Thoughts on Tech

A new study by ChangeWave research (as reported in Information Week) puts the iPhone as the contining leader in customer satisfaction amount SmartPhone users, though this article says not to count RIM out quite yet.

Here’s the truth of it tho.  RIM has spent years focusing their products on the business customer.  Blackberrys do email very well.  Their browsing experience is, well, lacking.  Even on the new Storm.

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Some more minor tweaks to Twitter Updater to make it work better with WordPress 2.7. Some major things have changed in the post screen!
Twitter Updater 3.02

Twitter Updater 3, previously announced here, has now been updated to version 3.01. This is only a minor cosmetic fix to integrate it properly into WordPress 2.7. Additional features and more URL shorting services coming soon.

Twitter Updater

The LA Times Technology Blog reports that iPhone developer Craig Hockenberry doesn’t like that there’s lots of free and inexpensive apps on the Apple App store.  Apparently the 2 million downloads a day that Apple claims to be supporting just aren’t his cup on tea.  On his blog he writes:

We have a lot of great ideas for iPhone applications. Unfortunately, we’re not working on the cooler (and more complex) ideas. Instead, we’re working on 99¢ titles that have a limited lifespan and broad appeal. Market conditions make ringtone apps most appealing.

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