myTouch 3G to Get FroYo Update?
There’s a bit of information circulating across the web right now related to a pending FroYo update for the myTouch 3G. The update, coming ONLY to the original myTouch 3G, is said to be a protracted...
View ArticleWhy the Nexus One…STILL?
Over the past few days, I’ve had a few people ask me why I still use my Nexus One, as opposed to a newer or more advanced phone. Yes, I could get a T-Mobile G2, T-Mo’s new HSPA+ device. I could get a...
View ArticleMotorola Releases Android 2.1 (Éclair) Moto CLIQ Upgrade
Many Motorola CLIQ users have been waiting nearly an ENTIRE YEAR for this upgrade. I reviewed the CLIQ in November and December of last year. Getting here has been a long, annoying and frustrating....
View ArticleApple Releases OSX 10.6.5
Wednesday 10-Nov-10, Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.5, their latest security and maintenance update for Snow Leopard. However, documentation accompanying the release made no mention of AirPrint, an...
View ArticleMotorola CLIQ Android 2.1 Update 1 Impressions
As promised, I’ve been playing with one of the Motorola CLIQ’s we still have in the house, and that I recently updated to Android 2.1 (Éclair). I have the following to say about this update. Some of...
View ArticleVerizon iPhone Announced Tomorrow – Perhaps…
Will we see the iPhone on Verizon..? I know some of you that have been following my iPhone chronicles either here or at Gear Diary are likely wondering if I’ve lost my mind. I mean, wasn’t it me who...
View ArticleOpinion – How Google can Trump the iPad
Can Google trump the iPad..? Please note, that this article was originally published on JAMM, back in May 2010. Ok… no brainer announcement of the century – Apple has totally captured the digital...
View ArticleDeath to Double-Dipping Wireless Carriers!
I just saw this over at ZDNet, and I’m sorry, I just can’t keep my mouth shut. Verizon Wireless is going to charge users $20 a month, in addition to their $30 unlimited data plan, for the iPhone’s...
View ArticleIs Nokia following in Palm’s Footsteps?
My good friend, Gina Smith, asked everyone this morning what everyone thought of a Nokia analysis she wrote. It got me thinking… I can remember sitting in my car, driving home from work while living in...
View ArticleApple Releases iOS 6 Beta 2
iOS 6 Beta 2 was released and was a relatively small device download Its clear and obvious – Apple is hard at work. They’re due to release Mountain Lion in a few weeks. I’ve got a nice preview of...
View ArticleUsing Apple Pay – Its Really Just that Easy…
Using Apple’s Apple Pay to purchase goods and services when you’re out and about is quick and easy. I took my granddaughter to get some lunch and paying with Apple Pay was quick, easy, secure and so...
View ArticleHands on with early iOS 8 Beta Releases
It shows promise; but it’s REALLY buggy… I’ve been using iOS 8 Beta 1 for the past couple of weeks and I have to say that I like what I see, but it’s so buggy that it’s hard to really evaluate. Items...
View ArticleHands on with iOS 8 Beta 2
Oy. What a mess… I’ve been in software a LONG time. I’ve been in mobile devices and mobile computing even longer… What I’m about to say may draw a great deal of criticism and some harsh debate (and at...
View ArticleUpdating Windows 10 Mobile After it goes RTM
Microsoft says that it wants to push rapid updates to users; but there are issues… I saw an interesting update on the Supersite for Windows the other morning, and I answered a comment asking what the...
View ArticleVerizon and T-Mobile Rolling out Marshmallow to HTC One M8 Users
I’ve been looking for it since December… Back in December of last year (2015), HTC released Android 6.0 Marshmallow for its One M9 and M8 products. I began looking for it to hit my Verizon powered One...
View ArticleNokia Kills HERE Maps for Windows Phone
Now, you truly can’t get there from HERE… In a move that likely has many wondering how long Satya Nadella will allow Windows 10 Mobile to continue to exist, it seems that one of the main staples of the...
View ArticleWindows 10 Mobile Released
There’s at least some good news for those that have Windows Phones… The last couple of days has been kinda brutal on Windows Phone. With Nokia essentially killing all of its Windows Phone apps,...
View ArticleUpgrading an HTC One (M8) to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Why Verizon makes life so difficult is beyond me… About 12 years ago, I wrote a couple of reviews for pocketnow related to very early PocketPC phones – the Samsung i700 and the hands free kit that...
View ArticleRooting the HTC 10
If you truly want to make it your own… Introduction There are legitimate reasons for rooting an Android device. They aren’t all about custom ROM’s and the like. And since its now LEGAL to jailbreak...
View ArticleBlackberry is Dead
Blackberry has killed the Blackberry Classic I’ve been decrying this the 2011-2012 timeframe, I think. Honestly, I’m really very surprised the company has held out as long as it has, but based on...
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