36 posts tagged “iphone”
There is a new webOS update 1.2 coming soom to your Palm Pre and there is one important feature, which makes me headache: Remote removal of installed applications
This is what Apple has introcuded on the iPhones months ago and that's why people hate them so much. Everything goes down to total device control by the manufacturer and the user is reduced to a payer of some kind of electronic cicuitry with no rights on the device he has paid so much for!
From one moment to another the smartphone could be very expensive garbage. Nobody ever said, that "they" (Apple, Palm, etc) will remotely control and/or lock your device and delete applications on it, but it is close to that idea and thus, people double-check whether they really want to invest into an Apple iPhone or Palm Pre or go with an open platform, such as Nokia maemo for the internet tablet range N800, N810 and N900.
What Palm can currently do:
(A) Force the user to install updates - at least after one week
(B) Delete installed applications remotely
What Palm currently is doing:
(C) Provide firmware updates remotely
(D) Transmit your GPS location to a central Palm server for advertising purposes
I, for one, do not like this development...
Leave me your comments in the comment field.
Google has implemented geo positioning called "latitude" into their iPhone range. From now on users can decide whether or not to give others access to their exact GPS position and to see friends in the neighborhood.
It can update the geoposition automatically while the user is on-the-move or set the position manually.
The strange thing about it is, that Apple asked Google to make it as webappliaction, not as iPhone application, in order to not allow background operation.
Did you ever wonder how you could get your files quickly to the iPhone rather than mailing?
Smartphonefanatics has a comprehensive review of SplashData File Magic 2.0 for iPhone, which is a two-component desktop synchronisation suite for your documents to bring your data to the iPhone.
The New York Times has released two interesting articles reg. the Palm Pre called "A Skeptic Sees Strong Sales of Palm’s Pre" and "To Pre 0r to iPhone?"
In the first article, the author is argueing about Palm's production plans and why the Palm Pre could become a great success in sales. The latter one talks about migration from an existing PalmOS device to either iPhone or Palm Pre explaining some migration and synchronisation tools for Windows as well as MacOS users.
I would have expected the iPhone being turned off due to the water, but see yourself...
Which system would you prefer :) ?
Think about costs and room in your pocket...
Are you not certain about whether the Palm Pre or the iphone 3GS is the right phone for you?
The following chart will help you to take a final decision according to you needs...
Whether or not these tests are really representative, I believe it gives a good impression on how speedy the Palm Pre is once it has been started...Enjoy watching.
Palm, this man is a dream for your marketing department!
Get him a Palm Pre as soon as you can.
Don't wait, send the device to Keith Hobin...
