The iPad 2–What I’ve Been Missing
As implied by my review of the Hammerhead case for iPad 2, I am now the proud owner of an iPad. Yes, I successfully resisted the siren call of Steve Jobs long enough. However, a funny thing happened: I spent …
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Category: iphone8 July 2011 The iPad 2–What I’ve Been MissingAs implied by my review of the Hammerhead case for iPad 2, I am now the proud owner of an iPad. Yes, I successfully resisted the siren call of Steve Jobs long enough. However, a funny thing happened: I spent … 26 March 2011 T-Mobile Prepaid and an Unlocked iPhone 3GSSomething I’ve been meaning to try out for a while, but haven’t had the chance to, was to see if I could make my iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.2.1–jailbroken via PwnageTool 4.2 and unlocked via ultrasn0w via Cydia–work … 25 March 2011 Cases, CasesI received a MacBook sleeve and a iPhone 4 keyboard to review. They are both essentially cases. Let me explain. The MacBook sleeve, in this case, is a 17″ SeeThru Satin case made by Speck that …
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29 August 2010 How We (Don’t) Use SmartphonesI recently chatted with a local reporter about my smartphone usage, which was featured in this Kitsap Sun piece on how Kitsap-area residents use their smartphones. Of course, we talked about a lot of things other than what got … 28 August 2010 Apple Stopping Jailbreakers? Please.While I am sympathetic to people who would like some of the functionality that jailbreaking your iPhone provides–heck, I wouldn’t mind some of it myself–anyone who is calling upon Apple to “call off the dogs” on jailbreakers clearly doesn’t understand … 24 June 2010 Inbox Liquidation, Part 56: A Mobile Phone Bonanza!My personal inbox is getting bigger than my work inbox, so it must be time for an Inbox Liquidation Post. Truph0ne News: Having made use of Truphone Local Anywhere on my last trip abroad, I’m certainly interested in seeing it … 17 May 2010 Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk StandThe folks from MobileFun sent me a rather novel iPhone stand for review: the Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand. It charges a number of different phones, including iPhones. It also includes a two-port USB hub and …
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27 April 2010 Nokia Loses An N8 Prototype. Media Reaction? Meh.The new Nokia N8 was announced today. I have to say, it looks like a really nice phone. Hopefully the 12 megapixels camera will be less noisy than the typical mobile phone camera and the new Symbian^3 OS will … 19 April 2010 Apple Can Kill Your Phone Remotely?There’s been a lot of discussion today about the “new iPhone” that was discovered because some git left it in a Redwood City, California bar. (Un)fortunately, it made it’s way to the folks at Gizmodo and it’s now a topic … 9 April 2010 Is There Any Benefit To Going iPhone 4.0 Before It’s Released?After seeing all the cool new goodness in the iPhone OS 4.0 that’s due to be released this summer, I decided I wanted to try it. Short of paying $100 to be in Apple’s developer’s program, there are ways to … |