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Why Opera Didn't Make It on the iPhone

Wow. You know, Apple really is kind of a shoddy company is many ways. But Opera really takes the cake. I’m asked frequently by the browser company’s 17 PC users (most of whom appear to live in Scandinavia) why I never write about the product, and the reason is simple. It’s irrelevant on the PC (but not...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-04-2008
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
The MobileMe disaster continues: Now it's not 'Exchange for the rest of us' anymore

I just received the following note that Apple sent to its sales force. In it, the company says that it will no longer use the "Exchange for the rest of us" slogan because MobileMe, unlike Exchange, does not really use push technology. This whole thing is unbelievable to me: MobileMe Messaging...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-17-2008
Apple MobileMe ... PC vs. Mac

Apple’s MobileMe isn’t just a warmed over PC- and iPhone-compatible version of .Mac. It’s important for two reasons: Apple is jumping headfirst into the cloud computing market. (And confounding pundits who predicted they’d partner with Google.) Apple is providing a consumer-friendly Exchange-like service...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-09-2008
Mozilla Messenging

Mozilla has set up its new site for Thunderbird, called Mozilla Messenging : Email and similar communication tools are a fundamental part of the online experience. We think they could be much better than they are today. What if... Getting lots of email was helpful, not overwhelming? Could it even be...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-19-2008
Google For iPhone: Android’s Beta-Test?

Google Blogoscoped has what I take to be a very insightful look into Google's recent gains on the iPhone: I’ve been surprised by Google’s rapid redesign of its mobile services to support the iPhone: In less than 6 months, Google has created custom iPhone interfaces for all its key services. But it...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-20-2007
Google significantly improves its iPhone Web application

The Google Mobile Blog has the scoop on some amazing changes to Google's Web app for the iPhone (what you see when you visit www.google.com on Apple's device): I set out to create an application that would preload my favorite Google products and allow me to switch between them instantly. I wanted...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-05-2007
Firefox Mobile

Finally, Mozilla is waking up to the opportunities of mobile computing with the sort-of-because-it-happened-in-a-blog-post announcement of the company's plans for this space: People ask us all the time about what Mozilla's going to do about the mobile web, and I'm very excited to announce...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-15-2007
The iPhone is not a UMPC, sorry

The Apple Blog engages in a bit of wishful thinking : Microsoft had their chance at defining a market. They pushed for the creation of the Ultramobile PCs (“UMPCs”). The Windows-based mini-tablets have not found their market. However, the Apple iPhone (and now the iPod touch) is actually the UMPC done...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-24-2007

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