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
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
Google Maps on iPhone shows iOS 6 Maps where to goI didn't think iOS 6 Maps were that bad, but turn-by-turn navigation on Google Maps is so good there's no way I'd deliberately launch iOS 6's Maps app again...December 18, 2012 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
Dare Apple move the cheese with iOS 7?Innovation is hard, especially with an established product and a satisfied customer base. Can Apple do anything radical with iOS 7? Do they even need to?June 12, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Post-PC success comes from embracing humanity's darker sideSmartphones and tablets cover the whole gamut of human experience, not just the nice stuff about unicorns and rainbows. Accepting that fact lets us all have better tools to support our lives.April 2, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones
Anti-smartwatch buyer's guideMy number one prediction about smartwatches? They won't offer good value for money. Buy a nice, expensive, normal watch with an automatic movement and you'll be much happier.April 10, 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
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
Moto X's customizations are pure marketing geniusWhen marketing a phone, you need an edge. Google and Motorola has one with Moto X's customizations...August 9, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Smartphones