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Newsletter Archive 2011 |
Sizing up the Samsung Galaxy Note
I've been exploring a new gadget this weekend, a Samsung Galaxy Note that I have for review. If you looked at it, you'd think it was a rather large smartphone.
Date: 2011-12-19
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Looks A Winner
Mobile or portable devices are clearly the future of the computing world. Although iPhones and iPads have up till now been the market's darlings, albeit at premium prices, Android is now coming up strongly.
Date: 2011-12-05
Connect my Nintendo 3DS to the Internet via wifi?
My daughter has a Nintendo 3DS and wants to connect it to the Internet
for some sort of multiplayer game. I am clueless about this device
and didn't even realize it was Internet-ready when I bought it for
her. Can you help me get her 3DS online? Dave's Answer:
Date: 2011-11-14
Samsung To Introduce Flexible Displays Phones In 2012
At Samsung's earnings call, the company announced intentions to introduce phones with flexible displays as early as 2012.
Date: 2011-10-31
First Weekend Sales for iPhone 4S Over Four Million
On Oct. 17, Apple announced that just three days after the launch of its newest phone, the iPhone 4S, sales had already climbed to more than four million. The phone runs on the world's most advanced operating system, iOS 5, which already has more than 25 million users.
Date: 2011-10-19
More on the Apple iPhone 4S Launch
It's been several hours now since the Apple event and a little time to scour the web for info and news. Now that things have sunk in there really was pretty big news announced although in my mind Apple really blew it in the way they decided to roll out this "next generation" iPhone.
Date: 2011-10-05
44% Of Last-Minute Holiday Sales Will be Mobile
It's that time of the year again... when most business owners are busy planning their advertising & marketing strategies for the upcoming holiday season.
Date: 2011-09-16
Designing for Mobile Collaboration
Mobile collaboration is an increasingly important topic as two-thirds of the information workforce already work remotely, according to Forrester data.
Date: 2011-08-31
Google Buys A Mobile Patent Defense And More
Google officially announced this morning that they are purchasing Motorola Mobility. First, this is a huge acquisition in the mobile industry with a purchase price of about $12.5 billion.
Date: 2011-08-15
Making Sense of Mobile for the Workforce
Forrester's TJ Keitt recently provided a useful report, Demystifying The Mobile Workforce. This is an increasingly important topic as two-thirds of the information workforce already work remotely, according to Forrester data.
Date: 2011-08-05
Google Finally Rolls Out Its Call Metrics Service In US And Canada
In November 2010 Google announced the release of its Call Metrics service.
After 8 long months of waiting for the full release of the service, Surojit Chatterjee,AdWords Product Manager, finally announced yesterday that, "Call Metrics, a simple way to get more phone calls and detailed call reports with AdWords, is now available to all advertisers in the US and Canada."
Date: 2011-07-21
Pair my iPhone with my Toyota Sienna via Bluetooth?
Just picked up a used Toyota Sienna van and I'm pretty psyched about it - lots of room and it's really comfortable to drive - but I'm not sure how to pair my Apple iPhone 4 with the navigational system from Toyota.
Date: 2011-07-05
101 Types Of Mobile Social Alerts
Ever since Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the coverage I've read has been far more excited about the forthcoming alert upgrades in iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, than the iCloud launch or hundreds of other updates.
Date: 2011-06-17
Facebook "Switch to regular connection"?
I was trying to join a Facebook fan page for my favorite TV show, Game of Thrones, and was disturbed to see a warning message that I needed to "switch to a regular connection" that wasn't secure so I could proceed.
Date: 2011-06-01
Use my iPhone as a tethered Internet access device?
I have my iPhone set up as a personal hotspot through AT&T but suspect that using it via wifi slows me down and that if I could plug it directly into my computer, it'd work faster. Is that true, and if so, how can I tether my iPhone via USB to my MacBook and gain faster access to the Internet?
Date: 2011-05-18
I For One, Welcome Our Google-Android Overlords!
Google continues to be dismissive over the public's concerns regarding the ability of its mobile devices to send precise user locations back to its servers. Google has been collecting the location information from millions of mobile phone and devices stating that the information was "extremely important" to the direction of the company's future.
Date: 2011-05-04
Your iPhone Is Tracking Your Every Move
My friend Pete Warden does a splendid job of data mining, of analyzing the information that companies make available and/or track, but without telling us exactly what they're doing.
Date: 2011-04-21
Google Creating Mobile Payment System with MasterCard
Google's dream of creating a mobile payment facility is one step closer with Google close to finalizing a deal with MasterCard and Citigroup that will see Android powered devices embedded with technology that allows customers to make purchases directly through their phone at the check-out.
Date: 2011-04-05
AT&T Buys T-Mobile
You all know I really despise AT&T, even though I continue paying them thousands of dollars per year for three cell phones. Since getting my Verizon iPhone I haven't dropped a call and I can actually hear the other party.
Date: 2011-03-24
When Will Public Transit Provide Users With Mobile Apps?
Oh man, when will they get it? That's what I find I'm asking myself once again. Here in the Pacific NorthWest (Victoria BC Canada) we've been hit with another snow storm.
Date: 2011-03-01
Developers State Microsoft, RIM, And Nokia Have No Future In Wireless Market
Man, my email has been flowing ever since yesterday morning with lots of responses to my "Nokia Fans: you're nuts!" post. Most say that the newly-joined Microsoft/Nokia still has no shot getting them to write apps and that RIM is even worse off.
Date: 2011-02-15
Android Beats Out Symbian As The Leading Smartphone
The latest stats from Canalys reveal that the smart phone market exceeded 100 million units in 2010 and topping the sales chart are Android powered smartphones, slightly edging out Nokia and their Symbian platform devices.
Date: 2011-02-02
How To Send SMS Messages When They Fail
I've never seen this before, but on the icon for Messages on my iPhone 4, there's a small white exclamation mark in a red circle. Not a number indicating how many new text messages I have, but an exclamation mark.
Date: 2011-01-20
>McAfee Warns Of New Potential Attacks On iPhones
Security organization McAfee has professed that 2011 will see increased attacks on Apple merchandise like the iPhone and iPad, largely due to their in the business sector.
Date: 2011-01-04
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