I’m actually posing this question out to you folks because I’ve never had more than one active CDMA device in the past. See, I’m thinking about having two on the same plan. Oh, I know they can’t both be active at the same time and I […] Read more »
I was playing with several phones over the weekend and I’ve come to the realization — later than others, I imagine — that I’ve had it with iTunes. Actually, I was already headed down this path a year or two ago. When Amazon opened up their […] Read more »
In August, we saw a leaked ASUS product road map. Right on cue, ASUS appears to be prepping larger laptops with the guts of a netbook. Liliputing says that two models of the 1201 recently found their way to various web sites. Here’s a rundown of the reported specs […] Read more »
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So instead of a relaxing weekend, Sidekick owners had a frustrating one. Saturday ended on a bang as the Sidekick servers lost all of the user data. That, in turn, translated into Sidekicks with little to no user data. Contacts? Gone. Appointments? Gone. Message history? Rewritten. […] Read more »
The latest Android update, version 1.6, now includes a Quick Search Box widget. Like any other widget, you simply add it to a home panel so it’s always available, or you can hit the search hardware button on your device. Taking a cue from the iPhone […] Read more »
Adobe Photoshop.com hit the iPhone as a free install from the iTunes App Store today. The software (iTunes link) provides only the basics for editing, but ties into Adobe’s online service that I stumbled upon during my 60-day web challenge last summer. After editing photos on […] Read more »
MoTR 185 is 34:20 minutes long and is a 32 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: More Windows Mobile 6.5 thoughts after some hands-on time. […] Read more »
As we were recording our podcast this morning, Matt Miller said that the HTC Hero has him thinking about a Sprint plan. The only problem is that Matt lives in an area with limited Sprint coverage. The carrier does have a roaming agreement with Verizon Wireless, […] Read more »
Nokia today announced creation of a Qt port to Maemo 5 that’s ready for technical preview. In January of 2008, Nokia bought Trolltech, the company behind Qt, to strategically own a cross-platform framework. It looks like that strategy is about to bear fruit. This isn’t the final […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Verizon Hanging up on iPhone? (Computerworld) — That’s the sentiment now that Google and Verizon are buddy-buddy after this week’s announcement. The thought is that it […] Read more »
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Sony’s latest mobile computing entry truly straddles the blurring line between netbook and notebook. The computer is light and über-thin — just 1.5 pounds with a standard battery and thin enough to barely contain a full-sized VGA output jack. Lest you think I’m exaggerating, here’s a […] Read more »
I’m in agreement with James that WebKit is arguably the best basis for a mobile browser today. Apple, Google, and Palm have embraced it, while Research In Motion appears to have “bought” it for future BlackBerry builds. But why then does the browser on my iPhone […] Read more »
For the past two years, I’ve really been watching my electricity consumption, both for my mobile devices and my household in general. The effort has paid off as we’re down to just over 7,000 kwh annually, down from roughly 10,500 kwh. Trying out solar phone charging […] Read more »
Lately I’ve been using my netbook when on the run, so I hadn’t noticed that I recently lost a very key bit of functionality. I’m talking about Google Gears and its utter lack of support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I just tried to install […] Read more »
Over the past two years, each time I saw a review of Microsoft Windows, I wanted to wave my hands around like a Jedi. “These aren’t the reviews you’re looking for…” is what I’d say while appearing to concentrate heavily. Sadly, this never seemed to work […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Dude, AT&T is getting Android! (CNET) — I’ve been wondering if and when AT&T would be joining the Android Army. Word is that the enlistment starts […] Read more »
One of the challenges we often face when purchasing mobile technology is when the price drops. Invariably, it drops after the purchase, just like the original iPhone did only weeks after introduction. I bought my Amazon Kindle2 when the device first launched, so I anticipated an […] Read more »
Early this year, HP developed a mobile iPhone app that enables wireless printing from a handset over Wi-Fi. Now the company announced expansion of its iPrint Photo app for both the Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms. The software will also gain new features, including “in-app photo capture, […] Read more »
So is everyone scrambling to get more Android devices simply because analysts expect it to be the number two smartphone platform by 2012? Whatever the reason, it’s good to see more choices and there’s another one with Google for Sprint customers. The Samsung Moment is poised […] Read more »
Time for our new Wednesday feature that highlights some of the latest iPhone news! I’m really happy with yesterday’s $0.99 purchase of WiFiPhoto for iPhone. I find the need to move pics from my iPhone to a computer several times a day, so the ad-hoc wireless […] Read more »
With all of Apple’s iPhone buzz, you’d think that Symbian, the global smartphone marketshare leader would be looking at Cupertino over its shoulder. Not so, says Gartner via a Computerworld posting. Google’s Android is emerging as a big challenger over the next few years. By 2012, […] Read more »
UPDATED: I can’t believe CES is right around the corner. It’s another consumer electronics show when the global economy is anemic, so I anticipate that floor traffic will remain low. One item from the Consumer Electronics Association that I didn’t foresee could actually help the economy […] Read more »
UPDATED: My recent research of the Beatles remastered CD catalog has my musical juices flowing. Maybe that’s why this T-Mobile news popped on my radar this morning. The carrier announced a myTouch 3G Fender limited edition handset — only 10,000 of the units will be sold. […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Samsung Intrepid world phone arrives on Sunday (Sprint) — With all of the focus on the software side of Windows Mobile 6.5 today, it was easy […] Read more »
The blogosphere seems to have written off Windows Mobile 6.5 already, and there’s merit in the opinion. But I don’t want to rush any judgments so I’m not condemning it on day one. Initially, I see very little improvement given the time between the last upgrade […] Read more »
Ask a netbook owner why he or she bought one of the small laptops and you’re sure to get a number of reasonable answers. However, the response likely won’t be, “For the killer graphics performance!” Intel’s GMA 950 core has been the bread-and-butter hardware solution for […] Read more »
HP’s Mini 311 with Nvidia ION caught my eye earlier today thanks to the benchmarks that LAPTOP Magazine reported. I was so impressed with the numbers that it got me thinking about how GPUs could shake up the netbook market in a big way. Of course, […] Read more »
It what might be a counter-punch to the Google and Verizon partnership today, AT&T has finally relented on it’s VoIP stance for iPhone users. Om shares this latest development and offers up a valid concern: how will AT&T’s network — already under fire for buckling under […] Read more »
I’m probably in the minority here, but I only connect my iPhone via USB once in a blue moon. Basically, I connect the phone to my MacBook to change up the music or to get a software update. That’s probably once every two to three months. […] Read more »
Those engineers at Kohjinsha can’t be getting much sleep these days. First they out a dual display netbook and now they’re following it up with a mini-tablet UMPC. Pocketables caught up with the news out of CEATEC which shows a 4.8-inch Atom device running Windows XP. […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Get an early HTC Hero at Best Buy (Android Guys) — Word on the street — well, Twitter really — is that Best Buy Reward Zone […] Read more »
Welcome to our newest Monday feature — Android Ecosystem! The biggest news this week has to be the upcoming introduction of Flash for the Android platform. Android is tapped to gain support for Flash 10.1 as Google has joined the Adobe Open Screen Project. Unfortunately for […] Read more »
Nearly a year ago, James and I invested in new MacBooks. We ordered the first 13-inch unibody models last November. In typical fashion, we didn’t buy memory upgrades direct from Apple, which traditionally have been relatively more expensive than third-party options. James immediately ordered 4GB of […] Read more »
Need to edit spreadsheets on your iPhone? DataViz has added that ability to its newest version of Documents To Go for iPhone. Prior to this release, the productivity application only offered editing of Microsoft Word documents, but now Excel has been added to the editing mix. […] Read more »
Earlier today, we reported on the Adobe Flash developments for mobile phones, courtesy of Flash 10.1. Thanks to one of our readers, you can see what it looks like on a Palm Pre. BaDZeD pointed out this YouTube video demonstration of the Palm Pre running Flash […] Read more »
The ink was dry on the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 specification last year, but there hasn’t been much activity in terms of consumer offerings. It looks like the flurry is about to gain some legs. Active Media announced their external SSD with the new, faster USB interface […] Read more »
T-Mobile has landed yet another Google Android handset, making the carrier’s wide assortment of Android devices in the U.S. even wider. The Samsung Behold II hits before the holidays, and like the G1, myTouch and Cliq before it, will support T-Mobile’s 3G network. Much like the […] Read more »
First thing this morning, I hit the Updates app on my Palm Pre like I do every day. Normally, I do this to find updates to installed software, but today there was another update to webOS — Palm released version 1.2.1. From the few release notes, […] Read more »
It’s well known around these parts that I long ago embraced Google for most of my services. I use it for two mail accounts, my RSS reader, documents, and contacts, not to mention as my browser. I expect it to use it as my future operating system […] Read more »
Fanbois and girls alike constantly debate the future mobile operating landscape. Is there room enough for all of the current platforms or will there be just a few? From a consumer standpoint, there’s room for plenty of competitors — after all, choice is good, right? But […] Read more »
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