The mobile web is dead, long live the appIf the mobile web is a much more logical way of building software for mobile devices, why do native apps still reign supreme?January 6, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Project Ara and Phonebloks are destined for the modular trashcanModular smartphones seem like a good ideas, but they have a number of significant problems.October 31, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
I bought an iPhone 5s, but I returned it the next dayIt's a beautiful device, but it loses out against cheaper Android devices with better usability.October 11, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Here's why we all need to be technology sociologistsPerhaps we would do better at serving normal users by thinking less about the technology and more about the sociology.October 7, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Will Windows Phone ever get any love from developers?The third-place player in the smartphone market may never get the love that those in the first two places do.October 2, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Ubuntu Edge -- failure was inevitableThe idea of raising $32 million through crowdfunding was always, how shall I put this, "quite a bold idea"...August 22, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Bring on the gold iPhone!Really? You don't want a gold iPhone? Oh come on... it's gorgeous!August 20, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
There's nothing wrong with Google blocking Microsoft's YouTube appIt's Google's toy -- they get to choose whether to stop playing with Microsoft and run home to mommy. That's business, people...!August 17, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
The "Rule of Three" explains the smartphone market perfectlyThe smartphone market may look like it's changing every day, but the Rule of Three tells us everything about the shape it has today, as well as the shape it'll have tomorrow...August 15, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Developing for niche platforms is illogical (and dangerous)If you'd been pouring your heart and soul into a BlackBerry app, you now have a major problem. Same goes for Windows Phone developers. Targeting iOS and Android is a better bet...August 14, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones