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Take a lunchtime break and play the mobile phone celebrity guessing game

If you are looking for something to do while on a break from work or want to have a bit of fun with your friends, then head on over to participate in the Gear Diary Celebrity Guessing Game III contest. The winner will be selected randomly from the entries who...

Tags: iPhone, Giveaway, Gadgets, Feature phones, BlackBerry

Blog posts 2007-07-18

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

Nokia adds Skype and Adobe Flash support to the N800 Internet Tablet

My Mobile Tech Roundup podcast co-host Kevin Tofel had a chance to see and play with the N800 and Skype while at the Digital Experience event a couple of weeks ago. James just posted that Nokia was quick to deliver on the promise of Skype for the Nokia N800 Internet...

Tags: Gadgets, Linux, Mobile software, Nokia, Nseries, Ultra portable PC

Blog posts 2007-07-06

Extreme makeover: Geek.com edition

I have been writing for the Chief Geek, Joel Evans, over at Geek.com for the last 6 years and am pleased to let you all know that Joel just completed the rollout and launch of an entirely new layout and back-end of Geek.com. The site is now based on WordPress...

Tags: Windows Mobile, UMPC, Smartphone, Review, Gadgets, BlackBerry, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-21

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

How can you enter text on the HTC Touch?

One of the weak points of the new HTC Touch is the lack of a good text entry system. There is a large option for the integrated keyboard, but even that is too small for using your finger and requires stylus input. I quickly loaded a couple of 3rd party...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile software, HTC, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-06

Hands-on video and first impressions of the HTC Touch

Earlier today HTC announced the HTC Touch device with their new TouchFLO technology. I was able to meet up with my press contact and get a device to evaluate for a short time. I created the video shown below to try to show readers how the new interface works and...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Review, Microsoft, HTC, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-05

HTC beats Apple to the touch

The Apple iPhone will be here at the end of June and I have to admit after watching the latest TV ads that the speed and coolness of the device has me lusting after the device. It seems there may be a solution to take the edge off of the...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Microsoft, iPhone, HTC, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-05

Are you sure there's not a place for a smart watch on your wrist?

I used to wear a watch all the time while I was in the military and then I went through a phase where I just used my phone to for my timekeeping needs. MSN Direct with SPOT Smart Personal Objects Technology was launched on watches and I had the opportunity...

Tags: Microsoft, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-04

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

What makes a good road warrior hotel?

I know Andy Abramson from working with him as part of the Nokia Nseries Blogger Relations program and love reading his VoIP Watch blog. Andy is a prolific blogger and also writes about his travels on his Working Anywhere blog. He just posted a very good blog entry that all...

Tags: Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, On the road, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Is the Apple iPhone really that fast?

We now know that the Apple iPhone will be available on June 29th and the three iPhone TV ads are getting lots of people excited about the device. I have to admit after viewing the ads that I would love to try out the iPhone, but I just can't swallow...

Tags: Smartphone, MP3 players, iPhone, Gadgets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-04

The Palm Foleo: the beginning and end of the mobile companion category

Last week Palm announced the first device in their new "mobile companion" device category, the Palm Foleo. As stated in the full press release the Palm Foleo was Palm, Inc. founder Jeff Hawkins' idea. I think Hawkins has done an amazing job with the first Palm device, the Handspring models,...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, S60, Palm, On the road, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-03

What is the Palm Foleo?

Palm is making an announcement today at 11:30 am PDT where they are expected to announce some new mobile device category. Speculation has ranged from an ultra mobile PC device to some kind of portable media center device. The most plausible information was just recently posted on TreoCentral where one...

Tags: Gadgets, On the road, Palm, Rumors, Smartphone

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Garmin StreetPilot c580 MSN Direct services can save you time and money

I am a regular business traveler and in the past I have used a Samsung Q1 UMPC and various mobile phones for GPS navigation. These devices are decent solutions and work well, for the most part. I am also a fan of MSN Direct/SPOT watches and my MSN Direct press...

Tags: Gadgets, On the road, Review

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Handheld market share falls 40% over last year

We have seen studies showing a rise in the sales of converged/smartphone devices. If you are a mobile enthusiast like me then you also know it is getting harder and harder to find devices that do not have any telephony functionality integrated. According to a recent IDC study handheld shipments...

Tags: Gadgets, Microsoft, Palm, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2007-05-15

Orb MyCasting now available for the Nokia N800

I have been playing with the Nokia N800 for a couple of weeks and as you will hear soon on MobileTechRoundup podcast #97 James and I are really having a blast with this fun device. Nokia just announced another application that is officially available now for free that continues to...

Tags: Gadgets, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Nokia, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-04-16

RIP Dell Axim handheld lineup

There has been speculation and rumors of the end of the Dell Axim PDA line for several months now and just this week the Dell Axims disappeared from the Dell website. I wanted to get official confirmation in regards to the status and now see that we have it as...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Microsoft, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-04-12

Is the Nokia N95 the ultimate multimedia computer?

I had the chance to play with the Nokia N95 back at the Nokia Open Studio event in New York last fall and was blown away by the light weight of the device for all the features that were packed into it. There has been a lot of initial impressions...

Tags: VoIP, Symbian, Smartphone, Review, Nokia, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-04-05

Apply Daylight Saving Time updates to all your mobile devices

On 8 August 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST begins on the second Sunday in March, this Sunday 11 March, and ends the first Sunday in...

Tags: Symbian, UMPC, Smartphone, Ultra portable PC, BlackBerry, Apple, Microsoft, Gadgets, Tablet PC, Palm, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2007-03-08