Archive for ‘May, 2009’

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May29

Podcast 27: Celio Redfly Terminal for Windows Mobile – Conversation with Colin Kelly Jr.

by todd on May 29th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, podcast, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Powered by Podbean.com Although I’ve been a vocal critic of the Celio Redfly dumb terminal device for Windows Mobile smartphones (I own the original C8 model), Celio’s Marketing Communications Manager, Colin Kelly Jr., was gracious enough to accept my invitation to talk about Celio’s various Redfly products for this podcast. We discussed a couple of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May26

Blast from the Podcast Past: Podcast 4 with Ilium Software

by todd on May 26th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Posted In: Apple, iPhone, podcast, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Powered by Podbean.com I just found out that one of my long time favorite mobile software development firms has a Twitter account. You can follow Ilium Software at… @IliumSoftware Ilium’s Ellen Craw and Marc Tassin were one of the very first podcast guests on the MobileViews Podcast (then called the MobileAppsToday Podcast). You can listen […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May23

Podcast 26: iHound Software – Track a Lost or Stolen iPhone

by todd on May 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Posted In: Apple, iPhone, podcast

Powered by Podbean.com I had the opportunity to speak with iHound Software’s VP of Business Development (and one of the firm’s founders) about their iHound for iPhone app that can help you recover a lost or stolen iPhone. The app normally costs $3.99 but is currently on sale in the iTunes App Store for $2.99. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May21

Video Review: Case-Mate iPhone 3G Fuel Rechargeable Battery Pack

by todd on May 21st, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Apple, iPhone, vidcast

Case-Mate provided a review unit of their iPhone 3G Fuel – Rechargeable Battery Pack. I’ve got a pair of somewhat nit-picky issues with the unit. But, they do not detract from the product’s main purpose: Provide a convenient portable recharging solution.

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May21

Intel/Novell Moblin (Linux) 2.0 Netbook Beta Intro on YouTube

by todd on May 21st, 2009 at 9:10 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Netbook

YouTube video courtesy of demomoblin I’m pretty happy with Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix. And, I don’t have another spare netbook to test Intel/Novell’s competitor Moblin 2.0 (beta) Linux distro for netbooks. So, I wasn’t planning to take a look at Moblin until I saw this video. It looks pretty interesting. I may have to invest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May20

Will the Rise of Netbooks Increase TV Viewing?

by todd on May 20th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Posted In: Mobile Lifestyle

Do you watch TV with a netbook sitting in your lap or on a coffee table? I do. And, so does my daughter. I wonder if the rise of the inexpensive, lightweight and relatively cool-running netbooks (the ones I’ve tried run cooler than anything except my old 12″ Apple iBook) has people returning to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May20

LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen Syncs with Multiple Computers; Inked Text is Searchable on Desktop

by todd on May 20th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices

Nebur29: FYI After speaking with LiveScribe tech support I learned that I could sync my Pulse pen with multiple computers and platforms (Mac OS X and Windows) without doing anything special. Syncing the pen with Windows Vista, Windows 7 RC and Mac OS X based computers just fine so far. BTW, the LiveScribe inked text […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May18

No T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot Anymore in Some Starbucks?

by todd on May 18th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Posted In: Mobile Lifestyle

Yes, I know that: – Starbucks changed WiFi hotspot providers last year and that AT&T provides the service now while T-Mobile Hotspot users have about 4 years of free roaming on those hotspots remaining – T-Mobile’s SSID is now hidden/invisible and that you have to manually configure it for WiFi access – The T-Mobile hotspot […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May14

Tip: Record LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen Ink Without Audio

by todd on May 14th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Back to Basics, Mobile Devices

I’ve had my LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen (2GB model) for a week now. It won’t get a real-life field test until next week. So, I’ve been using this time to figure out how make the best use of it. One of the first things I learned that I was wrong in assuming that it could only […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May12

Australia McDonalds Free WiFi Users Using Up Too Much Seating Bandwidth

by todd on May 12th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Posted In: Mobile Lifestyle

Very interesting item from Australia’s ITnews… CeBIT09: McDonalds’ free wifi users soak up seating McDonalds in Australia started providing free WiFi in their restaurants in November 2008. Unfortunately, as you might expect the average WiFi user stays seated around 35 minutes instead of the 10 minutes non-WiFi users do. So, they’re running out of seating […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May12

Funny Product Photo: Netbook Messenger Bag

by todd on May 12th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Netbook

I was looking at this messenger bag built for netbooks (max 11 inch screen) because it is a Checkfast designed item (for getting through airport TSA checkpoints) and it is inexpensive ($29.99). While looking at the product photo closely, I noticed something amusing. The photographer (or his/her assistant) decided to add a couple of CD […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May12

MobileContentToday Blog is Mobile Friendly Now

by todd on May 12th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Posted In: Announcements

I’m not sure when it happened. But, the… MobileContentToday.com …blog that I write for as a freelance writer has a mobile device friendly web interface now. I remember asking for it last year when I was editor of MobileAppsToday.com (which now redirects to MobileContentToday).

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