Mobile Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome is defined by the of behavior of kidnap victims who, over time, become sympathetic to their captors. According to some of the phrases that Ben Smith uses in his Nokia N8 review, I must have Mobile Stockholm Syndrome, as I *actually* liked…

Camera Phone Apps, A Very Small Survey

Recently I found myself thinking about camera phone apps, more specifically about Hipstamatic and do folks really use it past the week they bought it out of the App Store? Amongst the photographers and designers I know and follow on Flickr, I will occasionally…

Over the Air Updates, Too Much Kit, & Mobile UX

Forgive me for last night’s storytelling rant/praise about Over the Air updating of one’s mobile / smartphone. But one point that I would like to pick out from the story’s threading is that of ease of use for the customer. Many in the mobile…

Over the Air Full OS Updates, or Why I love Maemo (Soon to be Meego)

The ability to update one’s mobile phone / device is an excellent service that a handset manufacturer or operating system can offer a customer as it not only extends the life of the mobile but it also expands and builds on the array of…

Talking to Vaughan about the Upcoming Nokia N8 & HD Video Recording

Fri. 05.07.10 – Today at Tuttle Club LA, Vaughan Risher (@vardenrhode) started asking the mobile folk in the group some questions about the upcoming Nokia N8’s HD video recording capabilities. He had three questions, of which he wrote down for me to ask around…

A Tale of Two Leaks

Mon 04.26.10 – I find the tale of the two leaks of the last week to be very instructive of the respective companies, countries, & cultures of which they occurred. Leak #1: The ((**GASP**)) iPhone Leak. OMG! The iPhone 4 has been leaked. The…