MacEvangelism (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that "smartphone" is an outdated label for the iPhone-like devices coming out and so he... 1 Vote(s)
TechSheep (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
David Pogue / New York Times: Call It an ‘App Phone’ (A What') — Last week, I reviewed not one, but three new phones. You’d think that would be enough for a while, but fall is peak season for new mobile devices, and another major release — Motorola’s Droid — is upon us this week. [...]
PalmAddicts (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
[From Hans] David Pogue reviews the Droid phone. "But before we get to today’s big review of the Droid, we need a noun. What should we call these iPhone-like, touch screen Wi-Fi phones with music and video, real Web browsers,...
i4U (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Celeb gadget reviewers Walt Mossberg from the WSJ and David Pogue from the NY Times have also filed their take on the upcoming Verizon Droid from Motorola. Droid reviews have been already out since last week, but of course it is interesting what Mossbe...
Gizmodo Australia (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that “smartphone” is an outdated choice of word for the iPhone-like devices coming out and looked for a new one. (more…)
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that "smartphone" is an outdated label for the iPhone-like devices coming out and so he looked for a new one. Our Jason Chen discussed this issue in the past and coined the term "com," but here's Pogue's take: What should we call these iPhone-like, touch...
Rather Than Working (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
That would be Readability. It isn't for getting rid of the junk on a website. It's for when you want to read an article and see the pictures, if any. Put it on your tool bar and click it. Clear, easy to read text with the picures. No ads, no flashing, as far as I've seen, no pop-overs, pop-unders or interstitials. Credit goes to David Pogue at NYTimes.com in his Pogue's Posts....
geeksugar (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Shoppers line up bright and early for the Motorola Droid - Engadget TechCrunch writes an open love letter to the Droid - TechCrunch Here's how you can scoop up a Motorola Droid for only $150 - CNET Verizon has already promised tethering for the Droid - Wired David Pogue says the Droid's design screams "Star Wars" if not "Darth Vader" - NY Times It's giveaway time...
MacTech News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
O’Reilly Media has released the eighth edition of “iPod: The Missing Manual” (www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596804312). The US$19.99, 300-page book is written by J. D. Biersdorfer and David Pogue. The book provides a “no-nonsense view of the latest iPod line,” including the tiny shuffle, the video-capable nano, the high-capacity Classic, and the Wi-Fi-enabled...
PhoneDog.com Cell Phones articles (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... (none of which actually include the phone name)? Or was he just snubbed? After all, NYT’s David Pogue got his book, iPhone: The Missing Manual, approved. Who knows? I've stopped trying to apply any sort of logic to the App Store approvals process. Via: EngadgetMobile
eWeek (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... reviews until Nov. 5, when gadget gurus Walt Mossberg (paywall) of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of The New York Times put their first impressions of the Droid online. eWEEK takes the pros and cons of the Droid from Mossberg and Pogue point by point. - ...
Gadgetell (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Email / IM , Smartphones , Mobile Yesterday, two tech greats chimed in on reviews of the Droid. Both Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of the New York Times reviewed the phone and both came away with an overall positive overview. Neither reviewer could stay away from constant iPhone comparisons. Mossberg’s...
jkOnTheRun (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Those of us who fall in the “tech enthusiast” crowd like to, no, need to put a nice, neat tag on everything. We’ve spent years trying to explain the difference between “feature phones” and “smartphones”, because we have to put a simple tag on every piece of tech gear. It’s just how we roll. David Pogue [...]
eWEEKeurope (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... reports. It is a “killer phone”, though not an iPhone killer, say reviews by The New York Times’ David Pogue and the Wall Street Journal’s Walter S. Mossberg published on 5 November. “I regard it as a success overall,” wrote Mossberg. “It’s the best super-smart phone Verizon offers, the best Motorola phone I’ve tested and the best hardware so far to run Android.”The Times’ David...
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Motorola and Verizon invited comparisons, and that's what they got The Droid lands in stores Friday, and on Thursday the heavyweight reviewers — which is to say the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg and the New York Times' David Pogue — weighed in. Given that Motorola (MOT) and Verizon (VZ) pitched the Droid in its first TV [...]
