Comments on: G1 Phones bust down the door with 50 open source apps, more to come http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/10/22/g1-phones-bust-down-the-door-with-50-open-source-apps-more-to-come/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: victor lund http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/10/22/g1-phones-bust-down-the-door-with-50-open-source-apps-more-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-142919 victor lund Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:57:52 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/10/22/g1-phones-bust-down-the-door-with-50-open-source-apps-more-to-come/#comment-142919 I am sure that we are not the only ones, but zhiing is being rapidly developed to work on the android platform. Today, the device is light on apps, but I expect this to improve quickly. Some are forecasting that Android will shoot past iPhone sales (see ABI Research) - but I think this is doubtful. The iPhone is too elegant. This should put a lot of pressure on the launch of the blackberry bold and their application storefront. All of these devices are changing the way consumers approach mobile computing. When Palm Launched wireless computing nearly 8 years ago, it was all about email, and a poor browser experience. Today, it is still about email, but LBS services are adding an entirely new dimension to the term "smart phone." Because the devices are location aware, finding what you want is a lot easier than the old way. Connecting with friends is even easier - for example, zhiing will look at the message between two people or between a person and a place and route directions. The future is wide open I am sure that we are not the only ones, but zhiing is being rapidly developed to work on the android platform.

Today, the device is light on apps, but I expect this to improve quickly. Some are forecasting that Android will shoot past iPhone sales (see ABI Research) – but I think this is doubtful. The iPhone is too elegant.

This should put a lot of pressure on the launch of the blackberry bold and their application storefront.

All of these devices are changing the way consumers approach mobile computing. When Palm Launched wireless computing nearly 8 years ago, it was all about email, and a poor browser experience. Today, it is still about email, but LBS services are adding an entirely new dimension to the term “smart phone.” Because the devices are location aware, finding what you want is a lot easier than the old way. Connecting with friends is even easier – for example, zhiing will look at the message between two people or between a person and a place and route directions.

The future is wide open

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