For those of you with Android phones looking for some free apps to load it up with, take a look at Gizmo’s Freeware list of "Best Free Android Apps". Like all of the lists on Gizmo’s site, the applications are organized into categories with a brief write-up on each. There is something on this list [...]
Need An App For Your Android Phone? Invent It!
February 9, 2011 by 4 Comments
Using an Android-based smartphone does have its perks. If you need a particular app but it doesn’t exist anywhere, you can roll your own. "But I’m not a programmer", you may say. Well, Google took that into consideration and put together the App Inventor. This short video explains how it works in a nutshell: As [...]
5 Reasons Why I Regret Switching From Iphone to Android
February 4, 2011 by 36 Comments
Several months ago, I wrote about how I was going to ditch the Iphone and head on over to the Android side of the fence. I picked up an HTC Incredible. Shortly thereafter, I wrote about my experiences with Android after a few days of using it. Now, my main reason for switching at the [...]
Can You Use A House Telephone On A Cell Network?
January 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
There are many people out there that do not have land-line phone service and opt to use their cell as their only phone. The only real drawback with this is that you don’t get the convenience of being able to have multiple handsets in the house. But can you use a house telephone on a [...]
5 Reasons Why Smartphones And Tablets Won’t Replace PCs (Yet)
January 11, 2011 by 6 Comments
Because of CES mobile technologies there’s a whole bunch of articles surfacing "IT’S THE END OF THE PC (AND MAC)!" Um, no. There are many reasons why smartphones and tablets won’t replace desktop computers. Very little of this list has to do with functionality and everything with the human factor. 1. Limited multitask ability Smart [...]
Listen To Over 40,000 Radio Stations On Your iDevice
December 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
If you own an iDevice and like listening to talk radio or music (other than what you have in your MP3 collection), then an app you should definitely check out is TuneIn Radio. Listen to and record over 40,000 radio stations including thousands of AM/FM local stations on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with [...]
Control What Android Applications Have Internet Access
December 23, 2010 by 1 Comment
As you can probably imagine, whenever you install an application in your phone, it has the ability to gather and transmit any data it "needs". This can include your GPS location and address books information (sometimes). Not only is this potentially a privacy concern, it can also quickly suck up your data transfer quota as [...]
AT&T Spanked by Consumer Reports as Worst Ranked Carrier
December 7, 2010 by 3 Comments
Rainn Wilson (Dwight from television’s The Office and the film The Rocker) recently tweeted “I wish there was an app to not drop calls.” Comedian Jim Norton said “Downloading an update for my iPhone. It’s supposed to help with dropped calls. You know what would help with dropped calls? Verizon.” An oft-quoted joke is “I [...]
Apple Jailbreak Q & A: What Devices Can Be Jailbroken?
December 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is the third installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Can My Device be Jailbroken? Not every iDevice can be jailbroken, but most any of them that run the iOS firmware (iPod touch, iPad, and [...]
Apple Jailbreak Q&A: Is It Legal to Jailbreak?
November 29, 2010 by 4 Comments
Welcome back to the second installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Many people – the media especially – have drawn conclusions about whether or not jailbreaking your iDevice is legal. MYTH: Jailbreaking Your iDevice [...]
Apple Jailbreak Q & A: What is Jailbreaking?
November 25, 2010 by 2 Comments
Even if you’re not heavily vested in the “hacking” and device unlocking scene, you’ve probably heard the term “jailbreak” used in conjunction with Apple’s line of devices. The term has become so ubiquitous that other device hacking groups have begun to use the term instead of “hacking” because of the softer connotation. After all, not [...]
iOS 4.2 Update: First Impressions After an iPad Upgrade
November 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
First of all – ABOUT TIME! I’m not using an iPhone anymore (although I haven’t ruled out going back to it), so wasn’t able to check out iOS 4 until today. After doing so, I can see clearly that going from the iPhone 4 back to an iPad would have been frustrating. Multitasking and folders [...]
Netflix Says Android is “Too Open” For App
November 20, 2010 by 4 Comments
If you’re one of the myriad people who have purchased an Android-based phone like the Droid 2, Droid X, or any of the newer HTC phones, you may have been insanely jealous when your iPhone-owning counterparts were endowed with the shiny new Netflix App that let them watch movies and television on the go. As [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab, And Why Apple Has Nothing To Worry About. Yet.
November 11, 2010 by 4 Comments
When Apple came out with the Ipad, it set an entirely new standard for tablets. In fact, the tablet has never taken off with any meaningful drive – until the Ipad. For some time, Apple enjoyed being the only real option out there if one wants a tablet. We knew that Android models were coming, [...]
The 5 Ipad Apps I Use Most Often
November 3, 2010 by 10 Comments
I got an Ipad a few months ago. Some may think it is a fairly useless device, but I find that I use it every single day. It is one of those devices that you probably won’t understand until you have one and have a chance to use it for awhile. It is a new [...]
