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TwitterDroid Public Alpha Released

26 November 2007 / Comments

The first public alpha of TwitterDroid is out. TwitterDroid is a clone of Twitterific designed for Android.

As Android is not yet available on hardware, TwitterDroid only runs in the emulator provided with its SDK; so it might be a bit tricky to install the app for now.

Installation

After you’ve downloaded and unpacked TwitterDroid, you’ll have to [...]

Introducing TwitterDroid

17 November 2007 / Comments

I’ve decided to give a try to Android — the new Google mobile phone OS released last week — and to really have a taste of how it works, I wrote a little application for it.

TwitterDroid is an app designed for Android that lets you read and publish to your Twitter, it’s a kind of [...]

Android

12 November 2007 / Comments

Android is the name of the open mobile OS announced by Google last week.

As expected, Android code and SDK has been released today. Lots of people have been talking about it lately and I’ve to admit, from the various screenshots I’ve seen so far, that the UI does not seem that bad for a first [...]

I Got Two iPhones!

17 July 2007 / Comments

I just got two iPhones today! My company bought a bunch of iPhones to experiment with the new things we’re working on.

We unpacked the device religiously and it’s gorgeous. Since the company is not located in the US (but in Canada), I couldn’t activate the iPhone with any AT&T plan so I had to bypass [...]

iPhone Keyboard

30 June 2007 / Comments

Cognitives technologies behind the iPhone keyboard are amazing. The video below is a guided tour from Apple about how to use the virtual keyboard of the iPhone.

Skeptics and competitors can cry, this virtual keyboard is a killer.

Did I say I want one?

iPhone Is Closed. Good for Users

16 January 2007 / Comments

Now that iPhone is on stage, lots of developers are complaining about how closed the platform is. I read lots of stupidities like using its UNIX base to hack it and install Linux. But who really cares about being a closed platform? Geeks I guess, but certainly not users.

Apple iPhone Introduced! Simply Beautiful!

9 January 2007 / Comments

I guess the industry got a new challenger. The mobile landscape will definitely change in 2007 and won’t be frustrating anymore.

Learn more at Apple Learn more at Engadget

Fabrice Grinda Analysis of the Mobile Business

23 October 2006 / Comments

Last month, I wrote a post about the frustration of working in the mobile business. Fabrice Grinda just wrote a fine analysis of this market and talks about difficulties of doing business.

Being in the middle of the storm in my company and having experienced most of these difficulties, I can only share his opinions. [...]