What’s worse than no blog: an unattended blog

Kevin Bocek — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:36:10 +0000

A stale blog certainly isn’t a crisis, but it is a real annoyance.

The mobile world continues to evolve, but the time to spend documenting the ways of a mobile switcher have dwindled.

Since the last post, I’ve moved into a management role but switching was still strong:

I’ve moved back to Sprint for mobile data (integrated with Dell XPS1330)

A BlackBerry with EVDO and GPS was also too compelling (8830)

There is hope – a double fisted HTC Advantage and HTC Touch Dual (20key) blitz would be impressive.

With the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit approaching, there are sure to be at least a few things to keep the place a bit more up-to-date.

Treo 750 vs. BlackBerry Pearl

Kevin Bocek — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:04:49 +0000

While attending the Gartner Wireless and Mobile Summit 2007, I had the chance to use a Cingular’s Palm Treo 750 for two days.

The verdict: Nice try Palm, but the BlackBerry Pearl wins

Pros:

Cons:

Keyboard a step backwards from the Treo 650, difficult to use one-handed
Windows Mobile 5 – while sometimes pretty, does not match the efficiency of a BlackBerry
No built-in encryption: full device, email, or removable storage