Mobile
Tech Companies That Could Build a Gadget Ecosystem
One of the things that doesn’t get talked about a lot is how Apple has built an ecosystem that permeates just about every major point in the gadget line. Desktop, laptop, PMP, phone, tablet, router, digital media store, and video consumption device. Not all of their products are successful, but if you buy more... »
How Will Our Gadgets Evolve?
Here we are, at the beginning of 2010, and we’ve come a long way in the last 15 years. The question is, where do we go next? This year’s CES was somewhat of a dud, in my opinion. There were feature upgrades to a number of products, but nothing that seemed terribly original. 3D televisions... »
eBook Reader vs Tablet PC preview
CES, which kicks off today in Las Vegas, is going to be rife with eBook readers of all shapes and sizes. The two most popular ones have already been released (Kindle and Nook) and seem to be selling very well. There are some early leaks that show a lot of variety in that segment... »
Google Latitude – Review
Google Latitude has been out for a while now. When it was initally released, I installed it on my work Blackberry, went through the menus and that was about it. I didn’t want to do any friend requests at the time for two main reasons: Privacy, and lack of interest from friends/family. Since I’ve been... »
Two minutes with Verizon’s Droid
I went in to a local Verizon Wireless store to check out the new Droid. You know, the one that’s the latest iPhone killer, etc etc. I must preface these few notes with the fact that the two display models didn’t work properly. The clerk said that their security device had shorted them out... »
Verizon + Android! So what?
Verizon and Google announced today a strong partnership going forward. Should we care? Android phones have been preannounced over and over again in the past few months, but I’m not sure that really matters right now. All the tech blogs get excited about the hardware specs and how glossy the interface is, but what... »
MMS on iPhone issues
After only 2+ years of waiting, AT&T/Apple finally let us have MMS messaging on our iPhones in the U.S. The process for activation was pretty straightforward. Plug your phone into your computer, open iTunes, check for updates, get update, reboot phone, and you’re done. The first couple days had some delays in the sending... »
Zune HD followup
So, not 6 hours after I posted my first thoughts on the Zune HD, I found a review over at CNET from someone who had hands-on time with the device. Here are some thoughts on what I found out in his review. Browser – Donald goes on about how good the browser is and how... »
Zune HD (P)review
While listening to the gdgt podcast on my way to work this morning, Peter and Ryan mentioned some of the companies that would have a presence at their launch party on Tuesday. I found it interesting that so many industry heavies were showing up, but not really surprising. What did surprise me is that... »
iPhone hack? How about an AT&T and T-Mobile hack.
After the announcement the other day about how several security experts found a hole in the iPhone’s SMS (text messaging) application, the blogosphere lit up with a ridiculous amount of hate against Apple. The flaw was demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference, and was shown using an iPhone. The problem is that so many... »