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Travel Bag That Charges Phones

9 Aug 2009

It always seems that a couple of times each week I am in a situation where I am running out of battery power. Between Google Maps, Skyfire, and SlingPlayer Mobile I frequently run out of juice. If only my back pack or travel bag that I carry with me everyday could function as a charger. Well [...]

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Tags: Charging, FLAP, Solar, Unboxing

Just Blame the iPhone

In: Manufacturer|Picture

17 Jul 2009

The iPhone is to blame for the growing smartphone frenzy. It was only about 3 years ago when the average US based cell phone user didn’t know what an app or a sim card was, then along came the iPhone. Most US based users felt they simply wanted a phone to talk and occasionally text. [...]

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Tags: iPhone

Amazon quietly introduces Amazonwireless.com

In: Mobile News|Picture

12 Jul 2009

For the past 8 years Amazon has slowly been building their wireless sales unit. I have watched them for years offer mostly GSM devices for a lot less than the actual carriers. Initially I had a lot of skepticism and there was a lot of fine print which made me nervous. After witnessing how the [...]

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Tags: Amazon, buy phones, wireless

Google is Watching You

In: Mobile News|Picture

11 Jul 2009

Earlier this year Google unveiled a new feature to their Google Maps called Latitude. Latitude allows you to “see your friends’ locations and status messages.” Let me translate Google’s wording for you; Allow an annoying or potentially dangerous former friend to watch our every move or Allow your new girlfriend to stalk you. In talking [...]