My coverage of the Viliv X70 and S5 UMPCs has been very popular and I am getting asked by a lot of people how the two devices compare during use. This is not an easy question to answer, however, as even though they are comparably… Read More »
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You’re probably getting tired reading about the Palm Pre; news about it appears everywhere you turn. The fact is, the Pre has a lot of people excited in much the manner the original iPhone got folks excited. It is an innovative smartphone, with the potential… Read More »
So James and I are each back from our respective early morning run for Palm’s Pre. While there’s no way we could come close to outdoing the several awesome reviews that hit on Thursday, we thought to share our collective early thoughts. Neither of us… Read More »
The week may be drawing to a close, but here at TheAppleBlog we’ve got an array of apps to get your through the weekend. As ever, I’ve got four notable new iPhone releases from the App Store to tell you about. Before we jump into the apps,… Read More »
I’ve been reviewing a new Bluetooth headset over the past week – the Voyager PRO from Plantronics. The headset retails for $99, but you should be able to find it online for a few dollars less. After using it, I’m convinced it’s worth… Read More »
[appreview] title=Face Fun image=http://gigapple.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/appicon_facefun.png price=$2.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314132248&mt=8 rating=avoid [/appreview] If we were to liken the iPhone to a Greek hero — all muscle-bound and chiseled man-face — it would surely be Achilles, the guy with the wonky heel. The iPhone is our modern-day electronic hero, savior of our interconnected lives. Yet it is a hero… Read More »
iTunes cleanup software TuneUp has been undergoing some exciting changes. Last week, TuneUp launched a new UI, and today the company is announcing the availability of the software at Apple Store retail locations in the U.S. Over 250 Apple Stores will now offer a retail-packaged… Read More »
The first I heard of the Novatel Wireless (NVTL) MiFi 3G modem/router, I realized how big an impact it could make with my mobile work. The only negative was that I am a longtime Verizon 3G customer and I needed a version from them.… Read More »
[appreview] title=Easy Wakeup image=http://gigapple.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/easywakeup.png price=$9.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306244493&mt=8 rating=avoid [/appreview] Easy Wakeup is an advanced alarm clock, designed to gently nudge you from your slumber, helping you wake up alert and ready to tackle the day’s tasks. For some of us, sleep is a real bane — an interruption to what would otherwise be the perfect… Read More »
I have been a fan of BlueAnt headsets for as long as I can remember. The V1 I have been using for a while is one of the coolest Bluetooth headsets I have ever used, and it works great with my iPhone 3G. The BlueAnt… Read More »
I haven’t done a “Typical Day” article for quite some time and I find I can use the Viliv S5 Premium UMPC for so many different tasks that it seemed like a good time to do one. Here is my day yesterday with the Viliv S5. The… Read More »
Over the past several years, I’ve run the CrystalMark software on just about every computing device I’ve purchased or reviewed. As I mentioned in my recent battery test for the HP dv2, there are a number of ways to test hardware. For consistency, I try… Read More »
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