Adam Z. Lein

Apple Admits to False Advertising with the iPhone 3G?

On December 9, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Smartphone News

As posted by Gizmodo, and WinSuperSite, it appears that Apple is admitting that their advertising has no basis in reality. After a legal complaint by 70-year-old William Gillis over the “twice as fast for half the price” statement found in iPhone 3G marketing, Apple responded with a 9-page, 32-point rebuttal—one paragraph of which included this overly harsh, but very telling, statement: “Plaintiff’s claims, and those of the purported class, are barred by the fact that …

Surprised by Gartner’s iPhone Sales Numbers?

On December 4, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Surprised by Gartner’s iPhone sales numbers for Q3 2008? So is Matthew Miller of ZDNET: It is pretty shocking to me that the iPhone/Mac OS X operating system sales are greater than Windows Mobile given that there are so many different Windows Mobile devices and only two models of iPhones. Windows Mobile has also been around for quite some time. It looks like usability may be winning out over functionality and specifications. I disagree a …

MySpace Mobile Streaming Videos in Beta

On December 4, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

There’s a new video on MySpace showing a tutorial about how the new MySpace Mobile streaming videos feature works. The feature is currently in beta and is demoed on Windows Mobile, but may work for other devices as well. My Videos on MySpace Mobile website Originally published on Pocketnow on December 4, 2008. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.

Simple vs. Easy in Computer Interfaces

On December 4, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Paul Thurrott has posted an article regarding Windows 7’s new taskbar design and user interface enhancements. The “Simple vs. Easy” article also references some comparisons between Apple’s iPhone user interface design and Windows Mobile’s user interface. While the iPhone is “simple”, Windows Mobile tends to be “easier to use” in many aspects. Many of Paul’s comments are similar to my series of commentary on The Truth About Intuitiveness regarding “Easy to Learn” vs. “Easy to …

Windows Mobile vs. Your Car

On December 2, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Car computers and navigation systems are very helpful when traveling from place to place. They make it much easier to navigate, listen to music, and communicate while safely keeping your eyes on the road. Or at least they should! Many people may not realize that your average Windows Mobile phone can make a very formidable in-car computer that supports many features that dashboard computers are barely capable of. All you really need is an in-car …

AT&T Fuze vs. HTC TyTN II

On November 30, 2008 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

The ATT Fuze replaces the ATT Tilt, which was also available as the HTC TyTN II or Kaiser. Is the Fuze really an upgrade or has it lost more than it’s gained when compared to the Kaiser? So with the Fuze, you gain an extra row of keys, a VGA screen, smaller width, accelerometer, TV out, Video acceleration, touch capacitive button pad, a magnetic stylus, and an autofocus camera with LED flash. However, when compared …