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T-Mobile giving some free HotSpot @Home phones to loyal customers

I don't know if T-Mobile has been reading my HotSpot @Home blog posts, but today when I got home I had a nice surprise on my door step. T-Mobile sent me a complimentary Samsung t409 HotSpot @Home mobile phone in "appreciation of my commitment to T-Mobile". This actually couldn't have...

Tags: Feature phones, Gadgets, Wireless carriers

Blog posts 2007-07-11

The iPhone will cost me at least US$2245, how about you?

So now that the very slick Apple iPhone TV ads are available for viewing, I am sure many of us have our gadget lust peaked and are thinking about what our iPhone acquisition strategy may be on 29 June. As compelling as the iPhone looks, there are also many of...

Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Gadgets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-11

MobileTechRoundup show #100, Passing the century mark

Listen here (MP3, 30.2 MB, 33 minutes)Subscribe to the show with this link RSSKevin, James and myself are happy to have reached the century milestone with MobileTechRoundup show #100 that was recorded while I was again on the road. We had lots to talk about on this show and...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, MoTR podcast, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Microsoft "officially" announces Windows Mobile 6

Microsoft was forced to unveil their new operating system, Windows Mobile 6.0, last week due to a breach of NDA by a media source and today they posted the "official" press release. Check out the PDF Windows Mobile 6 fact sheet for details on the new mobile operating system. A...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Microsoft, Gadgets, Wireless carriers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6

Blog posts 2007-02-11

Get some expert Treo tips and tricks from Marc Orchant

If you are a Treo fan then I highly recommend you check out fellow ZDNet blogger and mobile gadget fan Marc Orchants recent post linking to his Treo-focused podcast. Marc recorded the podcast with David Spark on The Communications Insider for Sprint show. Marc starts off with the top 3...

Tags: Gadgets, Marc, Mobile software, Palm, Palm Treo, Smartphone, Wireless carriers

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Seattle to London, making a trip less costly and more enjoyable using technology

I am in the Heathrow Airport waiting for my return trip from London to Seattle in about an hour and a half and thought it may be helpful to future travelers to relate my experiences from a technical viewpoint. To set the baseline for my trip, I am a T-Mobile...

Tags: video, Wireless carriers, Gadgets, On the road, MoTR podcast

Blog posts 2006-12-20

Sprint continues rollout of EVDO Rev. A

Sprint started rolling out their EV-DO Revision A network last month with coverage in San Diego and Seattle. I was supposed to get a USB Rev. A device to test out in both these cities, but that never happened for some reason. The USB device would allow me to connect...

Tags: Cellular phones, EVDO, Sprint Communications

Blog posts 2006-12-13

Black Friday mobile gear shopping guide

i have only gone out once on Black Friday to pick up a couple of Nintendo DS units for my girls and personally do 90% of my shopping online. I have reviewed a few products on this blog since I started writing a few months ago and there are a...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Keyboards, Operating systems, Apple MacBook, RIM BlackBerry, Fujitsu P1610, ultramobile PC, Cingular Wireless, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., BlackJack Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, Apple MacBook Pro, mo

Blog posts 2006-11-23

Additional Resources

IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers

Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...

Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

News to know: IT turbulence, Windows 7, Facebook, Apple HDTV

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IT warning: Turbulence ahead CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over Gartner's worst case for 2009 IT budgets isn't so bad Sean...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, HDTV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Open Source, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.

In today's Wall Street Journal, reporter Amy Schatz writes that a proposal to create a free, national wireless Internet service got a boost after Federal Communications Commission engineers "concluded that concerns are overblown about such service interfering with other carriers." Which is all well and good, except...

Tags: FCC, Airwave, Wireless Internet, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Government, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model

While the U.S. launch of WiMAX marks the debut of fast wireless Internet, the overall implications of this technology are much broader. See how this could shake up the cellular world and usher in a new breed of software, devices, and business applications. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Mobile, Network, Broadband, Sprint Communications, Mobile Broadband, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-10-13

News to know: Wimax; Tech economy; Microsoft's big brains; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model Larry Dignan: Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

FCC: Free wireless spectrum won't harm T-Mobile

Back in May, the FCC was to vote on rules for a national free wireless spectrum along the lines of a proposal by M2Z Networks. But rather than handing over 25MHz of spectrum to the Kleiner Perkins-based company, the FCC decided to auction the spectrum off to...

Tags: FCC, T-Mobile, Spectrum, Federal Government, Wireless, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875The computer itself works fine. Has enough memory and a big enough disk drive, but it's a pain in the &*% to use. The scrollpad is the worst I have ever seen. I inadvertently jump all over the screen. It unexpectedly drags on a map instead...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-12

Wireless soil sensors to help farmers

A research team at Iowa State University ISU is developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming while minimizing environmental impacts. ISU says that 'the prototype sensors are designed to collect and send data about soil moisture -- and eventually soil temperature and nutrient content -- while working completely underground.' According...

Tags: Iowa State University, Sensor, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Psystar OpenPro

Ongoing lawsuits notwithstanding, Psystar remains the only desktop vendor other than Apple to offer PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Thanks to a new restore disc and improved software updating, this $2,660 Psystar OpenPro computer is much more secure than the lower-end Open Computer the company released back...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, insurance policy, Psystar, Psystar OpenPro, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, disc

Product reviews 2008-10-11

SignalBoost Mobile Professional Amplifier Kit

If we ever need an industrial-strength cell phone-signal booster, Wilson Electronics would be one of the first places we'd look. Over the last couple of years, we've discovered that company is a reliable source for improving your cell phone reception--whether you're a trucker who makes runs through rural areas or...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Construction, Wi-Fi, Mobile Professional, amplifier, mobile, Wilson Electronics

Product reviews 2008-10-10

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS servicesAbout damn timeSince the carriers don't give us any way to shut off the COD messaging, laying a minefield for SMS senders is the only practical way to shut off the flood of spim that I have to pay for.They're starting...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular phones, text fee, Verizon Communications Inc., SMS Service, SMS

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services

Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...

Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10