GitHub

By On March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Android, Android Development, Development, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Development

I’ve joined another social network.

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Battle of Ecosystems: A Few Thoughts

By On February 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Editorial

The smartphone war being waged by Apple, Microsoft, Google, and somewhere in the world…Research in Motion is a war that can be won by having an all encompassing ecosystem.

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The Nokia Lumia 800 [First Look]

By On February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Gadgets, Technology, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Development

We meet again Windows Phone 7.  My first, live run in with Windows Phone 7 was on a prototype developer LG device running a pre-release firmware.  I’m eager to see how Windows Phone 7 has evolved since then.

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NC State News

By On January 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Development, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Development

NC State News represents my very first Windows Phone 7.5 application.

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Windows 8

By On September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Technology

Let just start by saying, over the years I have used literally every version of Microsoft Windows since using Windows 3.1 for Workgroups as a kid.  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7…even their mobile iterations of Windows Mobile 5, 6, 6.1, and 6.5…even their CE focused versions.  AT&T uses [...]

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Pre-CTIA News

By On March 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Gadgets, Technology

CTIA kicks off this week in Florida.  CTIA is a non-profit organization that represents the wireless communications industry.  They have an annual conference every year comprised of keynotes and technology announcements for new services and new devices.  Over the past 24  hours, we’ve have some pretty good annoucements heading into CTIA.  Take a look.

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Top Three Stories of MWC 2011

By On February 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Gadgets

Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is an annual mobile technology tradeshow in Barcelona, Spain.  With the wireless revolution in full swing, this year’s MWC had the hottest gadgets and technology.  Here is a breakdown.

Samsung Galaxy S II / Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung exhaustively introduced the successor to the widely popular Galaxy S [...]

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Top 5 Smartphones of 2010

By On December 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Gadgets

Here are my top 5 smartphones of 2010.  The factors that went into each decision were hardware specifications, software quality, and the intangibles such as software support, software ecosystem, homebrew/3rd party developer support.  Here we go.

Apple iPhone 4 – seriously, Apple continues to get it right from the hardware and software point of view. [...]

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My Take on Windows Phone 7

By On October 20, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Windows Phone

Windows Phone 7 was announced last October 11th to much fanfare.  Surprisingly enough, my developer device showed at my door step a couple days later.  I’m not sure if these two events are related, but what I do know is Windows Phone 7 has a lot of potential.

So what do I think about Windows [...]

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And It Starts: Windows Phone 7 Development Device

By On October 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Gadgets, Uncategorized, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Development

Alright, so I got my development device, the LG GW910.  I am not crazy about the hardware, but Windows Phone 7 (RTM build) is a unique & good experience.  I’ll offer my feedback in the coming days.  I got apps in the pipeline too…  

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