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Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. He is one of three hosts on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and runs the Nokia Experts website. Matthew started using mobile devices in 1997 with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and...
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- MobileTechRoundup show #190; Should we call them Pocket PCs again?
- I spent a couple of days at the Microsoft Mobius event here in Seattle, but couldn't share much of what was discussed on MobileTechRoundup show #190 due to NDA agreements. However, each attendee did receive an HTC HD2 from HTC so I shared a few thoughts about that device. As...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, High Tech Computer Corp., PC, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Music, photos, and weather are beautiful, fluid experiences on the HTC HD2
- I posted a quick first impressions of the HTC HD2 yesterday, but as I was commuting home on the train I had a chance to spend more time with the media capabilities of the device and wanted to share a few thoughts and a video with you. As you can...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Photograph, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Hands-on with the T-Mobile Samsung Behold II Google Android smartphone
- I took a look at the Samsung Behold last year and as you may recall this is a high end feature phone with a high resolution camera. When I initially heard that T-Mobile was going to launch the Behold II in the Fall I didn't think much about it since...
- Tags: Smart Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Image Gallery: A look at the T-Mobile Samsung Behold II Google Android device
- T-Mobile was the first US carrier to sell a Google Android device and with the Behold II they now have four different models in their lineup. The Behold II is a full touchscreen device with Samsung TouchWiz user interface loaded on it. The Behold II has a 3.2 inch AMOLED...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Device, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Behold II, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, product photos, android, google, samsung, t-mobile, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-11-19
- Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date
- We wrapped up the Mobius 2009 event last night and since we spent most of the time talking about topics under NDA there isn't much of anything I can share with your at this time. I recommend you check out Jason Dunn's post on his new Windows Phone Thoughts site...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Office Mobile 2010 beta for Windows Mobile available now for free
- Good news for enterprise users of Windows Mobile devices comes to us today at the Mobius 2009 event. Microsoft announced the beta release of Office Mobile 2010 that is available now in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. I just downloaded it on my new HTC HD2 and will put together...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Office, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Monitors & Displays, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Sony Reader Daily Edition now available for pre-order
- Back in August Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition with WiFi and 3G wireless support, along with a touch interface. Today, Sony announced that the Sony Reader Daily Edition can be pre-ordered over on the Sony Style store for $399.99 with shipping scheduled for December through January. by Matthew Miller
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile now available
- I was a bit surprised when Opera launched the public beta of Opera Mobile 10 first for Symbian devices since we have seen this browser always launch on Windows Mobile touchscreen devices in the past. Good news for all of you touchscreen Windows Mobile owners though as Opera announced the...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Opera Software ASA, Beta, Keyboards, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Monitors & Displays, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Components, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- eReader for Google Android now available
- I am an ebook fan and like to have the same software across multiple platforms, which is why my preferred reader has been Mobipocket for a couple of years. eReader has been expanding on devices and just launched their Google Android software so now I am going to go all...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, eReader, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost
- Two articles were posted today talking about Windows Mobile, one with no analysis and the other making some valid points about Microsoft's past mobile actions. The smartphone market is still quite small and there are many opportunities available for Microsoft and others to compete and succeed in the space. by...
- Tags: Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?
- I posted my first impressions of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 earlier today and then planned to spend a lot of time using the device over the next few days. I am at the Microsoft Mobius event in Seattle that is a gathering of some of the greatest mobile minds and...
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Outage, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Windows Marketplace for Mobile available for 6.1/6.0 devices
- It was just last week that we learned Microsoft opened up the Windows Marketplace for Mobile to PC access and in that release they said a version for WM 6.0 and 6.1 devices would be coming soon. I have to say I didn't expect the announcement this soon, but am...
- Tags: Device, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser
- Every mobile operating system now has their own on device application store, thanks to the initiative of Apple with the iPhone and the App Store. You can buy apps through all of them on your phone, but not all of them support buying apps from your desktop PC. According to...
- Tags: Mobile, Desktop Browser, Web Browser, App, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- 3D gaming comes to the Zune HD, video of all 6 new games
- This past weekend I mentioned the Zune HD firmware 4.3 update that added predictive text and a better browsing experience. As part of that update, Microsoft announced that support for 3D games and apps was added as well and it didn't take long for them to deliver as we now...
- Tags: 3D, Microsoft Zune, Video, Games, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Nokia N900 Maemo device now shipping to retailers
- I have been using a pre-production Nokia N900 for about a month and created the Definitive Nokia N900 Guide as I answer questions and put the device to the test. We finally received word from Nokia that the Nokia N900 is now shipping to retailers in Europe, Middle-East, Russia and...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Retail, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Google providing free airport WiFi this holiday season
- To help people enjoy this holiday season Google, Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income and others are providing free WiFi across airports in the United States. 47 airports are currently included in the program, including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston, Baltimore, Burbank, Houston, Indianapolis, Seattle, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Airport, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?
- I recently posted the 2009 Holiday Guide for smartphones and in that guide posted about just one smartphone from each carrier. There are more selections than just one though and now that most all of the announcements for the holidays have been made I thought you might like to know...
- Tags: Smart Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Smartphone Buyer, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Zune HD firmware 4.3 adds predictive text and desktop mode
- I was messing around with adding devices to my GDGT list today and discovered this discussion about new Zune HD firmware. I then fired up my MSI Wind with Zune desktop software, connected my Zune HD and walked through the 4.1 (191) upgrade. A couple of the key upgrades include...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Firmware, Desktops, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks
- Today is the launch of the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS on Verizon and James has the DROID in hand. Kevin is triple booting his netbook and the new Moblin 2.1 OS looks slick enough for me to give a try on my MSI Wind soon too. We also...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Netbook, Kevin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone
- Readers here know how much I enjoyed using the HTC Hero and now we see HTC coming out with its 3rd version of the Hero and IMHO the third time is the charm. I had a chance to hold and play a bit with the HTC DROID ERIS (Verizon's version...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
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