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    jayhawk11 owns property now!!!: I still think we should use #Com Simple, and it ties into a former Gizmodo story. more »
    jayhawk11 owns property now!!!: #Com In honor of Chen's article last year. more »
    MINI Driver: It's clear that even with the huge amount of development time MS have had since the launch of the Touch, they still can't break-free from the MS drone... more »
    DennyCrane: PREDICTION: Skyfire Labs will get bought by year's end by a mobile phone manufacturer. more »
    Nick: i think microsoft you should a doppelganger for everything out there. silverlight is a great start. more »
    Freddie DeBoer: Why do you have to exaggerate IE's flaws? Yes, there are better browsers. I use Firefox myself. To say that it's "hellacious"? That just guarantees yo... more »
    switchblade saints: sorry this is way off-topic, I have been newsless for 24 hours and I just needed to say: F California. That is all. On topic: I am looking forward to ... more »
    Mykbibby: Oh Microsoft... mistake after mistake after mistake. When will they learn? The only thing good they have going for them right now is the Xbox. more »
    Keni: Using a smartphone/com as my main computing device... I can't imagine myself doing something even close to that in the next 10 years >.> more »
    AmishJohn: Please. How many people are actually surprised by Apple 'winning' here? Anyone? Bueller? You had a chance to be honest, and at least tie the Android a... more »
    John Mahoney: Hey guys, sorry, the key to the charts could use a little explanation. Post updated, and here it is: CHART KEY: Number value is time for complete page... more »
    Geisrud: I'm totally confused with times vs color coding. Instinct takes 2+ min to load WSJ = Excellent, but Dare fails at 38 seconds (both red?) Bold gets an ... more »
    Dylorian: you guys should have waited for the Storm to come out. more »
    theDreamer: Sorry, but the Mobile Safari does not compare to Opera when on a proper phone. Try the HTC Touch Pro when using Opera and you will be very happy. Yes ... more »
    Eauboy: Graph: fail and excellent = same color = fail more »
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    Smartphones (Or Whatever You Call Them) Trump Netbooks, Notebooks at SXSW

    The tech and media savvy hipsters currently at SXSW could very well be a snapshot of things to come. The conference is chock full of smartphones, but there's nary a notebook (or netbook) in sight. More »
  • #com

    Smartphone Is a Dumb Word: We Need a New Name

    It's 2008. Why are we still calling the devices we carry in our pockets "phones." The difference between cordless phones and cell phones is just one word, though the difference in functionality is vast. Even more clumsily, we call phones with email and web browsing "smartphones," despite most modern geeks using less than 10% of their battery to make calls. With so many disparate core features—emailing and browsing, plus texting, video calling, video recording, pic snapping, music listening, video watching, game playing and day organizing—shouldn't we be ditching the word "phone"? The term is so...1876. We need a new name, and I humbly suggest "com." Follow me on this one: More »