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1 September 2010

Choices in Wireless? That Depends.

Filed under: mobile network operators,mobile phones,telecom - 01 Sep 2010

My friends at the CTIA–otherwise known as the firm that represents the interests of the wireless operators in North America–have posted their 50 Wireless Quick Facts. These facts, at least on the face of them, sound impressive and …

17 May 2010

Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand

Filed under: chargers,games,iphone,memory cards,mobile phones - 17 May 2010

The 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 …

19 April 2010

Apple Can Kill Your Phone Remotely?

Filed under: apple,gadgets,iphone,security - 19 Apr 2010

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 …

14 April 2010

iPhone 4.0 beta 1 is a One Way Ticket

Filed under: apple,mobile phones,software - 14 Apr 2010

Be warned that if you try and do the iPhone 4.0 beta 1 update I did a couple days ago, you may find your iPhone cannot be downgraded to 3.1.3 again. This is because the new beta includes a …

9 April 2010

Is There Any Benefit To Going iPhone 4.0 Before It’s Released?

Filed under: apple,Bluetooth,gadgets,iphone,mobile phones,software - 09 Apr 2010

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 …

20 February 2010

Inbox Liquidation, Part 54

My inbox is bursting at the seams, it seems.

Skype and Verizon Wireless?: One of the surprises to come out of the recent Mobile World Congress show is that Verizon Wireless and Skype have signed an agreement that allows a …

21 January 2010

Inbox Liquidation, Part 53

Time to clean out the inbox once again…

Truphone Bonanza: I have a fair number of items related to Truphone in my inbox. A while ago, they launched an Android calling app for WiFi, making it possible to use their …

31 December 2009

What A Long, Strange Trip 2009 Has Been

Filed under: apple,check point,phoneboy,social networking - 31 Dec 2009

The beginning of 2009 had a rocky start for me. My employment situation was up in the air thanks to my long-time employer Nokia selling off the Security Appliance Business I worked in to …

21 December 2009

Inbox Liquidation, Part 52

It must be time to clean out the old inbox once again, which this time also includes random observations and other things that aren’t necessarily in my inbox.

Google Chrome: I’ve started using Google Chrome on my Macs and Linux …

4 December 2009

iPhone–I Accept It For What It Is

Filed under: iphone,itunes,mobile phones,nokia - 04 Dec 2009

When I think about my iPhone and compare it to what I gave up on my Nokia phones, I realize that, in many ways, I had tried to make my Nokia phones behave in ways that they were not really …

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