I wonder what gear bag James took to Las Vegas yesterday? I know which one he didn’t take: the newest Checkthrough Messenger option from Skooba. This new bag safely holds “all 15/15.4-inch machines, most 16- and many 17-inch models” so it’s for the traditional notebook crowd. […] Read more »
Now is a great time to try reading eBooks if you never gave it a shot. Why? Google has 1.5 million public domain titles scanned and digitized in a small-screen format. Basically, if you can get to http://books.google.com/m on your phone’s browser, you’ve got access to […] Read more »
Big news from the team at Foxmarks by way of Lifehacker today: They’ve extended their browser synchronization platform beyond Firefox. Yup, as of now you can install Foxmarks for Safari on the Mac and Internet Explorer in Windows! Foxmarks is among our favorite utilities because it […] Read more »
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Today, JAJAH joins Truphone in bringing voice calling functionality to the iPod Touch. The service will allow for SMS text messages as well as low-cost phone calling on a Touch over WiFi. I mention Truphone not just because they offer a similar service, but because they […] Read more »
That sexy TG01 Toshiba phone might be the first Qualcomm Snapdragon handset, but it certainly won’t be the last. DigiTimes says that HTC is following Toshiba with their own phones built around the Snapdragon platform. We should see product launches in the second quarter of this […] Read more »
Folks the current Amazon Kindle backorder list might be getting an upgrade offer real soon. Stephen Windwalker, a Kindle book author, explains that the Amazon is gearing up for the Kindle 2. The updated eBook reader should be introduced on Monday at a press event. So […] Read more »
Earlier this week, Microsoft formally announced the various Windows 7 SKUs, or product editions, and a brouhaha quickly ensued. There were the inevitable comparisons against Mac OS X which essentially has one edition consumers can purchase. Questions arose around netbooks because they’re capable of running the […] Read more »
So word on the street is that the Palm Pre debut is coming soon: possibly as early as Feb. 15th or more likely March 15th. It’s rather timely that I’ve just read a 22-page report from Forrester on how consumers choose their mobile phones, no? The […] Read more »
In lieu of a Mobile Tech Minutes video, we thought we’d mix it up a bit. We haven’t done one of our ten-minute Geek Session chats lately, so today that’s what we’re offering. I decided to take a closer look at Skype 4.0 for Windows on […] Read more »
Maybe I’m just put off since I can’t play with Google Latitude like everyone else. The new location sharing service looks awesome to me, but it’s not yet supported on the iPhone. For now, I’m simply testing it in iGoogle on my laptops and I’ve shared […] Read more »
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Remember that new Slacker mobile application that we caught up with at CES? It was released on both the BlackBerry and iPhone platforms last month, but conspicuously missing was a version for the BlackBerry Storm. Hector just wrote in to tell me that it’s now available, […] Read more »
I might not be able to completely power my iPhone from with solar energy, but I can get an eco-friendly phone. T-Mobile’s new MOTO W233 Renew might initially sound like a lowly $9.95 feature-phone, simply because it is. The phone’s plastic housing however, is made entirely […] Read more »
I’m sitting at the local car dealership using my MSI Wind over EV-DO and I just realized something amazing. Here at jkOnTheRun, we’ve just pushed past our 10,000th post! While some might view that as a writing accomplishment, I’m a little different. I view it as […] Read more »
Since it’s now a given that XP and Vista are going away in favor of Windows 7 for netbooks, now might be a good time for more Win7 tips and tricks. Take this one from the How-To Geek, for example, that deals with the “Send To” […] Read more »
While many consumers not using Sprint today are drooling over the upcoming Palm Pre, the carrier hasn’t forgotten its current customers. Sprint is launching a loyalty program called Sprint Premier. Benefits include: Early upgrades after fullfilling just one year of a contract. You’ll get the new […] Read more »
Just a quick tidbit here since Windows 7 SKUs are a hot topic with plenty of commentary going on right now. Microsoft has a Q&A style press release that’s specific to Windows 7 and netbooks. I recommend reading the entire release, but here’s the most relevant […] Read more »
After a fairly long beta, Skype introduces version 4.0 for Windows users today. We first looked at this version in June. Back then there was a question about how well the user interface would fit on a smaller screen. I just installed Skype 4.0 on my […] Read more »
Talk about a thing of beauty! For some reason, I can’t take my four eyes off of the TG01 handset from Toshiba that’s making the rounds today. We’ll know more later this month at the Mobile World Congress, but for now, this 9.9mm thin phone looks […] Read more »
Less than two months ago, Google added a lightweight Tasks feature to Gmail through the experimental Labs. The service just became available for mobile handsets, working on the iPhone and Android platforms, as well as any xhtml-enabled phone. It’s still bare-bones, but offers the basics if […] Read more »
I’m not terribly surprised by this potential development and it’s one of the six things I want to see in the next iPhone. We’re talking about support for recording and possibly transmitting video directly from your handset. InformationWeek has dug through the recently granted Apple patents […] Read more »
If $99 isn’t too much to spend for 50% more battery life on your Samsung NC10, there’s a product you need to see. It’s a third-party battery sold through eBay that ships from Batterysquare in Hong Kong at no extra charge. The 9-cell battery is rated […] Read more »
A few days ago, I highlighted my experience with NuevaSync, a free beta service that shoots your Google Calendar and Contacts to a handset over-the-air. As I mentioned prior, I have two Google accounts: a hosted Google Apps acouunt for GigaOM and one for personal needs. […] Read more »
Today I’m taking a quick look at ZumoDrive, which is an online synchronization service in private beta. I’ll have more thoughts to share on ZumoDrive later this week. Why spend five minutes looking at yet another cloud-storage and sync tool? I’m impressed with the way ZumoDrive […] Read more »
I try not to get too excited about every new ASUS Eee PC model, but I’m making an exception for the new 1000HE with 10-inch LED backlit display. It’s available for online pre-order now at $399 and it addresses many compromises that netbooks typically offer. Although […] Read more »
I admit it: my phone is never more than an arm’s length away from me during every waking second of my day. My job is to be connected and a handset allows for that. I used to use a Hosted Exchange server with a Windows Mobile […] Read more »
MoTR 161 is 26:50 minutes long and is a 24.5 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: Nokia Experts launches… with one expert. Impressions of Windows […] Read more »
Frank, one of our readers, noticed that lately I’ve been thinking about replacing my first-generation iPhone. He shot me a link to the BBC site, where they’ve uncovered a top-secret phone project. My curiosity got the better of me, plus I haven’t met a link that […] Read more »
It’s only January, but the other “J” months will arrive be we know it. I’m talking about June and July: two significant months for the Apple iPhone. It was June of 2007 when Apple first sold their handset. July of 2008 brought speedy 3G and a […] Read more »
Our daily “Mobile Tech Minutes” video feature has truly been a treat for us. We started these very short segments last week and we’re thrilled with the community response. You can’t keep everyone happy all of the time, but we strive for keeping most people happy […] Read more »
“Must-have” might sound a little extreme, but Handy TaskMan certainly qualifies as a “you ought to try it”. Murray Alexander did just that and likes what he sees on his Symbian S60 device. The app is a full-featured smartphone Task Manager with several key functions. Press […] Read more »
Earlier this week, we mentioned the new Moblin Alpha build for Netbooks. This is the mobile Linux platform that Intel is backing for Atom-based MIDs, but they’ve pushed the MID version back to 2010. Although the build is bare-bones, we’ll take a quick video look at […] Read more »
Netbook fans in the U.K. are getting all the good scoop on Acer’s larger Aspire One model. The new netbook was recently outed on Acer’s U.K. site and today the local ZDNet page has more information as well. According to them, the upcoming 10-inch display unit […] Read more »
It looks like February is shaping up quite nicely. Aside from the Mobile World Congress in mid-month, Amazon is hosting a press conference on February 9th. All signs are pointing to a new Kindle device and it wouldn’t surprise me if it looks like the leaked […] Read more »
This looks ironic since I was just complaining about too many social networks, but the timing is out of my hands. Our crack technical staff (that means you, Chancey!) just got our jkOnTheRun Twitter account set up with TwitterFeed. That means you can subscribe to the […] Read more »
Is it me or does each day bring either a new social network or a new feature to an old one? I simply can’t keep up. I’ve embraced Twitter, but later moved on to FriendFeed since it consolidates many of my online shenanigans. I was thinking […] Read more »
T-Mobile is adding the first Windows Mobile device to its stable of UMA-capable handsets. The updated T-Mobile Shadow gains the ability to work with the carrier’s Hotspot @Home service. This allows for seamless phone calls over WiFi, instead of solely on the cellular network. Aside from […] Read more »
Lately, I’ve been feeling dissatisfied by my first-gen iPhone. I can’t put my finger on the malaise, though. Maybe it’s due to having the same phone for over 18 months now. I still like the user interface immensely, but I’m slowly starting to search around for […] Read more »
The analysts over at Gartner put their mobile tech thinking caps on today and listed eight technologies to watch for the next two years. We’ve pointed to a few of these in the recent months; I still think Location-Based Services (#3 below) will gain much traction […] Read more »
Looking for more storage capacity in your Asus S101 netbook and prefer not the use the cloud? How do Super Talent’s newest SSD modules sound? The flash memory is embedded on a mini-PCIe board and can be had in three different capacities: 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB. […] Read more »
Google is long overdue to add their own Gears support to their apps, but they can cross another one off of their to-do list today. Gmail now supports an Offline mode, although it’s experimental for now. That means you’ll find it within the Labs settings of […] Read more »
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