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Chris Pirillo on the iPhone vs. Windows Mobile for Business Use
“I was a Windows Mobile device user for about seven years. I was against the iPhone at first, thinking my Windows device suited my needs just fine. Then Ponzi bought me the iPhone. MajorDef wrote in to ask which is better for businessÂ… a Windows Mobile device, or an iPhone? I am a product tester for Sprint, and recently got my hands on their new HTC Touch mobile device. It’s not a bad device. It’s very small and lightweight. It does everything I need it to do. But it just doesn’t compare to my iPhone. I get frustrated trying to push a button that doesn’t work on these Windows devices. After playing with this Sprint HTC Touch for about five minutes, I literally shook my head and said out loud “How did I ever DO this?”. Keep in mind that for seven years, I was perfectly happy with my Windows devices. Enter my iPhone. It’s not just an amazing media device, it’s a joy to use. It’s smooth, it’s functional, it works the way I never thought it could work. It syncs perfectly with my Outlook, which is where I primarily live with my work. It can share my contacts, calenders and tasks. I can connect it to Exchange. It’s just magic. Is it perfect? Hardly. But, it’s the closest to perfect that any mobile device has ever come.”

This is from last week, but I thought it was worth sharing - on a dedicated Windows Mobile site like this one, you might consider this flame bait, but I’m hoping we can have some intelligent discussion on what Chris is saying. As a long-time Windows Mobile user, I think Chris’ criticism of the platform has significant merit - he’s not just some random user that picked up a Windows Mobile phone for five minutes and said he didn’t like it. He’s used it for years, is aware of the good and bad, and finally decided he couldn’t put up with it any more. That’s significant.

From my perspective, I’ve only had about five minutes of hands-on time with an iPhone so I’m not the best person to compare the two. But in my hands on time with the product, it’s impossible to deny the beauty and fluidity of the product. Apple did a great job with the design. But look deeper from a business user’s perspective: can you process a significant amount of email with no physical keyboard? I know I can’t - I absolutely need a keyboard. Can you use it as a business tool without third party applications? No, browser-based widgets are not applications. Perhaps some people can, but I know many of you rely on powerful third party software to get more done. And what about the whole Exchange issue? Chris’ comments about how great Outlook/Exchange works with his iPhone were news to me - he didn’t really go into details, but mentioned Plaxo. I know some people who won’t use Plaxo because it’s such a potential privacy nightmare. That’s my brief take on the subject - what’s yours?

Verizon’s BlackBerry Pearl available in stores Nov. 8

For those Verizon Wireless customers who have been waiting for the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the time is here. The pretty little Pearl is available now for purchase online and will be in stores nationwide on November 8 for $149.99 with a …

Pocket Tunes 4.05 Update Released
NormSoft has released the most substantial update since version 4.0 of their Pocket Tunes digital audio app. The new version, v4.0.5, is dated November 6, 2007. With the release of this update, Palm handheld, Treo, and Centro users are now all at the same version of PocketTunes. Previously, only 4.03 was available to existing Palm devices as 4.04 was a Centro-exclusive interim release.

Version 4.0.5’s full range of new features, program enhancements, and bugfixes is too lengthy to list here but a full change log can be seen on NormsoftÂ’s site. In addition to the number of technical improvements in the new version, Normsoft has also made several localization updates to tweak the Italian, German, Portugese, and Spanish text within the app.

Opera Mini Version 4.0 Released
Opera Software has released the first non beta version of Opera Mini v4. Opera Mini 4 is a complete redesign of its browser with a new desktop overview mode that allows people to browse their favorite web sites, just like they would on a PC. Some of the features added in new version include landscape mode for viewing sites in a widescreen format on compatible devices, a virtual mouse mode for easier scrolling and enhanced small screen rendering. A full list of new additions can be found here. It also retains its classic features of a desktop like presentation with smooth scrolling and zooming and its file size reducing page compression for faster page loads.

Opera Mini for Palm OS requires you have the Palm Java Micro Environment installed. It is available as an over the air download at www.operamini.com.

T-Mobile Sidekick Slide available now; better e-mail on the way

If you prefer to slide instead of swivel, then you’ll be happy to hear that the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide is now available for purchase online and in select retail stores for $199.99 with a two-year contract. In addition to this …

SFGate Editorial on IPhone’s Success & Palm
The San Francisco Gate has posted a new editorial entitled, “IPhone’s success spawns generations of imitators-and challengers”. The piece does not focus exclusively on AppleÂ’s much-hyped entry into the smartphone market, however, as it also offers some discussion focusing on PalmÂ’s cloudy outlook as well as some choice quotes from a Palm spokesperson.

Some interesting comments are attributed to Palm’s Rob Katcher, senior product manager for smartphones, regarding the new Palm Centro. By far the most intriguing comment from Palm is the statement by Mr. Katcher that the iPhone hoopla has “cued people in” to touch-sensitive LCDs, a Palm hallmark since the launch of the original Pilot in 1996. Katcher additionally comments that PalmÂ’s marketing push for the Centro has been geared to play up the touch screen’s capabilities in light of the iPhone frenzy. Such statements directly from a higher-up at Palm will only make long-term Palm OS users wonder why Palm has not released a device with a resolution greater than 320×320 since 2005, as Palm has produced PDAs since 2003 utilizing 320×480 LCDs—the exact same resolution found in the Apple iPhone.