Pluses Archive

  • An iPhone Lover’s Take On The HTC EVO 4G

    An iPhone Lover’s Take On The HTC EVO 4G

    Posted on May 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Back in January, I wrote a post entitled An iPhone Lover's Take On The Nexus One. At the time, the Nexus One was soon to be released as the latest and greatest Android phone, and a number of iPhone users were wondering whether it was worth it to switch for the benefits of Android (and perhaps more importantly, another network besides AT&T). My take: it was the best Android phone yet, but it wasn't better than the iPhone. Now I'm going to do the same type of review for the new HTC EVO 4G phone, which Sprint is launching next week. At Google I/O, the search giant gave the phone away to every attendee complete with one month of service to try it out. Just as with the Nexus One, I've decided to use it as my primary phone for the past week or so to get a real sense of the pluses and minuses of the device. Just as with my Nexus One review, this isn't meant to be an all-encompassing review or roundup (for that, see here or here or here). Instead, this is just my reaction to the device as an iPhone user.

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  • webOS 1.4 now available for the Palm Pre and Pixi on Sprint, O2, Movistar, but not Verizon

    webOS 1.4 now available for the Palm Pre and Pixi on Sprint, O2, Movistar, but not Verizon

    Posted on February 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Good news, Palm fans! If you’ve taken a break from jamming on the “Update” button, it’s time to go tap it one last time: the rollout of webOS 1.4 has just begun. The catch: it seems that it’s only for Sprint handsets right now (Update: In the US, that is – it’s also available on [...]

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  • Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Like this – except, you know, with cell phones. If you were planning on buying two Verizon Palm Pixi Pluses (or, if you’re feelin’ nutty, one Palm Pre Plus and one Palm Pixi Plus), get excited. It looks like you’ll be walkin’ out of the Verizon store with a bit more cash than you expected. Yesterday afternoon, [...]

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  • Pluses Pre and Pixi priced

    Pluses Pre and Pixi priced

    Posted on January 16, 2010 | No Comments
    If you're in the market for a WebOS Plus device then they'll cost you $150 for the Pre and $100 for the Pixi whenever Verizon launches them.

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  • Verizon loading up on 600,000 Pixis soon?

    Verizon loading up on 600,000 Pixis soon?

    Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Verizon's intro of webOS equipment is probably going to come out as one of Big Red's most ballyhooed moves of early 2010 -- but to support a launch of that magnitude, you need phones ready and waiting to go. To that end, Palm had been rumored to have 800,000 Pixis (or Pixi Pluses, depending on how these things are going to be marketed) on order from ODM Compal for delivery this quarter, but that number has apparently been revised down to 600,000 for delivery in the first quarter of next year on news that the units had failed some of Verizon's tests. Considering the carrier's famously brutal equipment certification process, we wouldn't doubt it -- let's just hope this doesn't delay the launch by much.

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  • Review: Gameloft’s GTA-style Gangstar for the iPhone is “hella phat”

    Review: Gameloft’s GTA-style Gangstar for the iPhone is “hella phat”

    Posted on September 7, 2009 | No Comments
    phat [fat] adj. slang. 1. <abrev.> Pretty Hot and Tempting. 2. 1990’s slang largely used today by gangster wannabes and 13-year-olds. 3. The best word to describe Gameloft’s Gangstar: West Coast Hustle. If you liked the Grand Theft Auto series, and you have an iPhone, you absolutely have to buy Gangstar: West Coast Hustle (iTunes link). Even if you’ve [...]

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  • Review: Worms for the iPhone will disappoint even the series’ biggest fans

    Review: Worms for the iPhone will disappoint even the series’ biggest fans

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Team17 completely blew it with Worms for the iPhone (iTunes link). I was running around the house screaming my head off like my team had just won the Super Bowl when I found out Worms was coming to this handset. When I finally got to playing it, it was as though the clock was reset [...]

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