It is a sad truth that there is no such thing as a universal mount to hold the mobile devices we put in our cars and trucks. In addition, almost all of our devices are powered by disgustingly huge cigarette lighter plugs because most cars do not have USB ports. On top of that, most modern car dashboards can’t hold anything because they’re bulbous and...

OK, we know Rich’s opinion on the Apple Ipad. What about you?Speaking for myself (and as a daily Mac user), I am uninterested. It looks cool, but I essentially see it as an Ipod Touch with a bigger screen. The fact that this device runs the Iphone OS and is tied to the App Store is such a HUGE ball & chain for a device which had so much potential. I...

2010 has had a bit of a rocky start. Apple’s iPad isn’t even for sale yet and everybody hates it. Google Buzz has ignited such a privacy firestorm that many claim it’s the worst product launch the big G has had in 12 years. Ouch. Microsoft continues on its trend of choosing the worst possible product names, this time with Windows Phone 7...

This is a guest post by Frank Angelone. It’s come to my knowledge that in today’s day and age, buying a cell phone requires you to buy a data plan. You see these new tech gadgets that you got to have, but you are being forced to buy the data plan as well. Even if you don’t want all the extra features, but you just want the phone…it...

Several years ago I remember the transition from analog to digital cell phones. For those that remember those old beasty analog sets, they were commonly known as "bag phones" because they were literally in a black vinyl bag (or ritzy leather if you had the money). Owners of these bag phones would typically place them below a car’s center console...

Perhaps more annoying than the FreeCreditReport-dot-com commercials are the constant wireless service providers touting their “we can do this and they cannot” on our 3G/4G network. One thing they do not explain though is exactly what 3G and 4G service actually is. As you can probably guess, it refers to available bandwidth with the higher number...

What if I told you that there was a cell phone in 1995 that could make phone calls, check email, send/receive faxes, do calendaring, had the ability add in peripheral devices and had a full touchscreen? There was. It was called the Simon PDA from IBM and Bellsouth. Don’t believe me? Watch the first one minute and 15 seconds of this video.The price for...

Per my last article on the subject, I said in a comment that I would eat my words if the Apple tablet was priced right. It is, so consider words eaten. It comes in $599, $699, and $799 configurations. This is far below the $1,000 to $1,500 people were expecting. It is well above the price of entry level laptops and all netbooks, but considering it is full...

You might have heard that Apple is going to be introducing a tablet this year. When? Probably in the third quarter. How much will it cost? Too much, obviously. Before continuing, let me define tablet in the context of this article: I’m talking about a one-piece device with a screen of at least 14 inches in size, which is a complete computer, and no tactile...

If you use a laptop as your primary computer and find that for the most part you leave it plugged in on your desk, you need to take battery care into consideration. In a situation like this, you do not want to constantly be charging your battery. This article explains it well. To summarize, having your battery in a ‘constant’ charge state will reduce...