M., brandishing new telephone: I find it a bit difficult to actually make phone calls, but it's great for the internet. No, I really like it. The battery's hopeless though. Me: How often do you have to charge it? M.: About every two days. I thought it was defective at first. A fun mental exercise… Continue reading Buy Our Superior Celluloid Cylinders
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End of the laptop line
I realised not long ago that, for my purposes, laptop PCs have stopped improving. It didn't happen recently: it just took me a long time to notice. In fact I reckon it happened about five years ago. My decline and theirs The first laptop I bought with my own money was a Vaio R600MX in… Continue reading End of the laptop line
Windows 8: Mixed metaphors
I haven't yet paid much attention to the Windows 8 Developer Previews, but having found Windows Phone 7 so likeable I thought I should take a look. It's very disorientating. It's as if two different agencies are at work in designing it, one pushing for radical simplification in the mould of WP7 and the other… Continue reading Windows 8: Mixed metaphors
How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
I’ve read some speculation recently about why Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been more successful. (For example, here by Charlie Kindel and here by MG Siegler.) But they don’t seem to mention the Obvious Reason. The Obvious Reason Above, left: an exciting, vibrant, joyful-looking phone with appealing pictures on the front. Above, right: a grey object… Continue reading How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
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