There have been a few times in computer history where the Mac vs. Windows (or Windows vs. Mac or whatever) has been at the forefront of technology news. When Windows 95 was released, all the Macheads went nuts because they instantly pegged the interface as a direct rip-off of MacOS. One of the most popular [...]
Managing what notifications go where is a bit of a balancing act concerning modern communications, and unfortunately there’s no cure-all solution because everyone’s schedule is different. In addition, there are those who like to be notified of everything all the time, while others would prefer more "polite" notifications that don’t come down on you like [...]
What’s the advantage of an unlocked phone? When you have a phone that’s unlocked, it means you can use any carrier the phone is compatible with. Important note: Check the details of each phone (links are provided below) to see which carriers the phone will work on. Ordinarily most people think phones of this kind [...]
In the part of Tampa Bay Florida where I live, Verizon Wireless is one of the worst carriers to use. Text and multimedia messaging work fine, but for voice calls, forget it. Dropped calls are common, and when it doesn’t drop, a voice call is choppy at best; the sound is similar to someone jiggling [...]
According to StatCounter with its "Mobile vs. Desktop" statistics option, desktop internet users have decreased from 97% to 93%, and mobile internet users have increased from 3% to 7% over the past 12 months worldwide. While this doesn’t sound like a lot, that’s actually a fairly large jump. Will mobile users increase to 15% and [...]
In the article just before this one I talked about the LG500G from Tracfone; a smartphone that can be bought new for 30 dollars. At present, a feature phone’s rock-bottom price is 10 bucks, but if QWERTY smartphones continue to drop in price, will this mean the end of the feature phone? To put this [...]
In the world of wireless phones, the two major types are feature phones (sometimes called "dumbphones") and smartphones. What’s the biggest difference between a feature phone and a smartphone? The smartphone is MMS-capable; feature phones are not. In order for a phone to qualify as MMS-capable, it must be able to take photos and/or video [...]
To those new to the mobile world, some of the jargon and terminology used by a lot of tech journalists can tend to be just a touch overwhelming, can’t it? In a lot of cases, I’m sure many of you are left completely in the dark as to what a blogger’s on about when they [...]
Whether you have a smartphone or a featurephone (a.k.a. "plain" or "dumbphone"), to the best of my knowledge every cell phone has the ability to text – even if you have a dirt cheap off-the-shelf prepaid phone bought from a convenience store. The key to knowing what your cell phone’s email address is to know [...]
And so the rivalry between Nvidia and AMD continues. For those of you who don’t know, Nvidia’s been responsible for the CPUs on most of the modern Android tablets. If a recently leaked roadmap is to be believed, AMD is throwing in with rival Microsoft for the upcoming Windows 8 Tablets. Do note that this [...]
Heads up to all you tech geeks out there: Samsung’s got a new microSD card on the way, and it’s sexy. They’ve developed a 32GB card that boasts a class 10 speed rating, with read/write rates of 24 mbps/12 mbps. Now, those of you who aren’t technologically inclined are going to want an explanation of [...]
Every major carrier is touting their 4G coverage but very little about what technology is being used is mentioned in public. The truth is “4G” has no real definition and it’s being used to describe 3 different technologies right now. The technologies currently being used are Wimax on Sprint, HSPA+ on AT&T and T-Mobile and [...]
This isn’t the first time Android tops iOS in the US because this happened in January this year but as latest data shows, Android is increasing the gap and is headed to become the unchallenged leader in mobile platforms. Rather, the news from the latest ComScore survey on mobile trends is that Blackberry is going [...]
On average, people will replace their cell phones every 1 to 4 years, depending on the term length of contract they have. Usually it’s the situation that when a post-paid contract is up, the carrier will offer you a new phone either for free or with a steep discount. If your carrier has a storefront [...]
Long-term wireless phone contracts, commonly known as post-paid contracts, are evil and always have been. They’re evil because you’re committing one to two years of your fiscal life to something you either won’t use at all, or something that won’t be enough for your needs; there’s never a happy medium. There is such a thing [...]
