Windows Mobile is not dead

Following iPhone OS (Apple), WebOS (Palm), and Android (Google), Microsoft has finally modernized its mobile platform (Windows Mobile). Windows Mobile is a new stripped and completely reworked mobile OS, taking some cue's from the wonderful Zune HD interface, but also adding many new features. The new UI (user interface) completely removes the classic (and sadly boring) windows feel, and replaces it with a streamlined, ultra useable, no gloss/shadow, simple recipe of shear usability. I love where this is going. What do you think?

Grab the preview here (engadget).

The Future of Personal Computing: Closing the gap between smartphones and laptops

Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm the NPD Group gives an interesting view of the past several years of personal computing in his article Switched On column on engadget.

Laptops are getting smaller, faster, and cheaper while phones are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Much of the smartphone's usability lends itself to rather new technologies such as multi-touch, which weren't around just a few years ago. I'm counting the days until a keyboard and mouse are completely optional accessories.

Read the article here.

Apple Releases iPad: Impressive (kind of)

(Engadget hands-on iPad)

A couple of days ago I threw together a little analysis of the up and coming Apple Tablet (released today as iPad). My pricing prediction (starting at $499) was spot on, as well as the concept image I chose to display in the article, and the overall goal Apple had in mind when designing this product. I'm quite satisfied with the shear power they've managed to pack into this thin device, but I have quite a few qualms with Apple's decisions. Check out my thoughts after the break.

Will Apple beat Amazon at their own game?: iPad vs. Kindle 3

(GIZMODO)

What is the Apple iPad (or maybe its iSlate?) you ask? Well, its an unannounced unleaked apple tablet that rumor speculates will be released in 2 days time, at Apple’s Media Event. With pricing speculated as high as $1000 (although in my worthless opinion it will be a subsidized $499 with data plan from VZW or ATT), it might seem insane to argue it will overtake amazon’s best-selling device this holiday season.

What am I doing?

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” - Steve Jobs