I just learned from engadget that Kindle for iPhone has been released. I installed it on my iPhone immediately and my first book was downloaded to my iPhone in less than 2 minutes. I have captured all its glory and posted on Flickr:
I have 28 books on my Kindle Library and I am trying to download them all to my iPhone.
Magazines are not synchrnozied though.
It is about time to write something about PC. I have had my first UMPC for almost two months now. The latest generation, which should become obsolete by early 2008 the latest, of UMPC offers portability that is almost as good as PDA (depending on how you usually carry your PDA) and the functionality of a true computer running Windows Vista. The beautiful thing about PC is that there are so many manufacturers out there and the demand is so great (90% of the entire population on planet earth that does some sorts of computing), it never ceases to amaze me how the industry as a whole has kept "inventing" and hyping new designs and form factors that on rare occasions, do rise up to their hypes. In this case, the UMPC. It’s small and light. Granted, it’s slow but its battery does give me at least 2 full hours of operation with both Bluetooth and WiFi turned on between charges. It does a decent job on running Microsoft Office and browsing the Internet. I can use it anywhere to connect to the Internet through a Bluetooth connecion with my 3.5G Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone acting as a modem. How many times a day do you loathe your 3.5G PDA that can’t access your, say, online banking site or your faviourite AJAX sites? Depending on the price, I might get its optional 3.5G module when it comes out later this year, that is, of course only if the new generation hasn’t come out yet. In the meantime, my UPMC lives happily with my MacBook.
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Prashant Rao, a summer intern at SCMP, interviewed me last week. His article appeared today at the front page of the Technology Post.
On Monday 5th July, 2004, Michael Logan of the SCMP called me and asked me to comment on the recent debates about whether a 5th 3G licence should be issued.
In response to OFTA’s consultation on the issue of "Licensing
of Mobile Services on Expiry of Existing Licences for Second Generation Mobile
Services
- Analysis of Comments Received, Preliminary Conclusions and Further Consultation",
I have made my submission today.
Somehow, I have a strong feeling against the flood of negative press about 3G. So I have decided to share my positive experience with the readers of the SCMP.