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Are the exclusive-to-one-carrier phones getting out of control?

Customer choice is apparently out the window these days when it comes to picking a cell phone. Imagine for example, if when you purchased a car, it was only allowed on certain roads. You'd have to figure out which roads you most travel, and then buy a car...

Tags: Apple, General, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Motorola Q Review, Personal Technology, Telephony, Video, Wired &, Wireless

Blog posts 2007-07-11

iPhone redux: Is it time for the battery life equivalent of a 'nutrition label' (see example)

To iPhone users who a find themselves investing in more chargers so that there's one everywhere they go, b discover their new toy is too tired to do anything by late in the afternoon, c feel as though the iPhone is unable to meet the battery life expectations listed on...

Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Web technology, Telephony, Personal Technology, Motorola Q Review, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Will Apple's boost to iPhone's battery life be enough?

Apple has answered critics who, even before an iPhone was in their hands, were giving its battery life extremely low marks. Fellow ZDNet blogger Jason O'Grady reports:In a last minute surprise Apple has posted new information about the iPhone battery and touchscreen that is sure to please potential...

Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Web technology, Telephony, Personal Technology, Motorola Q Review, Mobile, Hollywood On Demand, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Entertainment

Blog posts 2007-06-18

A pair of Q's, Jack high (Motorola's old and new Qs vs. Samsung's BlackJack)

Motorola is starting to promote the latest Q -- the Q 9h (below, left) -- on its Web site and given the shortcomings of the original Q below middle, existing Q users like me will no doubt be pouring over the new Qs design to see if anything is remarkably...

Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Telephony, Personal Technology, Motorola Q Review, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2007-04-23

Video: Windows Mobile (the phone OS) takes evolutionary step in Version 6

Go ahead and Google my name and Motorola Q and youll see that, despite the fact that I still use the device as my smartphone, Ive got a lot to say about it; most of it not very good. Theres the one about how it eats batteries alive. Then theres...

Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Motorola Q Review, Telephony, Video, Image Gallery, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, smart phone

Blog posts 2007-02-12

Verizon's Navigation service reminds me of how dumb my smartphone (Moto Q) is

Heres a partial screen shot of the advertisement that showed up in my inbox today: A fourteen day free trial from a wireless provider that makes millions? How generous of Verizon Wireless to offer me a free service that it can start billing me for even before my next bill...

Tags: General, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Motorola Q Review, Telephony, telephone

Blog posts 2007-01-23

The untold part of the iPhone story and FairPlay to get fairer?

Between CES last week, a holiday weekend, and Mashup Camp and Mashup University this week, Ive been too distracted to circle back to Apples iPhone that many said upstaged all of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From a press perspective, that may indeed be true. Almost in shock,...

Tags: General, Entertainment, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Motorola Q Review, Apple, Telephony, Events, CES 2007, Apple iPhone, Consumer Electronics Show

Blog posts 2007-01-19

Apple step aside: GUI on Synaptics' concept smartphone is a total game changer

When you take a step back and look at the new crop of cell and smart phones coming onto the market these days, its almost as if all of the entries are working off of one or two designers playbooks. Whereas one handful of entries (ie: Motorolas Q, Samsungs Blackjack,...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, game, Apple Computer Inc., Synaptics Inc., telephone, touchpad, GUI, smart phone

Blog posts 2007-01-08

Motorola Q proves how updating a misbehaving smartphone can be daunting

One of the benefits of doing a long term test with something like a Windows Mobile-based Motorola Q smartphone is that you really get to experience all of its high and low points. Here on ZDNets Dan and David Show a weekly podcast, Dan has occasionally asked me why on...

Tags: telephone, battery, Apple, Video, Motorola Q Review, Entertainment, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, General

Blog posts 2007-01-04

On the Acela Express from Boston to NY, a MotoQ/PDANet cocktail is just the ticket

Right now, Im aboard the Acela Express train from Bostons South Station to Penn Station in New York City and Ive had connectivity to the Net pretty much the whole way thanks to my Motorola Q and an awesome little app that Ive written about before called PDANet from JuneFabrics....

Tags: Smart phones, VPNs, Network security, Notebooks, Cellular phones, PDANet, Ive, Acela Express, VPN, notebook

Blog posts 2006-12-19

Tablets, biometrics disrupting the status quo at your local doctor's office

After some much deserved-nagging by my wife to get some questionable spots on my skin checked out, I finally headed into my new primary physicians office to get a referral to a dermatologist. Little did I know the technological treat I was in for. For a primary physicians office (actually,...

Tags: General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, tablet, Mobile, Wired &, Wireless, Motorola Q Review

Blog posts 2006-12-15

Vodaphone: The greatest thing about standards is there are so many of them!

Some big news came out of the Vodafone camp today. The wireless carrier has apparently selected Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system for strategic deployment on its handsets. Or so I thought at first. According to the first line of email in my inbox:Today Vodafone announced a strategic collaboration with...

Tags: mobile marketing, General, Personal Technology, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Motorola Q Review, Vodafone Group Plc.

Blog posts 2006-11-06

Motorola Q eats batteries alive

When I first unboxed the Motorola Q, I knew I was in for disappointment when I saw how small its brick-of-a-battery was and what Id be expecting the Q to do. To put it bluntly, to own a Q, which should involve taking advantage of some of its...

Tags: telephone, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2006-09-19

Go ahead. Try calling 1-800-ROADSIDE with the Motorola Q. OK, bad idea.

In one of my first segments in this series of real-world takes on Motorolas Q smartphone, I criticized it for the difficulty I had in accessing those company directories that you sometimes navigate when the business your calling has no receptionist on duty. You know, the kind where it asks...

Tags: telephone, keypad, phone keypad, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2006-09-14

Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often

This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorolas new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring down my...

Tags: telephone, smart phone, Motorola Inc., Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2006-09-14

The Motorola Q's all important, but erratic thumbwheel and back button

This is the third in an ongoing series of posts regarding my every day usage of Motorolas Q smartphone pictured left. There are so many things to write about that it doesnt make sense to pack it all into one giant blog entry. So, even though some people...

Tags: keypad, RIM BlackBerry, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2006-08-18

Moto Q: Impossible to access company phone directories

This is the second in a series of blog posts that Ill be doing that focuses on specific attributes of the Motorola Q. Im currently in the midst of a real world test of the Q -- using it as my primary mobile device for everything from making...

Tags: telephone, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Entertainment, General

Blog posts 2006-08-16

Motorola Q and its OS (Windows Mobile for Smartphones) are disappointments

It was one of the most anticipated smartphones to reach the marketplace. It was hailed as being revolutionary both for its industrial design and the steps forward it represented for Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system. And, it launched amongst much fanfare upon its arrival. But now thats its here...

Tags: smart phone, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2006-08-16

Additional Resources

Stolen: Google employees' personal data

Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external...

Tags: Google Inc., Social Security, Sales Channel, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Sales, Finance, ZDNet Australia, Privacy & data protection

News items 2008-07-03

Philips GoGear SA2825 (2GB)

The GoGear SA2825 is one of Philips' most attractive and compact MP3 players. Available in only one color silver and one capacity (2GB), the GoGear SA2825 ($49) offers a healthy amount of features at an affordable price.DesignMeasuring 1.5 inches square and a slender 0.5 inch thick, the GoGear SA2825 is...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Philips Electronics N.V., GoGear SA2825

Product reviews 2008-07-02