-based disbelief, but our readers can do better than that…

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Recess: Still plenty of great uses for SMS

by Ben Smith 23rd February 2010
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Recess is an iPhone app that lets businesses manage and track business waiting lists – such as restaurants’ – through an iPhone app.

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Charger gets power from WiFi [please be true] [updated: man says it's not]

by Ben Smith 23rd February 2010
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I was amazed when I saw this… it’s almost certainly too good to be true, but see the video after the break… US consumer-electronics giant RCA have created a box of tricks that sucks power out of the air driven by WiFi signals.
The cigarette-packet-sized gizmo plugs in to devices to provide a ‘free’ trickle charge, [...]

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