Peer-to-peer app sharing? There’a a patent for that!
Peer-peer file sharing. Wait, don't I have a patent on that?
Tag: mobile
Finally, you can match tunes to your run tempo
For most of the time I've run, I've had some sort of accelerometer, so I've always thought it would be cool for the music to match my pace.
Bad thing: folks are disabling the recording light on their smart glasses (and my preference)
I find this story disheartening. I really can’t think most folks who disable their recording light on their smart glasses are doing it for a good reason. ...
Another data point on the eternal quest to not use smartphones (BONUS: data points from 2008, 2013, and 2017)
Back in 2008, I was the Editor-in-Chief for Nokia Conversations, the main Nokia blog. Like a good tech blog back then, in addition to industry news, product rev...
Project: Spotify “like” Shortcut
I built a silent, tap-based Apple Shortcut that lets me like the currently playing song on Spotify. Y’see, often my phone is in my pocket when I listen to...
Just a thought: AI agents are mobile coupons all over again
A new phrase is bubbling up: ‘agentic AI’. That’s the AI as agent that goes out and does your bidding. The concept keeps coming up all the tim...
Instructions on how to use a phone one-handed bring back memories of the same idea years ago
This triggered an old funny memory (tho I might have the timing wrong). As phones got bigger, they got harder to handle with one hand. But there are some ways t...
The connection between the T-Mobile Sidekick and Nokia Cloud
This article got me all nostalgic for the mid-2000s. Back then, I was at Nokia, deep into the Nokia smartphone world, fusing mobile and the internet. And by 200...
OMG, what’s with stocks apps on mobile phones?
My memories of the days when mobiles were starting to become a thing and everyone was snapping up some sort of PalmPilot or PDA, one prominent app that was offe...
What do you think of Humane’s AI-powered wearable?
It’s a gadget designed for interacting with large language models, not apps, and for talking instead of typing. But it’s not yet entirely clear what you’re supp...