Archive For December, 2010

Viber – Another Skype competitor

While I like the idea of another Skype competitor, I don’t really get the competitive difference between Skype and Viber. The most prominent differences as outlined in the Techcrunch article are less power hungry than the current Skype iPhone app and that it is a product that leverages your phone number instead of an ID. 
In my [...]

SPB Mobile Shell coming to Android

I’m quite excited to see SPB Mobile Shell product come to market. One of the glimmer of hopes when I was on the Windows Mobile platform was SPB Mobile Shell 3.0 which breathed some life back to the Windows Mobile at least for a little while. The good news for the Android is that there [...]

HTC Desire Z review posted

My HTC Desire Z review is finally posted on Howard Forums. Here’s the quick overview of my thoughts on the HTC Desire Z. I like the device a lot and I’ve since purchased it. I’ve always had a “thing” for HTC devices largely because they generally are well supported by the xda-developers community. The device [...]

Official Google Reader Android app now available; Newsrob still better

I love Google Reader as a web app and was quite curious to see what the official Android app would be like.
I installed it, played with it and promptly moved back to Newsrob. Newsrob is still my favorite Google Reader app and I find myself living on it to manage and keep up [...]

Potential Good News with Netflix

I begrudgingly like Netflix because it’s a good service that has the potential to be great. My biggest disappointment is that it lacks a good selection of shows. At 7.99, I can’t really complain though. I watch the most obscure of TV shows like the newest Robin Hood series which is surprisingly good.
This news, [...]

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