Comments on: This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #59: It’s All About the Keyboard

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:41:11 +0000

I am shooting a video shortly showing the two phones doing normal things. I hope to have it up today.

By: Vivek

Vivek — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:32:37 +0000

So I am in the market for a new phone, and am going to stick to Sprint. Would you recommend the Hero over the Pre? Your input would really help.

By: NeoteriX

NeoteriX — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:59:34 +0000

Re: Pre

I don’t think it’s wishful thinking! My Pre has been noticeably snappier. Notably, the flick scroll is much more consistent and responsive now. At PreCentral in the “1.2 changes found” thread, they comment that:

“Faster – Speed increases across the board, notifications are much snappier – Updated Mojo framework (200.18) on 1.1 it was 191.15″

I agree that still there are some hiccups and lag, especially when I have more cards open, but to me, it’s a sign of great things to come!

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:26:50 +0000

Wow, it turns out that ABC has been releasing a chapter a week of this “novel” for 8 weeks now. It’s brilliant merchandising, but the online retailers should disclose this is not a real novelist. :)

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:10:07 +0000

Now it’s getting to be too much. The book is also on Amazon, and on both sites they have a full fictional bio for Richard Castle, including a past series about Derrick Storm. That’s Castle’s fictional series on the TV show.

There is nothing in these bios to indicate that this is not a real author, nor that these are not real books. That’s bordering on the unethical, IMHO.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:04:18 +0000

That makes so much sense from a merchandising standpoint, doesn’t it? I know I didn’t write it. Maybe you did, Jeff. Hmmm.

By: Jeff Kirvin

Jeff Kirvin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:40:32 +0000

James, Richard Castle’s new book, the first one featuring Nikki Heat, is available now on eReader.com. It’s called Heat Wave.

(I wonder who actually wrote it…)