Google Plus Ate My Blog, Find Me There…
I will no longer post to this blog and you can find me on Google Plus instead. I won’t write a long goodbye because this isn’t really a goodbye. Google Plus is a better platform for disseminating ideas and discussing items of interest. As of today, I’m up to an impressive 7,200+ followers on Google Plus [Read More...]
Google wants to kill your amateur blog… but that’s OK.
I believe Google wants to kill off as many hosted blogs as possible. Why? To make more money but that’s OK with me. I know that sounds strange coming from a blogger on hosted site but allow me to explain. Hosted blogs are typically funded through advertising, often Google Adsense advertising. When a blog visitor [Read More...]
Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+?
What do I think of Google+? Listen to my thoughts. Sorry about the extremely low volume. Thaddeus Preston – Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+? on Flipzu
Google Plus: Stealth Mode to Instant Competitor?
Google’s super secret social networking endeavor, Google Plus, was released this week as a “Field Test.” Many from the Google Buzz crowd and FOGs (Friends of Google) were invited along and within 48 hours it opened up to a much wider group. It is estimated (albeit unscientifically) that several thousand people now have access. I’d [Read More...]
![HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon's first 4G LTE Android Phone (a/k/a "My next phone!") arrives March 17th [Confirmed]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/htc_thunderbolt-e60da8065786d9bba4d864ef654e9788-80x66-75-nocrop.jpg)
ThunderBolt™ by HTC Available Beginning March 17 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt™ by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available on March 17 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the ThunderBolt by HTC [Read More...]
Originally posted on Blogs@RelativeProgress on March 12, 2011 We need to start thinking about the web as an interwoven fabric of three conceptual layers. First, the conventional web, or as I define it the ‘compute web’, what we define today as Web 2.0, constitutes the cloud computing paradigm allowing execution of instructions across distributed network [Read More...]
Xoom, Verizon and Motorola’s Honeycomb Tablet
I was able to kick the tires on the Xoom this past week. I found it to be a very good tablet and Android 3.0 Honeycomb is clearly a step in the right direction for Android. This product almost deserves two full separate reviews of the hardware and software but I’ll keep the review concise. [Read More...]
Admittedly, it’s been a long, long time since I last updated the Tech Bottle blog. It’s not that I’ve fallen months behind on technology. I have been reading and interacting with tech enthusiasts but I haven’t been posting here. A New Years resolution is to keep the blog updated on at least a semi-regular basis. [Read More...]
To celebrate the upcoming release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft held an official “funeral” for Blackberry and iPhone. While there’s something to be said for team building, this really takes the cake as the dumbest, most tasteless corporate event in history. The pictures below and videos of employees performing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller seem to [Read More...]
Today Verizon announced the launch of it V Cast App Store on Blackberry smartphones. This will go head-to-head with RIM’s own Blackberry App World and Handango. Apps purchased from V Cast are billed to a subscriber’s phone bill. The V Cast App Store is currently available on the BlackBerry Bold 9650, Storm 9550, Curve 8530 and Tour [Read More...]
AT&T is landing one of the most anticipated Blackberries. It went under the codenames Mr. T and Talladega but now the Blackberry 9800 is being called the “Torch.” While I’m not thrilled with the name, this device looks pretty good. It’ll run OS 6.0 with a significantly improved browser. Engadget landed some “leaked” pictures from [Read More...]
I tend to think of Blackberries as primarily e-mail-centric devices. They’re the gold standard when it comes to real time email push. However, app-centric Android and iOS are really chipping away at RIM’s smartphone dominance. The good news for Blackberry loyalists is that RIM is responding. Blackberry App World is improving and 2.0, which is [Read More...]
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Samsung will launch a mixed candybar QWERTY with a touchscreen, quite similar to upcoming 6.0 Blackberries. Currently named the Galaxy Q, I learned about this from Phandroid which picked up the story from the Korea Times. I can’t say that I can vouch for the Korea Times but this story is believable. Apparently, Samsung’s Blackberry-like [Read More...]
I’m a big fan of Google Buzz and encourage others to check it out. Today the Google Buzz Team made two big announcements — one awesome and the other so-so. I’ll start with the awesome announcement. The mobile version of Google Buzz now works on virtually all smartphones, including Blackberry, WebOS, Android <2.0, Nokia S60, [Read More...]
![Blackberry 9650 Released, What the Tour Should Have Been [Sprint]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/BlackBerryBold9650_DS-599b611846d693afc47955881dbcd4fc-128x200-75-nocrop.jpg)
Today Sprint released the Blackberry Bold 9650. For the past few months, it was assumed the 9650 would be the “Tour 2″. I hate to be such a cynic but it is hard to get excited about the phone because it is basically the Tour 9630 with defects cured. The Tour 9630 launched with two [Read More...]
So, you’re comparing the Storm 2 to the HTC Incredible? Or the Motorola Droid to the Blackberry Tour? I’ve toted both a Blackberry Tour and an HTC Incredible. Based on my experience, these are the primary differences between Blackberries and Android phones. Hardware Navigation/Input – I won’t insult your intelligence and point out the difference [Read More...]
Research in Motion released a video touting its upcoming operating system, Blackberry 6.0. It’s set to the Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow. It matches up well with the lyrics, “I’m so two thousand and eight.” On a more positive note, Blackberry 6.0 is a significant step forward for RIM. Frankly, 5.0 could have been [Read More...]
Boy Genius got his hands on a pre-release device running Blackberry OS 6.0. Presumably, the device he tested it on was the upcoming slider which has appeared on this site. Below are the screenshots along with my commentary. First up, we have the browser shot. It’s the WebKit browser we’ve heard some much about. It [Read More...]
Google Maps for Blackberry was updated today to version 4.0.1. New features include: Buzz Layer. See geolocated buzz from Google Buzz. This is mildly amusing considering Google never programmed a Google Buzz app for the Blackberry. Instead, Blackberry users can email a buzz to buzz@gmail.com from their gmail accounts or follow these instructions for buzzing [Read More...]
There is no doubt that the market for mobile apps is on fire. ABI Research is predicting enormous growth in app downloads in 2010 followed by modest growth through 2013 and then the trend will move downward. See the figure below: As the graphic shows, ABI Research believes Apple will continue to be the dominant [Read More...]
…the Apple iPhone is the big winner, again. On a 1,000 point scale, the iPhone scored 810 points followed by Blackberry with 741 points and HTC with 727 points. In the dumbphone category, LG took first place with 729 points followed by Sanyo and Samsung. Some of the conclusions in the report are interesting: Touchscreen smartphone owners [Read More...]
I don’t mean to pour salt in their wounds but Research in Motion is down around 7% in trading mid-afternoon following Goldman Sachs cutting its recommendation from Hold to Sell. According to MarketWatch, Goldman justified the downgrade because the smartphone market has shifted from email-centric devices to app-centric devices and RIM significantly lags Apple and [Read More...]
