We’ve all been there. You’re headed out the door, phone in hand, wallet on your person – and you’re missing just one thing. Your keys. Tile is a small little gadget that’s about the size of a matchbook and costs a mere $25 at your local AT&T store and is meant to help you find…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19vR1GldRI For some reason, smartphones have made it ok for folks to hate on others. For some, it’s like religion – what smartphone choice they make. Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone ad takes advantage of the rivalry between iPhone and Samsung carrying Android owners by placing itself as the alternative choice, for those who do not…
Aside from what you may think about Fox News, no one likes being taken advantage of by their mobile carrier. In this case, AT&T is changing the term of ‘unlimited’ when it comes to iPhone data plans and will make top data users’ speeds slow and unusable. Watch the YouTube clip below for Shephard Smith’s…
I worked for years in corporate IT departments. In my last job in this role, I was consulted on mobile carriers/phones because of my work on this site and others and my experience with a variety of different platforms. Corporate IT departments desire consistency because these hard working departments don’t have bandwidth to support dozens…
I talk a lot about mobile topics, in fact, it’s my favorite hobby, outside of cycling. However, being crazy technologists, we often forget the basics. In a recent meeting, I was asked very poignant question which I thought would be perfect blog post fodder: how does a phone owner actually use and interact with QR…
Oregon is among a handful of states that has implemented ‘hands-free’ laws, which means we cannot drive down the road while holding a phone up to our ear. Drivers in Oregon can however, use headsets (both Bluetooth and wired) or use speakerphone, which is cumbersome at best. As we all know, Bluetooth headsets are great…
As an iPad and iPod Touch owner, I’m using these devices all around the house. In fact, one primary utility of these devices is to control and master my Sonos home audio system. Sonos, for those that don’t know, is a fantabulous (new word, just made it up!) way to listen to your favorite music…
A story came out last week during the Where 2.0 conference hosted by O’Reilly that, unbeknownst to most iPhone owners, that iOS tracks your location and keeps this valuable information in a file. The unencrypted file is then housed on the computer in which you back your phone up to and can be utilized to…
OtterBox, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, makes sharp looking cases that provide rugged protection for a wide array of devices including iPhones (all models), Android devices, eBooks and tablets. When I recently bought a T-Mobile G2 device (also called the Desire Z outside of the United States), I wanted to protect the device and after…
Long time readers of this blog will know that there are a few brands I’m a huge fan of. OtterBox from Ft. Collins, CO is one of them. This company provides great looking protection for a plethora of mobile devices, including phones, tablets and eBook readers. New out today is the OH SNAP! series –…