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    Of Features and Desperation

    December 17th, 2013

    Except for the iPhone, the argument in favor of other smartphones is heavily spec-based. You almost think that companies sit in a meeting room, bring up their PowerPoint presentations, and add as many things to the spec lists as possible to validate a product’s superiority. The more bullet points, the better. What happens next? Well, […]


    Google’s Eric Schmidt Loses Touch of Reality

    November 26th, 2013

    Not long ago, Eric Schmidt, late of Apple’s board of directors and the present executive chairman at Google, made the silly claim, at a public event no less, than Android was more secure than iOS. Well, perhaps that was his profound belief, though it bought nothing but laughter from the audience. You could almost feel […]


    Consumer Reports Continues to Lose Credibility

    October 17th, 2013

    Well, the mainstream media has reviewed the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, and given them high ratings. Not perfect, but very good, which puts them among the best smartphones on the planet. But not all the reviews you have read are credible, let alone accurate. Take Consumer Reports, which still believes that the iPhone 4 […]


    Newsletter Issue #721: From iOS to Android and Back Again

    September 23rd, 2013

    Realizing that I needed more extended exposure to Android smartphones, I decided to make a bold move earlier this year. I contacted Samsung’s PR agency and asked if they had a Galaxy smartphone for me to evaluate on a long-term basis. They were happy to oblige, and within days, I had a turquoise blue Galaxy […]