January 28, 2009 by hilzfuld on Random

The Web Without Arrington

I just came across a very disturbing article written by none other, than Mr. TechCrunch, Michael Arrington. Just to summarize it, Arrington is taking some time off from blogging. What seems to be the straw that broke the camel’s back was a very extraordinary event he experienced in his recent visit to the DLD Conference in Germany. Basically, as he was leaving, after a long and very tiring day, he was approached by someone who apparently did not get the exposure he would have wanted from TechCrunch, and was spat on. No, that is not a metaphor for the man saying something not nice to him, the guy actually hocked a lugi at Arrington. This is after Mike had his and his family’s lives threatened by another lunatic last year, which led him to have to hide out and walk around with constant security for a significant amount of time.

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Now, this bothers me on so many levels, I do not even know where to begin. OK, I do not think this is the appropriate stage to discuss manners and ethical behavior, so I will focus on a different aspect. The Web has been known to be the most effective tool ever in marketing your business, and if there is one site that does it best, it is TechCrunch. You get your company mentioned by Arrington and you’re set. However, there is another side to that equation. The staff at TechCrunch do not randomly decide who to publicize and who to leave out. I am pretty sure they do not determine the topic of a post based on how nice the company’s logo is. They also have readers, and they need to keep them interested. He knows his audience and he writes accordingly. If Arrington posted about every company that he was exposed to, TechCrunch would not be what it is today.

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But that’s not all. As I said, the Web can be a CEO’s best friend. One mention on the right site at the right time can make or break a startup. However, and this I can tell you from watching friends I have that work around the clock trying to promote their company, if your company does not succeed, no blogger or site is to blame. Yes, they could have helped, but making a successful startup takes years of sweat and tears, and that cannot be avoided. This guy who thought spitting is an appropriate reaction to his life’s failures, obviously has a failing company and he decided to blame the wrong person.

So to the spitter, I have two things to say:

To build a successful company from the ground up, you need a lot of patience, maturity, and vision. Not to mention a good idea and an intelligent staff. Based on your behavior, you lack every single one of those traits.
To quote a friend “Who spits these days”? Seriously though, spit? Really?

To Arrington (since I know he is reading), I say come back soon and keep up what you have been doing. I think it is safe to say that every tech blogger out there looks to you for inspiration. Wow, OK, Itamar made fun of me about my last post when I said Oren is a “sweet guy”, I wonder how he is going to react to this.

-Hillel

January 28, 2009 by hilzfuld on Tech

What Web 2.0 Was Intended To Be

As you all know, I have been spending a lot of time on various social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. While I do not consider myself any sort of Web 2.0 expert, like every other person on Twitter writes in their bio, I do think I am becoming somewhat of an addict. A vast majority of the information I absorb from the Web, whether it be technology related, or just general news, comes from sites like Digg, Reddit, TechCrunch or Twitter.

Now, being the relatively young blogger that I am, I am generally not exposed to startups first hand, I just read about the newest trends on sites like TechCrunch or Blonde 2.0. This week, thanks to Itamar, I was fortunate enough to take part in a very exciting event for the first time, Mobile Monday. There were tens of very interesting mobile geeks present, but there was one that really stood out in the crowd. I met an individual who has started a Web 2.0 startup, which enables social interaction on the Web via interesting stories and news. The site is called HYPick (I think it is from a combination of two words “Hype” and “Topic”, I am liking it). You can post links, videos, pictures, or just thoughts on the site, and based on popularity, it makes it to the front page and thereby gets greater exposure.

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OK, I know what you are thinking, I thought it too, and so did Oren, the founder. Isn’t that exactly what Digg is? The answer is, that Oren has an angle here, which makes HYPick much more pure social interaction than Digg will ever be. Here’s the thing with Digg, as much as I love the site, and its founder, Kevin Rose (especially his podcast, Diggnation), every post I write here, gets uploaded to Digg, and take a guess if I ever made it to the front page. I have not. The reason is, because I do not know enough people on Digg to digg my story. I cannot ask my 10,000 friends on Digg to vote for me, because I am not Kevin Rose, Michael Arrington, or some other Web icon (not yet anyway). So, in reality, Digg has gone from a true social media site to a plain and simple popularity contest.

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Not only is it not really effective for someone who wants to find a story that really interested the largest number of people, it is also not effective for someone who has a great story and wants exposure, because if you do not have thousands of friends on Digg, chances are you will not make the front page. Now, I know this sounds like I am coming down on Digg, so let me make myself clear, I love Digg. I read it in the morning before I brush my teeth, and totally depend on it for the day’s entertainment. I could not live without Digg (OK, maybe that is a slight exaggeration), but the truth is that stories get Dugg based on popularity, not only true interest.

So then how is HYPick different? Well, here is where Oren’s innovative genius comes into play. There is no upvote or Digg button to be found. The popularity of the story is determined by the amount of participation in the comments. After all, if it is a truly attractive post, people must have an opinion about it. The more comments it gets, the closer it gets to the front page. The site has a really simple and user friendly feel to it, and is very intuitive and fun to use. I am liking HYPick, in fact, I already posted my first story there, and accomplished what I have not accomplished in the 2 years I have been using Digg, I made it to the front page.

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In addition to the brilliance behind the idea and concept of HYPick, Oren is also a very sweet, down to earth kinda guy, and I would love to see him succeed. I think what might set him apart from the rest, is his true passion to make the Web into a real social media tool, and to give some justification to the overly used term, Web 2.0.

-Hillel

January 27, 2009 by hilzfuld on iPhone

iPhone App Breaks Screen’s Glass

Well, it doesn’t really break the glass. But this new app, which is made by a French company by the name of VisuaMobile and will be available in the App Store soon, emulates what breaking your iPhone’s screen would be like. Watch the ad for “Fracture” above. The graphics seem really cool, and I have a strong feeling we will be seeing this app in Top Apps category very soon.
Check out the demo in the video below.

-Hillel

January 27, 2009 by hilzfuld on iPhone, Marketing

New iPhone “Read” Ad

Just to bring you another one of Apple’s great iPhone ads. Enjoy!
-Hillel

January 27, 2009 by hilzfuld on Tech

The Greatness of Twitter

My recent acquaintance with the rapidly growing and truly addictive micro blogging platform, Twitter, has presented me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I have been spending endless time tweeting and reading other people’s tweets. I am learning new things every day, such as the effective use of Hashtags on Twitter, and the various URL shortening services, some of which introduced us to a whole new method of infecting PCs around the world.

What also amazes me is that Twitter really facilitated the birth of an entire industry to support it. From the desktop clients (I have reviewed em all, and will share my conclusions with you in a later post), iPhone apps (in one word, TwitterFon), and plugins, to the stat sites, twitter design tutorials, and user analysis tools, the possibilities are endless, and I am presented with new ones every day.

As I am writing this post, I came across a new and interesting Twitter tool, a Twitter dictionary, or Twittonary. Yes, there is a whole new Twitter language, with words like Tweets, Tweeple, and Tweetaholic becoming mainstream, I really cannot get enough of Twitter.

I met a few of the people from my Twitter followers at Mobile Monday last night. I have to say it was a little strange to put a face to all the tweets. Some of my followers have already added me on Facebook after we tweeted back and forth a few times and realized we have a lot in common. I am reading new articles written about the Twitter phenomenon every day, and it seems like the interest in Twitter is only getting greater.

However, Twitter also presents me with a challenge that I have yet to overcome. I am the type of person that likes to share my experiences with others. When I am excited about something, I need to pass it on to friends and family. Whether it is via the blog, my Facebook, email, or just in person. Somehow though, I cannot do that with Twitter. As much as I love it, I cannot relay the genius behind it, to my peers. Every time I try to verbalize how revolutionary Twitter is, I always get the same few answers; “I don’t get it”, or “So basically, it’s a chat room”, or “Why is this such a big deal?”, and of course the answer I get most frequently “So they stole the idea of status updates from Facebook, and this is exciting, why?”

I have tried to pinpoint what is so amazing about it, but have had no success so far. I wrote in my last Twitter post that the ability to follow anyone and not just people you really know, is what separates it from other social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, but as cool as that is, that does not do Twitter justice. I thought maybe it was the ability to get real time news, like we saw in the famous Hudson plane crash, but that too does not seem to impress the people I speak to.

What ended up happening is that when I am trying to “sell” Twitter to someone, the conversation always ends with me saying “you just have to try it”. The below video is the closest I have come to finding an explanation that might satisfy some. So I will conclude with a request. If any of my readers can think of a good explanation of what makes Twitter so great, and what caused its numbers to increase 850% in 2008, or to explode with 20,000 new users every day, I would be greatly appreciative. Not only would your suggestions help me explain Twitter to others, it would also help me justify my strong addiction to myself.

-Hillel

January 25, 2009 by hilzfuld on iPhone, Mobile, Software, Tech

iPhone to Offer Wireless File Transfer; Finally

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Looks like some very smart developer is working on one of the most sought after features for the iPhone, wireless file transfer. As I wrote those words, I thought to myself how hard it is to believe that Apple left out such basic bluetooth functionality like file transfer and stereo bluetooth. It really does not make sense to me, and I would love to hear some suggestions from my readers in the comments. Why is Apple so opposed to making our lives that much simpler, with features (I would not even call these things features) like copy/paste, video capabilities, and running multiple apps simultaneously?

I am a firm believer that most companies do not just leave out basic functions when designing a mobile device. I am sure somewhere along the line, Steve and some of his buddies were sitting in a very nice conference room somewhere and discussing what the iPhone would and would not have.

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Maybe the conversation went something like this:

Steve: ” I want to make the best mobile device the world has ever known. It will have an amazing touch interface, and will work better than any previous phone”.

One of his buddies: “Well, OK, we can do that, but just take into account that certain functions that were available 10 years ago, will not be able to be implemented on this phone. No way we can get copy/paste functionality in it, for example. Not to mention Bluetooth functionality that can be found in the most basic of Nokia phones.

Steve: “OK, go ahead as planned, as long as you can swipe between pictures”.

OK, so that did not happen. What was really going through Apple’s mind when leaving out file transfer via Bluetooth? Please share your insights.

One thing I will tell you in full certainty, if this developer pulls it off, he will be a very rich man. Watch the demo in the video below.

-Hillel

January 25, 2009 by hilzfuld on Software

Firefox vs. Chrome; Innovation vs. Simplicity

My time on the Web is usually mostly dedicated to reading about the newest technological advancements in the mobile market. Lately, however, whether it is because not much is going on in that industry, or because most of the people I follow on Twitter are not as interested in mobile as I am, I have spent a lot of time researching and reviewing a totally different realm of technology. I have been trying to determine which of the many Web browsers, best suits my needs.

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My conclusion is narrowed down to two browsers, which seem like they pretty much dominate the public opinion, or at least the opinion of most tweeple in twitterville. The first browser that I feel is leagues above most others is Google’s new Chrome. It will not take long for me to explain to you why I love it so much, in fact, I can pretty much sum it up in one word; speed. I read somewhere (probably in a tweet) that someone compared launching Chrome to opening Notepad or any other similar program. It is instant, and smooth. There is absolutely no delay whatsoever. Chrome is much faster than any other browser I have tested, and I think I have pretty much tested em all. So, if speed is what you are looking for in a browser (aren’t we all?), Chrome is your choice.

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However, and this a big minus for me, with Chrome, what you see is what you get. I mean to say, that what makes my default browser, Firefox 3, so great, and worth sacrificing those few extra milliseconds upon launch, are the amazing add ons for Firefox. Firefox can be used with the basic configuration you get when you download it, or you can download endless add ons to enhance its functionality. The experience of downloading add ons for FF3 reminds me of the experience with the App Store, as in, effortless, smooth, and even fun.

Just to give you a few examples of the add ons I use, which by the way, I found through a recommendation of one of my followers on Twitter (if you have not figured it out yet, I have been spending a lot of my time on Twitter, and you can expect a lengthy detailed review of why I love it so much, some time in the very near future). Here they are:

TwitterFox: A really great add on that came very close to replacing all my desktop clients that I use to access Twitter. The only issue for me was, and this is not a function of this specific add on, rather a characteristic of Firefox, when I am watching a movie, or do not have Firefox on the front of my screen, I can not receive Twitter notifications. You do not expect me to go an hour and a half without knowing the happenings of Twitter, do you?
IE Tab: This add on is borderline genius. In the time I have been using Firefox, there have been many instances where I could not view a web page or a video the way it was meant to be seen, because of all sorts of compatibility issues. Some sites still only work on Internet Explorer. This add on gives you three options. You can seamlessly change your current page from Firefox to IE, without closing it and reopening it in IE. This is the option I do most. You can also open a new tab in IE, and then type whatever URL you want to visit in the address bar. The third option is you can click on any link and open it in IE. It’s a great add on that I have used many times since I installed it.
FoxyTunes: One of the coolest add ons available. Basically, this add on gives you the ability to control your music player from your browser. You can rewind, fast forward, skip songs, adjust the volume and more, without opening iTunes, or whatever music application you use. Very useful.
Screen Grab: A simple but practical add on. It is as it sounds. It enables you to take a screen capture of an entire screen or a selected area, without ever opening up another program.

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Those are just a few examples, but all my add ons make it impossible for me to use any other browser. If you are deciding what browser to use, here is how you decide. For starters, x out IE, it just is not in the same league. If you are trying to decide between Firefox and Chrome, it really is an easy decision. Just think about your needs. Do you want a browser that is blazing fast and gives you the basic functionality that a Web browser is supposed to give you? Or do you want a browser that is really much more? Are you a basic Web user or do you do more on the Web than just read interesting articles and blogs? I think these browsers really target different audiences. Google, as usual, managed to make a simple, but extremely impressive browser, while Mozilla, really revolutionized the browser world, by creating a browser that is a Jack of all Trades.

-Hillel

January 20, 2009 by hilzfuld on Marketing

Yet Another Proof that Social Media Works

After a long three months of job searching using every available tool, looks like I have landed myself a position as a Content Manager at a Forex startup. At the risk of giving myself a huge jinx before I even start the job, I wanted to share with you my experience over the last three months, and how I reached the indisputable conclusion that social media is the way to go.

Over this extremely trying period of looking for my next job, I used pretty much every tool available to me. That includes the traditional job websites, as well as outsourcing companies, and placement agencies. I must have sent out a 100 CVs a week, each with a really impressive cover letter as well as a CV customized for the type of position for which I am applying. I will not say that was a total failure. I did get a handful of interviews from them, but nothing came of any of them. What seems to count more than a nice cover letter or CV is people’s opinion and recommendation of you as an individual. In addition to those tools, I used Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, emails to all my contacts as well as community lists, and let’s not forget a whole lot of IMing.

So in the hope that one or more of my readers will benefit from this information, I decided to share with you some of the tools that I found to be useful. Let’s start with the one that ended up closing the deal, Facebook (with a little IM help on the side). I know people today seem to think of Facebook as a waste of time and one of those things “I just do not need”, but my experience proved otherwise. Yes, it is true, Facebook can be a huge distraction and occupy a lot of your time, but the exposure that one can get using Facebook is unprecedented. At a simple click of a button, you can let hundreds if not thousands of people know you are looking for a job, and that is what I did.

What ended up happening with me is that, the fact that I was looking became known to pretty much everyone I ever knew, and an old friend of mine, who, the truth be told, would probably have found out via IM anyway, heard I was unemployed. Now, remember, I was working in the technology and cellular industry in my last job.

This particular friend works in the Forex industry, and has built various sites, one of them being a Digg style website for Forex news , as well as others for the Forex community. Well, he made a connection through one of his sites with an individual who has recently started a company and was looking for a content manager. He then made the match.

This story could never have happened five years ago, when there was no social media and all these tools were unavailable to us. Now, it is important to emphasize that this particular opportunity worked out for the best, but for every interview I got through the job sites, I got five from networking. Wherever I was, whoever I was talking to, I put aside the embarrassment of being laid off from my last company (although, in today’s economy, it is not so bad, who doesn’t know someone that lost their job recently? Check out this list.), and pretty much let anyone and everyone know I am looking.

Just to sum up, if you or someone you know are looking for a job in almost any field, I would recommend making use of the old fashion tools as well, but spending much more time developing your profile and networks on the various social media tools.

If you want to know more details about the exact manner in which I did this networking, or alternatively, if you want more information on the traditional side of things, the sites I used etc., you can message me on Facebook here, DM on Twitter here, write me on LinkedIn here, email me here. Or, you can also call me if you have my number, I have not stopped using that means of communication, YET.

-Hillel

January 18, 2009 by hilzfuld on Random

The Best of the Web

n749800376_2413658_6483 Since there is not much happening in the tech world over the last few days, I figured I would share with you my thoughts on some good sites that I visit regularly. I like to read up on the latest and greatest before I start my day.

The topics I read about include technology, world news, user generated stories (Digg and Reddit), latest movies and torrents, NBA (hence, the ridiculously awesome picture from the last NBA slam dunk contest), cars, social networks, and occasionally I will read a little about the latest Hollywood stories (don’t ask me why, it is just very entertaining).

So here are some good sites you might enjoy:

Facebook: No need for explanation here, although I will say, I am FBing less since I became obsessed with Twitter.

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Twitter: No matter how you define addiction, I am addicted to Twitter and rightfully so, it is awesome. Follow me here.
Tech N’ Marketing: Best blog out there, period. No, but seriously, we try to update daily, so bookmark us, and check in while drinking your coffee.
Cnet: So I have mixed feelings here. I mean, I would love to accomplish half of what Cnet has accomplished, but I find myself reading Cnet less and less these days. I mean I don’t love the layout and for tech news, other sites are more updated and generally more interesting. I do love their podcasts though.

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Digg: I am a huge fan of Digg and Kevin Rose. I do not know how anyone thinks Reddit competes, it does not. Digg is awesome and Diggnation (their podcast) is even awesomer (no, I do not really think that is a word).

Engadget: Probably my favorite tech blog. I have to say that I have Engadget Mobile bookmarked, but I follow all Engadget news on Twitter.

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Gizmodo: I used to like it more, I am not a fan of their new layout. Gizmodo, if you’re listening, newer is not always better.
gsmarena: The authority of the mobile world . If you want any info on a GSM phone, they have it, with pics, vids, and reviews. Great site.
Reddit: OK, this one is complicated. I used to love it as much as Digg, but for two reasons, I do not anymore. I don’t like the format of comments as much as Digg’s for one, but more importantly, I do not like the readers as much. At the risk of getting killed in the comments here, I will say that on matters of Israel, a lot of the comments on Reddit, irrelevant of your political opinions, are borderline Nazism. And that’s all I am gonna say about that.

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TechEblog: One of my favorite tech blogs. Great reviews, great writers, and great exclusives.
RLSLOG: Huge fan of this site and have recommended it to many. They do reviews on movies that include a short summary of the plot, the writer’s opinion on the flick, the quality of the torrent, and a link to the torrent, generally hosted on Newtorrents. Now let me just say here that I use it to read about new releases and not to download illegal pirated movies of course. If you do not know, downloading movies is illegal (although a colleague of mine claims downloading is legal, uploading is illegal, but I find that hard to believe). The site is actually down as I am writing this, which doesn’t happen often. Uh Oh!
Mobile Crunch: Another great mobile blog and this one is of course part of the TechCrunch empire. Let me say that Techcruch and Arrington are every blogger’s idols and what we aspire to accomplish as Web writers. And I do not only mean because of his success, I am also referring to the quality of the Web empire he built from the ground up.

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Six Kids and A Full Time Job: A fellow blogger, Michael Eisenberg, who writes on matters of Venture Capital, politics, family, and tech startups. He is a partner at Benchmark Capital, a father of 7 I believe (I don’t think he is considering changing his blog’s name), and just a very smart guy in general. I read his blog quite often, in fact, I am pretty sure I check his blog more often than he updates it.
Jay Leno’s Garage: Only recently discovered this site, and I love it. To sum it up and to quote (not a direct quote, but close enough) one of my favorite movies of the year; Slumdog Millionaire (phenomenal movie, a Must See), “it is an escape from real life”. Jay Leno’s garage has pretty much every awesome car that ever existed, and on the site, he has videos where he talks about the cars and test drives em. He owns them all. Unbelievable.

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MacSurfer: A great site that has a lot of tech news and recently started posting from Tech N’ Marketing, so I am a big fan.
Likemob: Our mobile podcast. Check back here every Monday morning for a new episode. Good times with Itamar and Aryeh.

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Blonde 2.0: One of my regular reads. A blog, written by a really nice lady named Ayelet. She writes about the Web 2.0 world and its startups. She has some very insightful thoughts on a lot of interesting topics.
All Things Digital: This is the WSJ’s tech blog. I go here for one reason and one reason only, Walt Mossberg. He is the tech world guru and just a really nice guy.

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WWTTD: A celebrity gossip blog. Like I said before, I am not sure why I read it, but I just can’t stop. This guy is really funny, although at times a little inappropriate, so it gets a light NSFW rating (that means Not Suitable For Work).
Davka BT: The one stop shop for downloading NBA games, old and new alike. It is updated very often, and the games are generally good quality.

Wow, that was a little longer than I expected, and your eyes are probably hurting you now, so at the risk of having a boring and non existent punch line to end off with, I am just gonna end this post.

-Hillel

January 15, 2009 by hilzfuld on Tech

Web 2.0/Social Networks At Their Finest

This is a big day for Web 2.0. A plane just crashed and fell into NYC’s Hudson river and the very first reports, as well as photographs of the plane were not on CNN, they were on Twitter. This might be the first big news event that will give Twitter and social networks the credit they deserve. Meanwhile, Twitpic, where the famous picture was posted, is down due to bandwidth issues.

You will be reading a lot of articles about this event over the next few weeks and how it was reported and displayed on Twitter before the traditional news channels and websites, just remember, you read it here first.

Update: Janis Krums (@jkrums), the guy who posted the picture now has 2,200 followers (including yours truly) and that number grows every time I click refresh. 2,000 of them are new since he posted the picture. The actual picture has over 90,000 views. Talk about immediate fame.

-Hillel

January 15, 2009 by hilzfuld on Mobile, Tech

GSM Beginning To Replace CDMA

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The mobile industry in Israel is a booming one. There are three main providers; Cellcom (best service out of all 3), Orange (best devices), and Pelephone (best nothing; until now). I have been a customer of Cellcom since I can remember, and all in all, a satisfied one. Although, I sometimes pass by Orange stores and begin to get a little jealous of the different options Orange subscribers have.

Both Cellcom and Orange run on GSM networks, so naturally, their devices are more advanced than Pelephone’s, which ran on CDMA. I was using one of Pelephone’s devices for the last year, because the company at which I worked cut a deal with Pelephone, and let me tell you, it was not a fun experience. Their phones are generally older models, and the lack of a SIM card just makes things difficult.

OK, now that you know how the Israeli cellular world works, let me explain to you why I am telling you this. Today’s big news is that Pelephone have officially launched their new GSM network. By joining the world of GSM, they are also joining the competition between Cellcom and Orange, and despite what seems to be the recent failure of Capitalism, I am still a huge fan, and more competition means better phones and lower prices.

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By the way, this news does not only apply to the Israeli market, this is something I believe we are going to be seeing a lot of in the near future. That is, cellular providers abandoning CDMA and moving to GSM, Pelephone is just the first to make the leap.

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Let me tell you, Pelephone did a good job with their lineup. There are no show stoppers, but they have a wide variety of devices, including basic low end phones, all the way up to phones that a wise man once said are in the top 3 phones of 2008, like the E71 for example.

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So here is a list of some of the phones now offered by Pelephone:

Nokia E71: Just an all around amazing device. Top 3 of 2008.
Nokia E66: Loved its predecessor, the E65, so this phone’s a winner.
Nokia 3120 Classic: Am actually impressed with this phone, in a simple kinda way.
Nokia 6120: I recommended this phone to my sister in law a year ago, and I would still recommend it today.
Nokia 6210: A solid device.
Nokia 6600 Slide: Sleek, very sleek.
Nokia N85 (later release): Best Nokia on the market, period.
Sony Ericsson C905: 8mp camera, enough said.

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Sony Ericsson W760: The least exciting of the bunch.
Palm Treo Pro: This will do until we get the Pre.
Samsung Soul: A nice, solid device.
Samsung Omnia: The king!
Samsung Touch Wiz: One of the more impressive phones I have handled.
Samsung G810: This phone is just sexy.
LG Renoir: One of the few camera phones that compete with the C905’s 8 megapixels.

Not a bad starting point for Pelephone in my opinion. There are rumors of talks with Palm about the Pre and Apple about the iPhone, but I do not take these kinda rumors too seriously. I am excited about this new development, and hoping this will help lower prices significantly, which will of course facilitate my urge to get myself a new toy.

-Hillel

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What Web 2.0 Was Intended To Be

iPhone App Breaks Screen’s Glass

New iPhone “Read” Ad

The Greatness of Twitter

iPhone to Offer Wireless File Transfer; Finally

Firefox vs. Chrome; Innovation vs. Simplicity

The Best of the Web

Web 2.0/Social Networks At Their Finest

GSM Beginning To Replace CDMA