When I see the word “revolutionary” attached to something like an Ipad app, my big shield of skepticism goes up. Real fast. It sounds like the hypey stuff a marketer would use in order to go into a product launch. This morning, a new Ipad app launched called FlipBoard. And the word “revolutionary” was assigned to it by Ashton Kutcher....

Whenever you purchase a new cell phone, you have to be absolutely sure what you are getting is what you want as you typically have to agree to a lengthy contract before you walk out the phone. If you end up not liking your phone, you are stuck with both the device and provider for the term of the contract unless you decide to purchase a new phone (all out of...

In case you haven’t heard, newspapers aren’t doing too well out there. Video stores are disappearing. Everything is going digital now. Even books. Problem is – people don’t really want to sit at the computer to read the news. It requires a different kind of experience. The Ipad gives it, and the Droid-powered tablets sure to be coming out...

OK, so there is an issue with the Iphone 4 antenna. Got it. But, judging from the way many in the tech blog world are treating it, this is not only the only thing happen in the world, but it is Armageddon itself. Are you kidding me? Look at Techmeme right now (see below). This issue dominates the page. And now you got a Senator chiming in about it? Dave...

By now, if you have an iPhone or are in the market for one, you have probably heard about the antenna placement and reception debacle which has received plenty of coverage. Well, just hitting the web today, a Consumer Reports review goes on record as not recommending the iPhone 4 due to this issue: It’s official. Consumer Reports’ engineers have just...

The move has not been made yet. It is possible that something may rise its head and make me reconsider. But, I’m fairly sure my wife and I are going to get rid of our Iphones and get Droid powered phones. One may think it is about the network. AT&T has surely received a lot of attention on call quality since they got the Iphone. However, it has little to...

Rebounding from the gloomy post yesterday regarding the Apple App Store, today we will spotlight some games iPad users may be interested in. From a post on The Loop titled “15 Must Have Games for the iPad“, all categories from racing to strategy are covered so there is something for everyone. After looking at the screenshots from the article, the...

First of all, this is not intended to create panic in any way, it is merely a warning of what is currently happening in Apple’s App Store. Some apps which are are/were available in Apple’s App Store have been identified as culprits in a fraudulent billing scheme. Apple has acknowledged the problem and removed the suspect apps that they are aware of...

In tech circles the big thing right now is mobile, mobile and more mobile for all smartphone platforms – and this includes the introduction of advertisements with the most-known being Apples “iAd” platform. (iAd by the way is the most ridiculous title for Apple’s advertising platform because you as the consumer are not advertising...

Skype over the years has proven itself to be faithful reliable service. Computer-to-Computer “calls” have always been free, but you have to pay in order to connect to regular phone numbers – although it should be said their rates have always been very competitive and a good deal for the money. According to Skype’s blog, they currently...