Posts Tagged → android
The myth of mobility
Lately I’ve been considering the reality of mobile computing.
As someone who spends in excess of 10 hours per week commuting between Glasgow and Edinburgh, I’m very interested in the possibilities for the productive use of this time.
Indeed, I’m composing this post on an HTC Legend, an Android phone using a WordPress app. This enables me to write blog posts, moderate comments etc on the move.
This is great but is not reflective of all mobile ‘apps’. The wonderful work of the marketing depts of smartphone manufacturers would have you believe that pretty much anything that can be achieved with a desktop computer can now happen ‘on-the-move’ with the simple use of an ‘app’. We’ve all seen those iphone ads on the telly where the subtitle says ‘sequence shortened’, as it shows some task like booking flights happen over a period of seconds.
Not real. My experience of mobility is of weak (or no) mobile signal – far less a 3g one, poor battery life, and the limitations of typing on a touch screen.
Ok, rant over. Any similar/different experiences?
Mobile handset changeover
I was on the point of writing a long post about how I got a Nokia Xpressmusic 5800 totally configured for work/leisure usage.
However, I realised that my Vodafone pay-as-you-go usage was equivalent to a contract which could get me an HTC Legend. So I signed up last week, and, frankly, I’ve never looked back.
Now, don’t get me wrong, the 5800 is great phone. It’s just that the HTC operates on a much higher level. I must say that the Android OS was a big draw but it’s just such a damn sexy phone, all round…
When I get my breath back, I’ll post some more details 