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If you lose that iPhone you are on your own!
September 29, 2009 – 5:20 pm | Comments
If you lose that iPhone you are on your own!

We’ve all read our fair share of stolen iPhone fiasco’s, this weekend i came across case that really struck a cord with me. I came across a forum post where the user had “found” …

Why Text Messages are limited to 160 Characters
May 5, 2009 – 7:58 pm | Comments
Why Text Messages are limited to 160 Characters

I always wondered this myself.  I had certain ideas like maybe 160 out of 255 characters in an Ethernet Packet or some other method of squeezing the data in.  Turns out that my thoughts …

Zer01 Sets off to be a little different…
March 13, 2009 – 8:18 am | Comments
Zer01 Sets off to be a little different…

This is a carrier than sells HTC devices, offers unlimited data, unlimited calling, and no contracts. Sounds a little too good to be true doesn’t it? Well, time will tell. This company is what the …

HTC Max 4G – My Dream device…
November 18, 2008 – 9:25 pm | Comments
HTC Max 4G – My Dream device…

A new device was announced by HTC and it passed right under our noses… the HTC Max 4G, the first WiMax phone. Recently announced by HTC and it is expected to be released in late …

Palm Treo 800w Review
September 5, 2008 – 10:49 pm | Comments
Palm Treo 800w Review

I’ve got a little confession to make: I’m one of the unwashed masses who has never handled a Treo device before. I was tempted last year by the Treo 700wx when I was looking for …

California Judge Says Early Termination Fees Illegal
July 30, 2008 – 7:00 am | Comments

This is only for one State and the appeal in inevitable, but Early Termination Fees are a blight to consumer advocacy. They say it is to subsidize handset prices, while others say it is to …

MetroPCS CDMA Phone Party – BYOP
June 29, 2008 – 2:29 pm | Comments
MetroPCS CDMA Phone Party – BYOP

MetroPCS is having a party and they want you to BYOP(Bring you own phone). Of course, they have phones they will sell you too, but they welcome you to bring your own phone if …

BlackBerry Thunder, the new Touchscreen BlackBerry!
June 9, 2008 – 3:56 pm | Comments
BlackBerry Thunder, the new Touchscreen BlackBerry!

As reported over at Boy Genius Report, the newest BlackBerry will jump on the touchscreen bandwagon with the all-new BlackBerry Thunder.  Though very few details are known about it as this time, some things are …

Fuel Cell Phones?
January 28, 2008 – 4:07 pm | Comments
Fuel Cell Phones?

 

As reported at Engadget.com, and Gizmodo.com, NEC is developing a phone that will utilize a liquid fuel cell.  Since the case of this decidedly feminine phone is transparent, not only does it show the color …

Stephen Fry and the case of the Glofish…
January 5, 2008 – 2:39 pm | Comments

Stephen Fry is a writer, actor, and all round clever chap. He’s also one of those people who’s opinion i’m interested in on just about any subject. That’s not to say that I agree with …

Cellphone Spending Surpasses Land Lines
December 23, 2007 – 10:25 am | Comments

This actually surprises me that we haven’t already hit this point. There are so many cell phone users all over that I would have thought that many people have already turned off their land lines. …

How much do you pay?
December 18, 2007 – 9:58 am | Comments

I forgot to pay my AT&T Bill for a couple weeks and actually got billed for the next month already. I went to pay and the amount startled me a bit. For 2 months, my …

Google Phone Announced
November 5, 2007 – 11:38 am | Comments
Google Phone Announced

Instead of one manufacturer for the much rumored phone, Google will provide an open software platform in which many manufacturers can participate, including HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung. 
The phones are due out in …

Quit Jammin’ Me
November 5, 2007 – 8:42 am | Comments

In the words of the bard Tom Petty;
You’re jammin’ me, You’re jammin’ meQuit jammin’ me

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 – One afternoon in early September, an architect boarded his commuter train and became a cellphone …

10 Reasons To Hate Cellphone Carriers . Huh?
October 31, 2007 – 10:54 pm | Comments

Rob Beschizza over at Wired.com wrote a nice piece on how we hate the Cell Carriers… here is the list w/o comments, you’ll have to click over to the article for the dialog supporting each …

Sprint to release HTC Touch
October 17, 2007 – 7:15 am | Comments
Sprint to release HTC Touch

(via Just Another Mobile Monday)
Combining a dynamic touch screen experience with industry-leading network speeds, Sprint (NYSE: S) and HTC Corp. (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), today announced the upcoming availability of Touch by HTC™, a …

What NOT to do with your cell phones
October 9, 2007 – 10:08 am | Comments
What NOT to do with your cell phones

I’m sure that many of us have an old drawer of old cell phones and occasionally a child might find one or be given one as a toy. You might want to choose something else …

No Cell Phone Use in Flights
October 8, 2007 – 11:15 am | Comments
No Cell Phone Use in Flights

This is not unexpected, and I’m not sure that I don’t disagree with it. The US FAA has shelved any discussion on in flight mobile use for the “Foreseeable Future”. Stating that there was …

gPhone maybe, but iPhone is already here
September 11, 2007 – 11:10 am | Comments Off
gPhone maybe, but iPhone is already here

With billions available to them and the government looking to auction the 700Mhz band, even Apple is rumored to be interested in moving without AT&T
Cupertino (CA) – Apple is thinking about entering the FCC …

Vodafone signs up for WiMAX
August 11, 2007 – 12:47 pm | Comments Off

Vodafone, the huge multinational mobile phone network surprised a lot of people by becoming a principal member of the WiMAX Forum.
“Our membership of the WiMAX Forum will complement our existing memberships of other key …