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ZDNet Author Biography: Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works as a professional naval architect in Seattle while contributing as a daily news writer and review manager for Geek.com since 2001. Matthew started using mobile devices in 1997 with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned over 50 different...; more about Matthew Miller »

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Camera UI and photo comparison between four high end Windows Mobile devices: As readers here know, I have been checking out the HTC Touch Diamond and found the camera to be one of the first on a Windows Mobile device that actually works quite well. My buddy Arne Hess, from the::unwired, just posted a great article that compares the camera software and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Camera, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Google Talk isn't the only iPhone optimized IM client: The news that Google Talk has now been optimized for the Apple iPhone web browser is all over the internet this morning. I also wanted to let IM users know there are other web browser based options for clients other than Google Talk. by Matthew Miller; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Talk, IM, Web Browser, IM Client, Instant Messaging, Web Browsers, Internet, Online Communications, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Hearst provides nine fun, informative, and functional mobile sites: I enjoy finding sites that are optimized for mobile devices and we have been seeing more and more of them being provided with the popularity of the iPhone. There are some folks in the industry who are working hard to bring us entertaining, informative, and functional mobile sites and I...; Tags: Mobile, Hearst Corp., Mobile Site, Sophia, Good Housekeeping, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-02
What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th?: Now that we know what the AT&T Apple iPhone 3G pricing plans will be on 11 July, I am trying to figure out what will be the best way to purchase my iPhone 3G. It seems that you may not be able to order one online and will have to...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-02
What MP3 player and mobile phone sound the best to you?: I enjoy listening to music during my commute, while working out, and at other times throughout the day and most often use whatever mobile phone I happen to have to listen to those tunes. I also use dedicated MP3 players from time to time and Steve Laser recently approached me...; Tags: Phone, Mobile, MP3 Player, Cell Phone, MP3, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-02

First impressions of the HP iPAQ 910 Business Manager: It has been quite a while since HP announced the new iPAQ 900 series back in September 2007 and I was beginning to wonder if the device would end up being vaporware. I was just sent an evaluation HP iPAQ 910 device to check out for a couple of weeks...; Tags: Device, Hewlett-Packard Co., iPAQ 910, Display, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, GPS, Operating Systems, Marketing, Hardware, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Image Gallery: First Impressions of the HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger: HP used to have the greatest Pocket PC devices, but it has been a while since they had some high quality devices. The new HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger is the new high end device that packs all the wireless features you want in a form factor similar to a...; Tags: Device, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller, product photos, windows mobile, hp, ipaq, pocket pc; Image galleries 2008-07-01
Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008: The government is implementing news laws all the time in order to find ways to generate tax revenue, with little factual evidence backing up or validating the laws. I live in Washington State and tomorrow our second hands-free law of the year begins. Back on 1 January of this year...; Tags: Law, Policies And Procedures, Taxes, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Government, Free Trade, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Financial Planning, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-30
ShoZu photo sharing application coming to the iPhone: I was pleased to read the my favorite photo/video upload application, ShoZu, will be coming to the iPhone Applicaton Store when it is launched and it will be FREE. I have written about ShoZu a few times and can't say enough about how incredible this application is for those of...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Photograph, Photo-sharing, ShoZu, Corporate Communications, 3G, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Mobile software Monday: Spb Backup 2.0 for Windows Mobile: Some mobile software is flashy and fun while others just get the job done. Spb Backup 2.0 is one of those software solutions that is essential to Windows Mobile and gets the job done. One of the first utilities I look for on Windows Mobile is a...; Tags: Software, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Spb Backup 2.0, Backups, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-30
MobileTechRoundup show #138, Doesn't anyone else have a Nerd Club at work?: James, Kevin, and I spent a bit more time than planned talking about the upcoming iPhone 3G on MobileTechRoundup show #138, but we eventually did move on to talk about lots more in the world of mobile tech. I talked about my experiences with upgrading the Nokia N78 over the...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Mobile, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-27
First public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 coming on 15 July: I first had a chance to use the upcoming version of Opera Mobile 9.5 at Mobile World Congress on a SE UIQ device and since then I posted my full review and experiences using Opera Mobile 9.5 on the HTC Advantage X7510 and on the HTC Touch Diamond. It is...; Tags: Opera Software, High Tech Computer Corp., Public Beta, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Will the iPhone 3G support MMS?: According to some information from an internal AT&T employee memo posted on the iPhone Atlas site, the iPhone 3G may actually include MMS support. This multimedia messaging support would allow you to attach photos and maybe short videos to your text messages, just like you can do now on any...; Tags: Apple iPhone, MMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, 3G, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Nokia rolls out over-the-air firmware updates with the N78 release: As regular readers know, I spend more time on my mobile phones than I do on a PC or notebook computer so being able to use my devices without connecting them to a computer is important to me. In the past, I have always had to make sure I had...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Firmware Update, Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-25
T-Mobile @Home Talk Forever to launch nationwide on 2 July: I happen to live in one of two areas where T-Mobile was testing out their T-Mobile @Home Talk Forever service and as I wrote about in February I bought the service to see if it would work for me. After about 5 months of using the service, and saving myself...; Tags: @Home, Phone, T-Mobile, Service, Telecom & Utilities, Routers & Switches, Wireless LANs, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Nokia N78 North American version now available: I have been checking out the European version of the Nokia N78 and am quite impressed with the device. I recieved a note that the North American 3G-enabled version of the N78 is now available at the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago or via other retailers shown...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Nokia N78, GPS, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Bluetooth, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Wireless, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Dashwire Mobile 2.0 client launches with GUI changes, Facebook/Twitter status, and more: It has been a few months since I last wrote about the Dashwire mobile client and I was very pleased to receive a note from Ford that the Dashwire Mobile 2.0 client for Windows Mobile is now available. This latest version offers a significant update to the GUI on your...; Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, GUI, Twitter, Dashwire Mobile 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Evernote now available to everyone in free and premium flavors: I have written a few times about the Evernote application and beta testing that has been going on for a couple of months. I was pleased to see Evernote announce that the full version is now available to download and install. by Matthew Miller; Tags: Blog, Allowance, Evernote, Premium Subscription, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-24
GSM SIM-unlocked Palm Centro now available for $299: There is still a soft spot in my heart for Palm OS devices since they were what I started out with back in 1997 actually the OS looks just about the same as it was then and this latest news has me considering a new Palm device. Palm announced that...; Tags: SIM Card, Palm Inc., GSM, Palm Centro, Cellular Phones, Palm OS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-23
AT&T may pay Apple $325 for each iPhone 3G sold: I wrote a post about how it seems that AT&T was going to be the big winner when the iPhone 3G is launched in a couple of weeks due to the increase in data and text message rates and the monthly subsidy that will no longer have to be paid...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Cell Phone, Apple Inc., 3G, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-23