May 2009
87 posts
Verizon MiFi
bijan:
Yesterday I picked up a Verizon MiFi.
It’s a 3g modem and a WiFi router inside a very tiny package. It’s smaller than the iphone. And it runs off a battery - about 4 hours in use or 40 hours on standby.
It’s very simple to use. Press the power button and that’s it. The MiFi automatically connects to Verizon’s 3g network and I can share it with up to 5 WiFi enabled devices. I tested it...
Why the Palm Pre Will Fail →
azspot:
The Palm Pre UI is slick and appealing, new and innovative. But in the mass consumer handset market, only three things count: Brand appeal, simplicity and apps. And on all three counts, Apple clobbers Palm. That’s why iPhone has destroyed every other “better” phone that has come along.
Palm’s Synergy feature allows users to pull together contacts from multiple sources, and maintain...
What are people using for true gCal/iCal syncing?
superamit:
I need my calendars available on
Google Calendar
iCal
iPhone
And I want each platform to…
Sync with the rest
Allow me to edit and create new events
The closest solution I’ve found is setting up my Google Calendar calendars in iCal using CalDAV (Calaboration makes setup easy) BUT iTunes doesn’t let me select these calendars to sync with my phone.
I’m willing to spend...
Blackberry or iPhone?
onlymichelle:
Say it.
The Tumblr iPhone app is pretty sweet.
samarmoussa:
And convenient.
Citizen Journalism: The Key Trend Shaping Online... →
brooklynmutt:
shawnblog:
Citizen Journalism has put democracy back in people’s hands. An army of individuals with mobile phones, portable cameras, and blogs is rapidly replacing traditional media as a reliable and wide-ranging source of information. In this milestone report, Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman were among the first to try to explain what citizen journalism really is and why this...
Sprint customers: tell Sprint what you really... →
“The Jitterbug, a simplified cell phone for seniors with oversized buttons (whose...”
– Jitterbug recall notice hard to find
Nokia N97 hits Vodafone on June 26 →
Nokia also revealed the Vodafone version of N97 will not come pre-loaded with Skype. The battle between carriers fighting to maintain the bottom line, and device makers adding functionality to keep the business actually isn’t much of a battle - as developers usually come up with something not long after a device is made available.
Free Google Phones at Google I/O →
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oh the irony
not-ean:
jheath:
when i attempt to text the word “she,” my phone assumes i want to say “rid.” its so persistant, that it doesn’t even give me “she” as one of the possible options i can scroll down to select…what are you trying to say, phone?
it’s like rain…
Watchtmblg:
This Month’s New Yorker Cover Painted on an iPhone
Daring Fireball: The Next iPhone →
Pre Competitor to Come to AT&T Later This Year →
AT&T readying its first Android phone, more →
Once You Go QWERTY, You Never Go Back →
I don’t know about this. I’ve had two QWERTY keyboard phones in a row (both were sliders) and really never use the keyboard. I still prefer T9.
Android OS 1.5 US Now Available for Download →
WatchWouldn’t you be bummed if all those contacts melted, their ability to bring waxy bright colour to your life lost to you forever?
Of course you would. That’s why you should download My Contacts Backup, a US Cellular offering, for free.
Such is the logic of “Crayon” — simple and pretty, if a little counterintuitive. Work by Publicis & Hal Riney/SF for US Cellular....
Sony Ericsson using Android OS 2.0 for first... →
32GB iPhone confirmed by T-Mobile snafu | News |... →
Google Sync Available for S60 Users in Beta -... →
picturephoning.com: Camera Phones to Interpret... →
Little Palm Pre Hands on Photos - SlashPhone →
photoshop template for iphone color visualization →
nikography:
damien emailed me requesting the template for this.
instructions: email a screenshot of your phone to yourself, open in photoshop (along with this file) and use the eyedropper tool to grab your colors.