Android and Me

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For a long time Windows Mobile has been my mobile OS of choice. I have actually been using it since it was the HandheldPC version 1.0 (Casio Cassiopeia A-10). While I still use Windows Mobile everyday (HTC Touch Pro) I have been itching to get at an Android powered device for a while now. Android [...]

Happy Holidays from Mobile Jaw – What Did Santa Leave You?

As the festive holiday weekend comes to a close and everyone gets ready to return to work – unless you’re one of the lucky few who are off until the new year, we want to hear what gadgets you managed to convince Santa to leave under your tree. My family doesn’t tend to buy gadgets [...]

Quick Tests of the LG Eve Video Recording

Nothing special here, just a quick test of the Video capability of the LG Eve. Video capture outdoors is really not too bad at all; colour seems to be good and lag is certainly acceptable. Unfortunately, low light capture is not as good and the LED flash is not strong enough to compensate. I’ll try [...]

My Favorite Windows Mobile Standard Device is…

I’ve been a big fan of non-touch smartphones for a while now. I find that they are faster to navigate around, easier to use with one hand, and all around more stable than their touch brothers. I have also been very lucky in that I have had access to many of the different models that [...]

WIND Mobile Roaming Charges are FANTASTIC!

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WIND is a brand new cellular carrier in Canada and is now live. Rather than just fitting in with the other Canadian carriers WIND is going all out to differentiate themselves and we as consumers are the beneficiaries. We have already mentioned WIND’s plans but I wanted to clarify their roaming policy because it is [...]

How To Hard Reset an Android Phone

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If you have an Android phone you may at some point want to hard reset, or completely wipe out the phone to start from scratch. Why would you want to reset? Well, you may want to start again with a fresh install or are having a problem with an installed app. You may have bought [...]

Palm Rubbing Their Palms in Their Eyes

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Palm’s latest results are in and it doesn’t look great. Link to PreCentral.net “Non-GAAP Adjusted Revenues in the second quarter totaled $302.0 million, non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was $77.3 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was 25.6 percent.” “The company shipped a total of 783,000 smartphone units during the quarter, representing a 5 percent decrease [...]

First Look: LG Eve, Android for Everyone

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The LG Eve, available on Rogers in Canada is a new Android Smartphone being offered for just $49.99 on a 3 year contract. I have been given the chance to use an LG Eve (you can call it the “GW620R” if you feel the inexplicable need) for a bit and will be posting some thoughts [...]

Wind Mobile Pricing Leaked on Howard Forums

It appears that pricing for Wind Mobile, Canada’s newest national carrier has been leaked on the internet. Wind is expected in the next few days and many of us can’t wait to try out the new network / operator. If the pricing that was posted by “Windsider” over at Howard Forums is correct, there’s going [...]

Xbox Gamer Tag Info on Windows Mobile

Since the launch of Xbox I’ve been expecting Microsoft to launch a Windows Mobile client that would let you track your friends progress while you were away from the console. Sadly, Microsoft has not stepped up to the plate on this and there are now clients popping up for other mobile platforms. Thanks to the [...]