Nokia Knows How To Open Up For Social Media A few weeks ago I was in Barcelona for Nokia World along with a group of other writers. I’ve had some thoughts over the last week about how companies and organizations are treating independent journalists that I’d like to summarize. To start off, lets state the…
After today’s little debacle regarding Michael Arrington and Techcrunch’s new stance on embargoes and Marshall Kirkpatrick’s response on ReadWriteWeb, I wanted to take my stance: Without a doubt, I respect and will not break embargoes. So entrepreneurs, startups, and their respective PR firms, please pitch to me at my email address – I’m at jason…
According to the Pew Internet and Americal life product and their recently released study, mobile phones will be the primary way people will get online by the year 2020. According ot the technologists and thought leaders they asked, survey respondents thought the mobile phone would have a major stake in the way we live in…
As a VoIP customer, I can attest that the number one factor that affects quality is network quality. Without an adequate pipe to route traffic, internet telephone (VoIP) calls sound terrible. According to The Register, potential VoIP business customers in the UK are avoiding the technologies because their internet connections to branch offices aren’t good…
Acer has released an Acer One netbook (a very small notebook computer meant primarily for online productivity functions such as web surfing and email) that has a special caveat. This Acer notebook has a special bargain basement price of $100, however by buying it, you’re agreeing to a two year data plan subscription/contract with AT&T….
I received word from a Nokia contact that the flaghip stores in New York City and Chicago are going to have a pretty amazing sale tomorrow. 30% off all devices and 20% off the newly released N79. Accessories will also be marked down. For instance, the BH 604 Bluetooth headset will be on sale $99…
Nokia, the Finnish mobile giant, has arguably the most well-equipped mobile handsets in the industry. The N95 made waves two years go by offering an outstanding feature set including on-board GPS, a 5 megapixel camera, great video recording capabilities, dual action slider, and Wi-Fi connectivity. What has followed are other handsets both in the Nseries…
Earlier this week, an acquaintance of mine, Amber Case, posted a review of the newly announced Nokia N97 and applied some Cyborg Anthropology to the new handset. This post is a friendly response to her article. Keyboard Options According to Amber’s post, the N97 has a weakness regarding an idea she calls “time value liability”.Â…
In an update on a prior post, it has been announced that Truphone, the mobile VoIP company whose products have been covered here before, has released a version of their software for the iPod Touch. The newly released software, available in the Apple iTunes App store, will allow users the ability to make VoIP calls…
We were geeking around with the N97 and today we decided to take pictures of the two devices side by side. Have a peek! (Photos courtesy Dave Weinstein from GizMag.com)