We’ve heard rumors of a new device from Peek for a good month or two. Peek, if you don’t recall, is an email only device that runs on T-Mobile’s EDGE data network: You buy the small device outright and pay a monthly fee for the email […] Read more »
A week from now at this time, my feet will be hitting the ground in Vegas again. We normally don’t cover the CTIA Wireless show since we’re still catching up from the CES rat-race. In fact, we’ve never gone to the show. James is going to […] Read more »
Nokia actually outed a new MfE version about eight days ago, but I just got wind of it from the E-Series blog. I did upgrade the version on the loaner E63 over the weekend and there’s plenty of changes in the new software. The full release […] Read more »
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OK, fans of e-books. How many times have you wanted to purchase a digital title but weren’t sure you were getting the best deal? Obviously, the content format plays a part in your decision making process, but the price might have something to do with it […] Read more »
I’ve been following Dave Winer’s trials and tribulations with Amazon’s EC2 of late and I think I just had an epiphany. Either that or I just spilled coffee on my lap, an unfortunate but common occurrence these days. Here’s the skinny on what Dave is doing, […] Read more »
Tomorrow, Skyhook Wireless will be announcing their next service partnership in a press release that follows. The company offers a huge database of WiFi access points, which provide additional location information to software services using it. Locale for Android is the next feather in Skyhook’s cap, […] Read more »
This is sure to kick up the ol’ “what’s a netbook and what’s a notebook?” debate. The macles* blog says that Acer isn’t content with their 8.9- and 10-inch netbook models, so they’re outing an 11.6-inch Aspire One. Hmm… it probably should be the Aspire Three […] Read more »
My patience was rewarded over the weekend: the GrandCentral beta account I opened in July of 2007 is now a Google Voice account. I can now use one single number for centralized voice communications, routing calls to various phones. I tested the voicemail and the transcription […] Read more »
MoTR 166 is 32:45 minutes long and is a 30 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: March Madness = sleepy hosts who meant to discuss […] Read more »
The CTIA Wireless show is set to kick off in just over 10 days and you know what that means: All of the “pre-announcements” are whispering down the lane. Or singing, as it were. Forbes has the inside track on an expected announcement from Opera, the […] Read more »
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Folks that drive around all day surely appreciate good cellular reception. My local area is generally good with both AT&T and Verizon, but don’t you just hate driving around and watching the signal strength disappear faster than the gas in your tank? Wilson Electronics has a […] Read more »
Is there a better way to end the week than by watching a netbook unboxing? No, I didn’t think so either. :) That’s why I’m passing along a video look at Dell’s Mini 10 netbook from Digital Home Thoughts. The nearly 10-minute vid is mostly an […] Read more »
Such is the word from BGR: The small QWERTY S60 handsets from Nokia are set to hit AT&T stores in just a few days. The E71x is the more capable and slightly smaller cousin to the E63 I’m evaluating. It offers a better camera sensor, GPS […] Read more »
A small but welcome feature should be in the Labs section if you use Google’s Gmail service. It’s called “Undo Send”, or as I like to call it: the “Uh-Oh” function. Once enabled, you’ll have a five-second window to stop a message from leaving after you […] Read more »
Our friends over at The Apple Blog have the iPhone 3.0 beta installed and offer a nice walkthrough of some key new features. The new copy-and-paste function appears to be an elegant solution, which is to be expected. Testing across native and third-party apps so far […] Read more »
An excellent article in today’s WSJ covers a topic that James and I just had discussed earlier this morning over Google Talk. That topic revolves around the various mobile OS platforms and more specifically, the corresponding application stores that currently exist or are planned. What actually […] Read more »
If web browsing was solely based on speed, Microsoft’s new version of Internet Explorer would be last in line. Aside from that key item however, it’s solid, offers better usability and greater security than any prior version. At least that’s what I’m hearing from Walt Mossberg’s […] Read more »
Yesterday offered me the opportunity to work with an old friend. No, not a retired computer, but a real, live person! Randall Bennett and I worked together at Weblogs, Inc. back in 2005, and I’ve always admired his passion and perseverance. He’s got a new project […] Read more »
Owners of Apple’s iPod Touch have grumbled about paying for software updates in the past. I certainly understand their point when they see iPhone owners get free firmware upgrades. I’m no accountant, nor do I play one on the Internet, but the discrepancy between free and […] Read more »
We’ve seen some hacked up car-puters in the past, but VIA is making it easier to get a PC in your vehicle. The company released their IVP-7500 board, which they say is the “first in a series of dedicated x86 in-vehicle platforms.” Using a fanless 1.0GHz […] Read more »
I don’t know if you watch it, but “The Amazing Race” is about the only reality show that I watch with my wife. The premise is that couples are racing around the world, stopping at different exotic places and competing in challenging tasks. For some reason, […] Read more »
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3563474&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 If you haven’t been following the development of Mozilla’s Fennec mobile browser, now’s a great time to start. The team delivered Fennec version 1.0 in beta yesterday and it appears stable enough for everyday use on your Maemo-running Nokia (Internet Tablet. The browser offers some […] Read more »
OK, SmartQ: how long have you been hiding this Mobile Internet Device from Engadget? The SmartQ 5 is all touch-screen with 4.3-inches of 800×480 resolution to tap. Although I’m more enamored by higher resolutions than this, it’s not bad for a handheld device. It could be […] Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/a6OwkN0GL1E&hl=en&fs=1 I’ll warn you right now: there’s not much new to see in this webcast. It’s the Palm / Sprint production we saw last week and about the only “super-wow” moment in my opinion was the browsing demonstration. Still, some folks can’t get enough Pre news […] Read more »
Folks are understandably excited over the news of the new color e-book device out of Fujitsu called FLEPia. The 385-gram device will undoubtedly be compared to Amazon’s Kindle unit, and while it might fall short in some areas, it’s actually on par or better in many […] Read more »
With all of the iPhone 3.0 and Palm Pre talk, let’s send one out to the BlackBerry fans, shall we? Two new audio streaming services have made their way to the ‘Berry says Zatz Not Funny! Both are free, but only one is familiar to me […] Read more »
Remember back in December when we heard about those new SSD drives from SuperTalent? Those UltraDrives were only just announced back then and pricing wasn’t available. The company told us to expect the drives to ship early in the new year and the only pricing expectation […] Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/wn97WbalJwM&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Aside from strategic smartphone wars firing salvos today, the browser battles are also continuing. Who would have thought we’d be fighting mobile tech on two fronts at the same time? Google is offering a new beta version of Chrome today: Their minimalist and utilitarian portal […] Read more »
I’m back from a long lunch with St. Patrick (or just some old guy in green clothes, I’m not sure which) and just catching up on the Apple iPhone 3.0 Software event. By now, you’ve probably seen that cut, copy and paste made the cut. So […] Read more »
The timing of yesterday’s Nokia E63 delivery was spot-on, as Om pinged me with some S60 software this morning. It’s called OctroTalk, and although the first iterations have been around since last year, it’s still maturing. At least I hope so, because out of the audio, […] Read more »
Last night, James, Matt and I had the opportunity to join in with The Cell Phone Junkie Unlocked podcast. This is a podcast about three things: cell phones, cell phones and (you guessed it!) cell phones. TCPJ is run by Mickey and Joey out of Arizona […] Read more »
I can’t spend too much time with it yet because my review queue is fairly backed up, but I received a loaner Nokia E63 device today. This is the unlocked U.S. version (E63-2) that runs around $279: it works on both the T-Mobile and AT&T networks, […] Read more »
Akihibara News caught an interesting press release out of MSI this morning. Seems that the U110 netbook that I’ve enjoyed for several months is getting an eco-friendly fraternal twin. Essentially, this is an under-the-hood refresh of the original U110 and offers a potentially longer run-time. I […] Read more »
comScore shares some interesting numbers on mobile device browsing trends today. Not counting social networking, the number of U.S. mobile phone owners that accessed the web for daily news and information more than doubled in the last year. The numbers tracked are between January 2008, which […] Read more »
Opera Labs today launched a preview of the Turbo feature planned for version 10 of their desktop browser. Much like their mobile browsers, Opera uses server-side optimizations and compression technology to serve up web pages fast. They offer a video demonstration if you’re not the adventurous […] Read more »
The Symbian Foundation is sharing the next two years of planning and efforts for the S60 mobile operating system. There isn’t much in terms of what’s going in the releases, but it looks like we’ll see updates every six months. The proof of the pudding is […] Read more »
MoTR 165 is 32 minutes long and is a 29.3 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: Apple has iPhone 3.0 software coming. Hardware too? Palm […] Read more »
What a week for those pining away over the T-Mobile G1 handset. There’s at least two great G1 deals going on right now: each one nabs you a Google Android device for under a hundred bucks. Early in the week, Amazon started offering the device at […] Read more »
My first reaction to Samsung keeping the Q1 UMPC series alive was a giant “meh!” I couldn’t understand why they’re trying to introduce a new model when for all intents and purposes the UMPC is dead. I do believe that as a concept it moved us […] Read more »
I’m slightly bummed by the webcast presented by Palm and Sprint. There wasn’t much earth-shattering news here; it was a walkthough of the UI, a discussion about Synergy and info on the Sprint services that the Palm Pre will support. No updated news on pricing or […] Read more »
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