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September 24, 2008

The First Android Phone versus the iPhone

Tweet T-Mobile introduced the first Google Android phone this week. This long anticipated new platform combines elements of the iPhone (touch screen) and the Blackberry (pull out keyboard). Since I began researching mobile technology for the “Future of Mobile Travel” special report from PhoCusWright, I have been saying that the iPhone is a game changer. This message became more real […]

May 25, 2008

Is History Repeating Itself with Google Android?

Tweet I am old enough to remember the early days of personal computing. In fact the first Mac I worked on did not have its own hard drive and thus required switching out floppies to do any simple computing task. My first non-Mac “personal” computer was a suitcase sized Compaq which ran DOS and Lotus 1-2-3. The advantage of the […]

March 7, 2008

iPhone SDK: The Good News and Bad News

Tweet Yesterday’s announcement concerning the availability of the iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit) is significant for potential travel application developers. The iPhone has shifted the focus from cell phones to mobile Internet devices with the first full function mobile Web browser. Applications written for the iPhone can be downloaded directly from the Internet bypassing the traditional walled garden of the […]