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Why I chose the HTC Touch Pro instead of the Apple iPhone

March 26th, 2009

UPDATE – I NOW HAVE THE PALM PRE – My wife has my HTC Touch Pro and LOVES it. Look for my review with comparison between the HTC Touch Pro and Palm Pre soon.

Over the past two years I have thoroughly enjoyed using my Palm Treo 700wx and I love having Windows Mobile as my mobile operating system. I was content with what I had until recently when the Apple iPhone 3G and other new technological advances in mobile devices had been announced. I have been doing a lot of reading about features included with these new devices and itâ€™s enough to make anyone dizzy from information overload. Almost every blog post I read ends with a disclaimer which states that a newer, better, and more powerful device with even more functionality is on the horizon. » More: Why I chose the HTC Touch Pro instead of the Apple iPhone

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Posted in Anecdotal, Apple iPhone 3G, Business, Computer Technology, HTC Touch Pro, Personal, Smartphones, Windows Mobile

Tags: Apple iPhone 3G HTC Touch Pro Smartphone Windows Mobile

Adobe Flash is now Search Engine Friendly!

July 1st, 2008

Big news in the web development world today. Adobe released a statement saying that it has been working with Search Engine engineers and they started to release algorithms that are searching for and indexing content in Flash based web content. Here is a blog post from Google on the matter.

What does this mean?
It means that you are going to start seeing more Flash content features and full-blown websites. Up until now, developers have had to use frames, alternate content and other forms of trickery to get their flash based content indexed in search engines, not anymore.

The iPhone and Mobile dilema
Unfortunately, with the current world-wide push to mobile devices such as the iPhone, which does not currently support Flash, Flash based web content will still need to be used with a caveat that a customer will be segregating their website from mobile users. Developers can still use sniffers and alternate content but, why? The ability to auto-scale Flash on a development level has been out for years. I really hope Apple opens its eyes on this and the issue of mobile TV. Time will tell. Do I even need to mention the issue of forcing customers to use AT&T?

The 3 Year Rule
Typically, engineers and developers are ~3 years ahead of consumers so, my hope is that in the next 3 years, the mobile players realize that we all like really cool websites with VIDEO and FLASH. Plain text might be cool to the WC3 but, consumers want eye candy. Visit the new Diablo 3 website for a recent example of some nicely done flash and video work. That is what I want my internet to be. What do you think?

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Posted in Adobe, Flash, Google News, SEM, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, Windows Mobile

Tags: Adobe Engine Flash Friendly Search seo

Apple iPhone 3G vs Samsung Omnia – You Decide!

June 10th, 2008

Today, Steve Jobs announced the date of July 11, 2008 for the release of the new iPhone 3G and today also comes news of a new entry from Samsung called the Omnia. The iPhone 3G site is now live on Apple.com and the tech specs indicate it has the same 2 megapixel camera without flash and basically the same hardware features as the current model, with exception of GPS, 3G data (quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA) and a slimmer form factor. At the same time, the Omnia enters with features such as face and smile detection on its five-megapixel camera, video support in the form of DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV and MP4, and a good-looking GPS, seen below.

And here are the spec’s:

Samsung Omnia
Network: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 3.2â€ WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400)
Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS, Auto Focus, Image Stabilizer, Geo-tagging, Auto-Panorama Shot,
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection, Smile Detection
Video: DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4
Video recording: Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
Audio: FM Radio with RDS, MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / WMA / OGG / AMR
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
Value-added Features: GPS, TouchWiz UI, MS Office Document Viewer, Advanced PIM Apps, Push Email, Auto Rotation, TV Out, Connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
Memory: 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHCâ„¢
Size: 112 x 56.9 x 12.5
Battery: 1440 mAh

Apple iPhone 3G
Screen size
– 3.5 inches (diagonal)
Screen resolution
– 480 by 320 pixels (163 ppi)
Input method
– Multi-Touch
Storage
– 8GB and 16GB
Cellular
– UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
– GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wireless data
– Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
– UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
– EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
– Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
GPS
– Assisted-GPS
Camera
– 2.0 megapixels
Battery
– Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
– up to 10 hours on 2G
– Standby time: Up to 300 hours
– Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
– up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
– Video playback: Up to 7 hours
– Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
Dimensions
– 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches
– (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm)
Weight
– 4.7 ounces (133 grams)