The XML Aficionado Blog
Apple Computer's Steve Jobs just announced that Apple would (finally!)
provide an iPhone SDK to 3rd party developers in order to enable them to
create native applications for the iPhone (and, incidentally, also for the
iPod touch). While the actual SDK won't ship until February 2008, this
announcement is a monumental shift in strategy for Apple, who has thus far
tried to control the applications available for the iPhone and limit 3rd
party developers to Web 2.0 apps running in the Safari browser.
The story leading to this announcement is also a great example of how public
opinion of a product can quickly swing the opposite way, when a company
attempts to not only create a closed system, but then also tries to punish
customers, who used 3rd party ap... (more)
Which one is "better" - the iPhone or the Windows Smartphone? That's the
question that many gadget-loving road warriors and cell-phone geeks are
asking these days...
Here is my personal take:
I've been a big proponent of smartphone technology for a long time, and have
been chasing the "perfect smartphone" for a while. Specifically, I've been
hooked on using Windows Smartphone devices, beca... (more)
Alexander Falk's Blog
Social networking sites have taken off over the last few years, and for a
long time there seemed to be a clear divide: Doostang, Ecademy, LinkedIn, and
Xing for business networking vs. Facebook, Friendster, and MySpace for kids
(be it high-school or college). Plus every network had their own particular
and sometimes even unique focus (e.g. Musicians on MySpace, Harvar... (more)
Alexander Falk's Blog
Last week Microsoft failed to win ISO approval for the Office Open XML
(OOXML) standard in the 2nd round of the ISO standardization process. While
the Wall Street Journal published a critical article about this, this is by
no means the end of the road, nor is it even a major setback - the ISO
process commonly requires multiple rounds, and the 3rd round (expected for ... (more)
Alexander Falk's Blog
Sony officially announced a new cross-breed between robot and MP3 player (so
far in Japan only). The Rolly is a hand-sized device that not only plays your
tracks but also dances to the music. In other words, it's a dancing iPod
killer-wannabe...
An off-spring of the now defunct Sony Aibo robotic dog division, the Rolly
uses robotics to "flap its wings" and "roll aroun... (more)