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...

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 iPhone) can be jailbroken to some degree...

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...

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...

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 it seemed Netflix was on the verge of...

A really cool sounding application for using the iPhone which I stumbled across the other day was the ability to use it as a fully functioning wireless mouse and keyboard via the Touch Mouse application. Here is the full description: Touch Mouse by Logitech turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your computer. Do you connect...

Something must’ve frozen over. Because Apple has been loosening up their app restrictions lately, leading to what is now an official approval of Google Voice for the Iphone. There have been a couple of third-party apps in the app store approved recently (i.e. GV Mobile+), however Google now has the green light for an official Voice app. So, Google is now...

I have always wondered why cell carriers provide a ridiculous amount of voice minutes, yet charge additional fees for text messaging. From a technical standpoint, it seems the voice data stream would be much more intensive on their network as opposed to a 140 character text string. Regardless, if you are an iPhone user and want to be able to send texts without...

We have all seen and heard about all the cool iPhone apps and games which are demonstrated either on commercials or touted on blogs, but what about some which can actually save you money? This article titled “iPhone Apps: 5 Top Money-Saving Picks“, the author addresses that very question. The apps highlighted include the very neato idea of virtual...

A few weeks ago, my wife and I decided to ditch our Iphones and head over to the other side – Android. Bye Iphone – Hello Android. We had to wait almost 2 weeks to get our two phones. My wife picked the Motorola Droid X and I went with the HTC Incredible. The Droid X is a nice phone, but it was simply too big for my taste. The Incredible took the...

In response to the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue which has been receiving a lot of coverage lately, Apple is providing iPhone 4 owners with a free bumper case which remedies the problem. Per the iPhone 4 Case Program: If you purchase an iPhone 4 before September 30, 2010, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or a select third-party case from Apple...

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...

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...

If you follow tech news at all, for the past month you have probably seen plenty of the Apple vs. Adobe Flash battle royale. While Apple is standing behind it’s claim of choosing exclude Flash on their iDevices for stability reasons, an innovative group of developers appear to have come up with a solution which runs Flash via JavaScript: Smokescreen. While...

PND means Portable Navigation Device, and in general use refers to any portable automotive GPS device. For several years now there have been those that claim PNDs are a dying market and that they will die a quick death. The exact opposite of that has been true. PNDs still continue to sell by the truckload and in addition have become quite advanced in overall...

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...

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...

The Nexus One (a very creepy name I must say) has been leaked that under contract will be $180 through T-Mobile, and for an unlocked version will be a whopping $530. I’m not kidding. Yes, this is a Google Android phone and quite a ritzy one at that. Per that $530 price tag, some will be more than willing to pony up the cost to have a completely unlocked...

For those that remember internet in the late 1990s, you remember your dialup being slow, there was no such thing as tabbed browsing, web sites were clunky/cumbersome and difficult to navigate, low screen resolutions of the time meant lots and lots of scrolling, and well, you get the idea. Thankfully we don’t have to deal with that anymore, right? Wrong. A...

I am sensing a rising tide of ill-will toward Apple and AT&T with regard to the Iphone. Apple is typically quite adept at public relations, but I believe their moves with regard to tight control of the Iphone is beginning to get out of control. One of the arguments against Apple has always been their control over their devices. With the Mac, I think it is a...