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AT&T enters 21st century, adds MMS to iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

Apple : MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers. AT&T MMS requires iPhone OS 3.1 and a carrier settings update. Here's what it looks like (on a Mac) ... Unlike other iPhone updates I've installed via iTunes, this one is actually very quick. Very quick. On...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-26-2009
Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support

This is big stuff, and if there's anyone actually paying for MobileMe a year from now, well, you already looked like a fool, so what's the difference? The Google Mobile Blog reports today that Google has added push email support to Google Sync, which previously provided that support for Google...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-22-2009
Google: Apple DID reject Google Voice. Thus, Apple DID lie to the FCC

Google's response ( here it is in PDF format ) to the FCC firmly states that Apple lied, pure and simple: Apple's representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejecte d because Apple believed the application duplicated the core dialer functionality of the iPhone. The...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-19-2009
Microsoft's Windows Mobile moves: Too little, too late

So. I'm on vacation this week with spotty connectivity, so it's hard to keep up with the outside world, let along blog about it. (I'll be home Friday.) That said, I feel like I should comment on this week's Windows Mobile news. Here's the word from Microsoft: Today at Mobile World...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-17-2009
Apple: MobileMe actually works on Windows now. No, really

One of my big complaints about the iPhone and then MobileMe was that Windows/Outlook syncing was horrifically bad and it was painfully clear that the Walt Mossberg/David Pogues of the world had never even tested these products together, not even once. Apparently, neither had Apple. Yesterday, almost...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-11-2009
Google Sync

Oh my. Microsoft emailed me today to explain that they have licensed intellectual property to Google: Earlier today Google announced Google Sync , which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-09-2009
The Cell Phone Wars

Slate has an interesting comparison of Apple’s very closed model with the iPhone and Google’s very open model with Android: In the two months since the App Store's launch, Apple has rejected several programs for seemingly arbitrary reasons that it won't disclose. Developers havegrumbled about...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-26-2008
Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Uninstall MobileMe

Thanks to Derek E., who notes that there's a hidden feature of iTunes 8: You can now uninstall the MobileMe control panel, which was a huge complaint from previous iTunes versions. Here's a shot: Obviously, it would be better if this piece of junk was optional, but at least now you can rid your...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
Jobs: MobileMe ‘not up to Apple's standards’

Well, I’m happy for that admission . But let’s be serious: MobileMe is a quagmire on the PC. I’ve written a ton of stuff about this service, stuff that hasn’t been published yet mostly because it goes on and on and on, and there are so many complaints it reads like a tirade, which honestly isn’t what...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-06-2008

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