All iPad Competitors will Fail – Really?

“The Apple iPad sure has the entire world interested in what it can do.  I’ve had everyone from managers and directors at the office (including the Chief Medical Information Officer at the hospital where I used to work) ask me what it was, if it was for them, and why they should buy one. Those [...]

Got me Some Palm Pre!

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Have you had a chance to use a Palm Pre or Pixi? Well, be careful if you do; you may just like it. The Palm Pre has been out for quite a while now but despite that I had not had a chance to actually use it.  Like many of you I had only seen [...]

Mobilicity Opens Their Doors for Business

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Earlier in the week the CRTC gave the thumbs up for Mobilicity’s launch in Canada. Mobilicity would only say that they were hoping to launch in the spring.  It looks like they were much closer to launch than they let on because today marks the opening of Mobilicity in Toronto. Phones, coverage, and pricing appeared [...]

SPB Mobile Shell Reviewed by Clinton Fitch

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“…the latest version of SPB Mobile Shell is nothing short of outstanding.  The application, which can run on Windows Phones running v5, 6 and 6.5, gives users a fast, customizable and well integrated user interface that covers the native UI.  In many ways it is better than HTC’s solution (in fact I run SBP Mobile [...]

Going In-Depth on Microsoft’s KIN Devices with the Millers

Earlier this week I told you about how Matt Miller from ZDNet’s Smartphones and Cell Phones Blog has handed out the KIN One and KIN Two to his daughters to get a teen perspective on the device. They provided some initial thoughts and then were told to use the devices for a couple days. Now [...]

HTC Sues Apple for Patent Infringment

The world was surprised when Apple filed suit against HTC for patent infringement in regards to their Android based devices. HTC has vowed to fight Apple on that lawsuit. Today, HTC has launched a lawsuit against Apple for infringing on 5 of their patents. While the press released on HTC’s website makes no mention of [...]

HTC HD2 Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking

We’ve all heard stories about dropped phones and how destroyed the device was after the fact. Here’s a story where the HD2 is mistakenly left of the roof of a car. The device suffered some pretty bad damage to the screen, which is replaceable, but the physical device was still operational. Check out the video [...]

How to Disable 3G on the HTC HD2

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If you have a 3G powered phone, but live or work in a location that doesn’t have 3G coverage, you may notice that the battery seems to drain a little quicker than it should. The reason is because the phone will try harder to connect to 3G when the signal is poor or non-existent. This [...]

Motorola’s Response to the KIN?

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According to Brighthand (via Gizmodo Brazil) Motorola may be releasing a new Android 2.1 Smartphone to the younger buyer, the Motorola Flipout. The Flipout has a rotating screen, much like the youth-popular Sidekick, along with some decent specs. The processor will be 700MHz and the phone will include a 2.8 inch screen and 3.1 megapixel [...]

First Thoughts on KIN from the Millers

Back in middle of April, Microsoft announced a new pair of mobile devices targeted at teens – KIN One and KIN Two. While the devices are powered by Windows Phone, they are vastly different. These devices are focused at the social or upload generation – Teens and early twenty-somethings. But when the device reviews started [...]