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This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, June 28th Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 a 2:55 pm

Not evil twin to theiPhoneBlog.com Week in Review, not an invasion by Fake Steve, This Week in Smart Phone Schadenfreude brings you all the feel-better news you need about the smartphone world outside Apple’s current media dominator. (Who knew there was such a world? We were just as surprised! Inelegant, interface challenged, keyboardy, crashy, single-touchy place — best not to linger…). Join us as we mock review the big news from last week at our sister sites. Everybody loves sibling rivalry!

In this week's edition: Boldly late... and on strike, WinMob vs. Android, more Windows raves, and Real Ed vs. Fake Steve!

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, June 21st Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 a 6:46 pm

In this week's edition: Blackberry iClone's visual voice mail -- but don't make them angry! Windows Mobile 6.0 ready to crash already frozen Treo 800wx's, and can Centro has future?

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, June 14th Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Jun 14, 2008 a 10:14 pm

In this week's edition: RIM Flips, Windows Mobile is why Ballmer should quit, and Palm's Centro is a... hit?!

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, June 7th Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jun 8, 2008 a 5:22 pm

In this week's edition: Nothing. Seriously. It's like there's some event on Monday that's blotted out the smartphone sun...

(Okay, fine, maybe there's some small something or other we can dig up. Hit the read link...)

Uh Oh: iPhone Market Share Slips

By Casey Chan, Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008 a 9:00 am

After claiming 27% of US smartphone market share in the last quarter of 2007, the iPhone has slipped to 20% for the first quarter of 2008. Where have all the iPhone buyers gone? Apparently to RIM and Palm (why!) who saw their market share increase in the same period. For Palm, the gains can be credited to the rise in popularity of the Centro and for RIM, well no one doubts their powerhouse status around these parts.

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, May 31st Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 31, 2008 a 3:55 pm

In this week's edition: Windows Se7en, Great Googley Android, India's circling the RIM, the Treo 800w guest commentary, and no other news on Safari for Samsung...

Top 5 Things the iPhone Could Learn from the Competition - Wait-a-Thon!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 a 9:42 am

[Note: This a a Wait-A-Thon post! Comment on this post -- or any post tagged "Wait-a-Thon" -- for your chance to win a $100 iTunes Gift Card! Note that you must post with a valid and real email address so we can send you your prize -- no switching!]

No need for double-takes. You didn't click the wrong link. Just breath, dig deeply, and stick with me for a moment. Yes, you really are still reading the iPhone blog.

For a 1.0 device, the iPhone knocked the ball -- if not out of the park -- soundly into the fence, and sent a complacent industry fumbling and flurrying to catch it. But no device, not even from Apple, could get everything perfect the first time at bat. Now, I've pretty much staked my turf here by playfully poking a little bit of fun at the competition but, truth be known, when they're not wasting their time on iClones every platform and handset has some great -- even killer -- features to recommend it. In that spirit, here's my top 5 list of what Apple should seriously consider stealing... er... learning from the competition if they want to hit a home run with 2.0 and beyond...

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, May 24th Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 24, 2008 a 10:23 pm

CEOh-Snap! RIM Admits to Using "Time Machine" to Copy "iPhone"!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 a 4:31 pm

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, May 17th Edition

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 17, 2008 a 11:55 am

Not evil twin to Phone Different Week in Review, not an invasion by Fake Steve, This Week in Smart Phone Schadenfreude brings you all the feel-better news you need about the smartphone world outside Apple’s current media dominator. (Who knew there was such a world? We were just as surprised! Inelegant, interface challenged, keyboardy, crashy, single-touchy place — best not to linger…). Join us as we mock review the big news from last week at our sister sites. Everybody loves sibling rivalry!