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Celebrate 4th of July on your smartphone with Handmark Fireworks

I thoroughly enjoy launching and watching fireworks on the 4th of July and with the native American reservations close to my house I get the chance to buy some pretty fantastic explosives. If you want to play it a bit safer and save yourself some money you can visit Astraware...

Tags: Handmark, Smart Phone, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Mobile Applications, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Archos Google Android-based Internet Media Tablet to be revealed 15 September

Back in February we mentioned that Archos would be launching an Android Internet Tablet device and now according to Pocket-Lint that device will be coming on 15 September 2009. The Internet Media Tablet will focus on multimedia which is not really a focus of the Android smartphones to date while...

Tags: Archos, Smart Phone, Media, Tablet, Smart Phones, Internet, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-02

CoPilot Live GPS navigation solution now available for Google Android devices

I posted a full review of TeleNav GPS Navigator software on the T-Mobile G1 and for a long time it was the only voice navigation software for the platform. Today, ALK Technologies announced the release of CoPilot Live for the Android platform that can be purchased for $34.99 in the...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, Google Android, T-Mobile, Tools & Techniques, GPS, Mobile Operating Systems, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Review: T-Mobile Dash 3G takes the Dash torch and runs with it

This summer is a blockbuster season for touchscreen smartphones with the Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, Nokia N97, HTC TouchPro2, and T-Mobile myPhone. However, not everyone is crazy about touchscreen devices and they just want a solid smartphone that gets the job done in a compact form factor that is easily...

Tags: Touch Screen, Smart Phone, 3G, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Dash, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Palm Pre, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the T-Mobile Dash 3G

The T-Mobile Dash was a very popular Windows Mobile smartphone for T-Mobile USA and smartphone fans have been waiting patiently for a follow-up non-touchscreen device. HTC and T-Mobile will soon be bringing the T-Mobile Dash 3G with faster processor, 3G data support, and integrated GPS to T-Mobile customers. by Matthew...

Tags: T-Mobile Dash, 3G, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, htc, t-mobile, smartphone, dash, windows mobile, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-06-30

Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don't

Very few people ever seem to read the manuals that come with the products they purchase and I imagine it is even more rare for someone to read all of the terms, conditions, and privacy documents related to their smartphone. A ZDNet reader sent me a note about Palm's WebOS...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-29

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

MobileTechRoundup show #176, I need a Hero

We missed recording a show last week since I was in line for my iPhone 3GS, the first time, and so now have our second show of the week for you all to enjoy. James, Kevin, and I all started off MobileTechRoundup show #176 by talking about the announcement of...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., Palm Inc., Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-27

Sony admits to PSP Go early adopter premium, are you really surprised?

The PSP Go will be launching on 1 October for $249 and according to a Joystiq article posting a quote from a Sony executive Sony is associating a premium cost for new adopters. It is not a new practice to charge a premium for new products, just look at Apple's...

Tags: Sony Corp., Adopter, Sony PlayStation Portable, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-26

TouchDown adds Private appt creation in Google Android

One reason I keep a Windows Mobile device around is because of the outstanding Exchange support. I recently mentioned my experiences with Exchange and other operating systems as most of them integrate Exchange support. I understand the new HTC Hero Android device may have some kind of integrated Exchange support,...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Creation, TouchDown, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Do Palm Pre owners have to look to the past to get apps?

Come on now people, let the Palm OS apps go and move on to the future of mobile technology. I received an email notifying me that MobiHand and MotionApps announced the grand opening of the MobiHand Classic App Store that is dedicated to offering those ancient Palm OS apps to...

Tags: Palm Inc., App, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

HTC announces the Hero with HTC Sense and Adobe Flash Player 10

HTC held a big event in London today to announce the new HTC Hero Google Android device running with their new HTC Sense user interface. The Hero is a sleek looking Google Android device that appears similar to the HTC Magic with a slimmer form factor that still incorporates that...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Adobe Flash Player, Hero, HTC Sense UI, Mobile Operating Systems, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GS

Back when I saw the TeleNav client come to the T-Mobile G1 I knew it was just a matter of time before we would see this application come to the Apple iPhone. It has taken Apple a lot longer than I thought it would for them to open up true...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Image Gallery: Walk through AT&T Navigator on the Apple iPhone 3GS

Voice guided navigation has been missing from the Apple iPhone since the first device rolled out in 2006. With the 3.0 OS update we now have the capability for this and TeleNav and AT&T were one of the first to provide this service. TeleNav has mobile clients on a number...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., TeleNav, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, screenshots, navigation, at&t, iphone, gps, apple, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-06-23

Qik rolls out live video streaming for Google Android

My T-Mobile G1 is my preferred T-Mobile device and it just gets better and better all the time with more developers supporting the Google Android platform. The latest software/service available for the Android devices is Qik mobile video streaming application. iPhone users cannot say, "There's an app for that." since...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Streaming Video, Qik, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Internet, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Voice guided navigation comes to the iPhone as AT&T Navigator

I wrote how the T-Mobile G1 beat the iPhone to voice-guided navigation with the TeleNav client on T-Mobile. Today, AT&T and TeleNav announced that AT&T Navigator is now available in the Apple App Store. AT&T Navigator is the AT&T-branded version of the TeleNav software found on many Windows Mobile, BlackBerry,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Voice, AT&T Corp., AT&T Navigator, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

MobileTechRoundup #175; iPhone 3GS picked up by two hosts

James, Kevin, and I all bought the Palm Pre and we started off MobileTechRoundup show #175 going around the horn to see how many of us ended up picking up the new iPhone 3GS. It turns out that Kevin and I did get one, even though only Kevin had planned...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple iPhone, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Review: Skooba Checkthrough Brief helps speed you through airport security

I've spent quite a bit of time traveling the last few years and consider myself a pretty experienced traveler. That said, I like to try to minimize the hassle of flying as much as possible and the TSA rules that allow you to speed up by passing through the x-ray...

Tags: Airport Security, Laptop Computer, Skooba Checkthrough, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Image Gallery: Skooba Checkthrough Brief checkpoint friendly laptop bag

Traveling with a laptop can be a bit of a pain when you are trying to get through security and need to remove your laptop and trust it to the TSA officials as it moves through the x-ray machines. With checkpoint friendly bags like the Skooba Checkthrough Brief you can...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, skooba, airplane, tsa, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-06-23

Does MobileMe's Find My iPhone lead to potential bodily harm?

I am not a MobileMe subscriber because I found I never used it when I did subscribe back when it launched. If you have an iPhone there is a new service called Find My iPhone that provides you with ways to track a lost iPhone. I just read this real-life...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MobileMe, Mobile Operating Systems, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-22