More stories from Kevin C. Tofel

I think I’ve realized why the company is called Research in Motion — it never seems to sit still and new BlackBerry models pop up faster than weeds. The latest edition is the BlackBerry Curve 8520, which hits T-Mobile in the U.S. and carriers in the […] Read more »

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The Mini 5101 netbook that HP outed in June is just now making the review rounds. The device is also available direct from HP, with configurations starting at $399. PC Magazine took the Mini 5101 for a spin and pinned it with 3.5 of 5 stars. […] Read more »

Google brings more desktop-like functionality to handhelds with the newest Google Maps for Mobile. Version 3.2 for Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 handhelds now supports map layers and custom maps. If you create a personalized map with the My Maps function on a traditional computer […] Read more »

Wasn’t it Skynet that everyone feared in the “The Terminator” films? Maybe folks are afraid of the wrong company because Skyhook continues to dominate location services using Wi-Fi. Or more specifically, Skyhook Wireless does. And today it announced partnerships today with a pair of Nokia Ovi […] Read more »

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Another Apple tablet rumor hit today, but this one offers an interesting twist. Scott Moritz believes that such a device will be subsidized by Verizon Wireless. AT&T’s network is struggling to keep up with the many Apple iPhone devices using it — Apple just reported another […] Read more »

Think you own that digital content on your Amazon Kindle, or any other device, for that matter? Think again. Although it appears we follow a “buy to keep” business model, consumers ultimately license most digital content. Not too many years ago, this wasn’t much of a […] Read more »

MoTR 178 is 35:20 minutes long and is a 32.4 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: Hello World! Palm releases the Mojo SDK. How big […] Read more »

Well, it didn’t take me long to jump on the Mojo SDK for webOS. I have the Palm Pre emulator running along just fine on my Mac. I used to do quite a bit of HTML and CSS behind the scenes for our site here. I […] Read more »

Netbooks are junky, according to Apple. That’s what Tim Cook shared at the last Apple conference call and based on his commentary, I don’t expect a traditional netbook from Apple. Perhaps a large iPod Touch type of device, but not a smaller netbook with a “cramped […] Read more »

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5559737&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 I remember how difficult it used to be to get media onto a phone. Actually, I don’t have to remember too far back, since you can’t sync a Pre with iTunes any longer. ;) Videos used to be a particular pain due to different codecs […] Read more »

http://www.youtube.com/v/qrka_3jui8M&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Doesn’t it figure that days after I became a Remember The Milk Pro user, Google graduates Tasks out of beta? Now my wallet is $25 lighter, but I think I’m more productive. The only part I’m debating is if I made the right move. Oh well […] Read more »

Dropbox users are in for some positive changes with the synchronization service soon. The first one deals with a feature I absolutely love, and that’s the file history. I like to view the history of file changes over time, especially if I need to revert back […] Read more »

Regular readers likely remember the MoGo Mouse from Newton Peripherals. It’s the über-thin Bluetooth mouse that’s so skinny, it can fit into a PC Card slot for storage and to be charged. Newton thinks it’s onto something with this approach, because it’s just announced the MoGo […] Read more »

Phil Ferris, our man in Cornwall, England, got the jump on me today. I normally read Business Hacks during my daily routine, but Phil beat me to it. Of course, he’s several time zones ahead, so I’m going to have to visit him and have a […] Read more »

Netbooks are emerging as one of the few bright spots in computer sales during this global economic downturn, with DisplaySearch estimating that in 2009, worldwide sales of netbooks will double from the prior year, to 32.7 million. To put that number in perspective, that’s more iPhones […] Read more »

While the UMPC market has faded over the past few years, a few companies have survived to offer useful handheld computers. Those who stayed in the market enjoyed the hardware, finally becoming capable of offering decent performance coupled with reasonable battery life. Raon Digital is one […] Read more »

Since I live in the web on so many machines, I need my browser environments to be identical across multiple devices. I tried Mozilla’s Weave project in an early beta, but it’s limited to Firefox only. That’s no good, since I flit between Firefox, Safari, Chrome […] Read more »

Last week’s Google Chrome OS announcement doesn’t seem to be impacting prior plans for Android netbooks. DigiTimes indicates that Acer is still planning to launch a dual-boot netbook that offers both Microsoft Windows XP and Google Android. I don’t envision any cost difference between an XP/Android […] Read more »

AT&T landed another Nokia S60 device today, and some of its hardware reminds me of the old Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. The Nokia Surge is being touted as a “socially supercharged smartphone” probably due to the full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard and the squarish directional […] Read more »

This afternoon I had the pleasure of being a guest on Randall Bennett’s TechVi video show. I worked with Randall back in the old AOL/Weblogs days, and I enjoy talking tech with him. TechVi uses a two-guest format, so I always get to chat with new […] Read more »

We’d like to say thanks to this month’s jkOnTheRun sponsors. Best in Cell Phones: The Best Cell Phone Deals are Here! Read more »

We’ve long felt that Wi-Fi is a must for smartphones, and while some of you disagree, Sprint’s on board. Fierce Wireless is reporting that the carrier will require Wi-Fi in their “PDA equipment,” which sounds like smartphones to me. Sprint is introducing RIM’s BlackBerry Tour this […] Read more »

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