Back in August, I wrote about the crappyness that was Skype on Android.  Or more simply I posed the question: why isn’t there an official Skype app on Android? Well, you can imagine my joy this morning when I saw that Skype, the grandaddy of Internet telephony, has released an official client for the Android…

For about two weeks now, I have using a Google Nexus One on T-Mobile USA.  While I love the phone and T-Mobile’s 3G network, this platform is missing one huge piece: Skype calling.  You see, on all the Android phones I’ve used before, which have all been Verizon’s network, have had Skype calling. Even my…

There is a lot of marketing spin going right now in the mobile industry here in the United States.  Sprint is selling Clear’s Wi-Max service and branding it as 4G, when industry insiders are saying that no, it’s not 4G…just capable of 4G-ish speeds. Then, the little guy of the mobile carrier bunch, T-Mobile USA…

The first Android handset debuted in the US Market with the G1 from T-Mobile in late 2008.’a0 Building upon the success of the G1, T-Mobile became the leading Android-offering mobile carrier as 2009 marched on.’a0 However, in mid-2010, which models are the most popular now and also, which carrier in the United States is the…

CTIA is happening today and it’s quite the mobile show for the US Mobile Geek crowd, aka me.’a0 The United States might be home to a lot of innovations in the technology world, but I would say in many areas we’ve been lacking in mobile technology.’a0 However, some announcements and innovations today restored a bit…

I’ve been using the Nokia N900 now for a month or so and I am finding so many cool uses for this phone.  You see, I do a lot of Skype calling throughout the day because I work with folks up and down the West coast of the U.S. and folks in the UK quite…

South By Southwest is coming up next weekend in Austin, Texas.  For the Interactive track, this means that thousands of geeks are coming to Austin, armed with their mobile phones.  As many folks know, a lot of blogger/social media types utilize the Apple iPhone.  And here in the United States, this means they’ll be using…

T-Mobile announced the G1 handset, the world’s first Google Android powered mobile device. The event, which was wisely broadcast on-line, gave us a few details into the device. You can go elsewhere for the detailed hardware details, but here’s what stood out to me: Awesome Price Point: The G1 is going to be available on…

T-Mobile UK just came out with new options for those who are looking for 3G data when traveling to the UK. Here’s how it works: For a mere £2 a day, you can get ‘unlimited’ access to the Internet using T-Mobile’s USB Modem Stick 110. You can pick up the card for only £49.99, pop…

After posting earlier about AT&T’s discriminatory practice of only giving pre-paid subscribers a subset of the coverage area that their contracted mobile customers get, I thought I’d expand on the topic. As a participant in the Nokia Blogger Relations program, periodically I receive phones to trial and review. Thus, I’ve looked for GSM providers in…