Ever use your debit card to buy gas? If so, you’re putting yourself at risk, as many swiping victims are finding out. According to police agencies around the country, an increasing number of credit cards and debit cards are being skimmed by criminals and identity thieves. Why are debit card holders foolish to use their…
Palringo, the mobile multiple-IM client, has launched an iPhone version of their useful software. With it, you can conduct instant message conversations with your friends whether they are on iChat, AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, or Jabber. I’ve covered Palringo before, and have found it to be a very useful way…
Today is Independence Day, and I just wanted to wish everyone a happy one! We’re lucky to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. We’re able to express ourselves however we want to (this blog is a prime example) and exchange ideas without worry. Happy Birthday, America!
In today’s segment of Breaking Silos: how to take get your contacts from mobile phone into Skype for Skype calling goodness. SkypeSync makes it possible to call all your phone’s contacts via SkypeOut. As Download Squad points out, the utility uses the SyncML standard which is used by most mobile phones these days. To check…
The news broke recently that German T-Mobile customers will be able to buy the iPhone 3G for 1 Euro in Germany, with one caveat. Those who wish to buy the iPhone at this ridiculously cheap price will have to sign up for T-Mobile Germany’s highest monthly data plan. This tactic is a stark reminder of…
Google is no stranger to the mobile web optimized sites and applications. Even before Android was announced, Google has carried a heavy presence in the mobile world, producing applications such as Mobile Gmail, Google Maps for Mobile, Google Calendar Sync for BlackBerry for many mobile platforms including BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and iPhone. The company…
While consuming some of Google’s web services today (which is something I do a lot of), I noticed they have a new Favicon, as seen below. Seems Google went from a capital G to a little g. Perhaps they’re trying to be ‘softer’? I have seen it on Google Maps, Google Reader, Gmail, and many…
Thanks to the Nokia Blogger Relations Program, I received a Black N82. The N82 has much of the same features as the N95 including on-board GPS, WiFi capability, and a 5MP digital camera. The wonderful thing is all this is in a candy bar type phone. Personally, I’m partial to candy bar style versus the…
Andy Abramson just posted an insightful article regarding WiMax, Skype and a the potential for a Skype killer, and what telcos need to do.
I just posted about Jive Software’s Clearspace product over at Web Worker Daily. Basically, it’s a fantastic workspace collaboration tool that is focused on people, not word/excel/powerpoint documents like Microsoft’s SharePoint. It’s been said in the blogosphwere that Jive wants to be the Apple Computer of the collaboration space and ClearSpace 2.0 is putting them…