smartphones
John Gruber on the convergence of smartphones and tablets
John Gruber on the convergence of smartphones and tablets
John Gruber:
Better, I think, not to treat smartphones and tablets as separate categories, but merely as different sizes of the same thing.
I think he is absolutely right, but even a year ago I would have argued like a lunatic against that very point.
Cloud startup aims to make “dumb” cell phones smart
Cloud startup aims to make “dumb” cell phones smart
Sean Gallagher reports at Ars Technica on biNu, a company developing an asynchronous, server-side smartphone emulator in Java. The system’s low-bandwidth, high-security nature makes it a perfect fit for countries where the next iPhone is out of reach.
Read Gallagher’s article for the details. This is far more exciting to me than the next iPhone. Networked mobile computing technology is still in its infancy when it comes to worldwide availability and adoption. Clever technology like biNu’s may help change that.