Motorola Droid RAZR ReviewMotorola Droid RAZR Review The past month I’ve had the chance to fully test the Motorola Droid RAZR. This phone is big and thin, and it’s very nice looking. I do have to say that it’s a much better phone than the Bionic, so...

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Droid Bionic ReviewDroid Bionic Review I recently had a few weeks with the Droid Bionic and some accessories. In the spirit of full disclosure after about 4 days with the first Bionic, the device went dead because of the battery, and after...

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Apple’s Friday Press Conference

Category : Featured, iPhone, opinion, Phones, Polls

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Apple held a special press conference on Friday, and in a way they admitted that yes if you hold the iPhone 4 a certain way there is a drop in signal, but does anyone other than the press who blew it up really care? I do notice the issue, but every iPhone I have had since the first generation I’ve never once dropped a call, and even with the bars dropping I still have a great signal and people have said that I sound better on this one.

So in the end, they are giving every iPhone 4 owner a free case, either a bumper or another one until September 30th. Also what I thought was interesting was when the question was asked if Steve and folks used a case they all pulled out their naked iPhones. I myself have a Griffin case that I like because they didn’t have the bumpers available in my area on launch day, so yes I will probably get the free one or see what the other options are, but again, if this was an issue to anyone besides the tech media, why does Apple continue to sell millions of them, and why are they still sold out in a lot of places. I really don’t think people care all that much.

Let me know what you all think in the comments.

Microsoft KIN Review (Even Though Microsoft is Killing Them)

Category : Featured, Phones, Reviews, Web/Tech, Work, Life, etc.

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I had time to look at the Kin One and Two over the past couple weeks, and I have to say, Microsoft really knows how to screw up a phone. It’s not quite a smartphone, but it’s also a little more than a regular phone, as it ties into the major social networks, has no app store, and they still charge you for a smartphone plan.

That being said, I got used to not being able to do anything but look at and update my status on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Windows Live, but that’s about all you can do, besides email.

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Wunder Radio is Now iOS 4 Ready

Category : Featured, iPhone, iTunes, Software

Wunder-RadioLarge-300x300.pngMy favorite, and possibly the best streaming radio app Wunder Radio (iTunes Link) is now iOS 4 ready with official background streaming. The app has had background streaming available for a lot of it’s feeds via mobile safari streaming for awhile, but it’s gotten better with official streaming. Wunder Radio offers more radio stations than you can imagine, and they offer Sirius and XM streaming as well as live streams of Air Traffic Control and Police Bands. When TUAW reviewed this app they said that most of the time the signal was actually better on the iPhone then on the car radio, and I agree.

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Google Voice Leaves Beta, Now Open to Everyone [News]

Category : Web/Tech, Work, Life, etc.

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Google Voice Leaves Beta, Now Open to EveryoneUntil today, Google Voice was a neat service you needed an invite to get into. Now Googles thrown open the doors, letting anyone who wants One Number to Rule Them All—or just web-based voicemail on your current number.

Google’s long-term plans for Voice has been an interesting exercise in educated guesses. Google acquired the clever GrandCentral service, then did nothing for what seemed like a long time. Then Google Voice emerged, under limited beta, and started shutting down GrandCentral. After that, the Voice team acquired VoIP service Gizmo5, and shut down new sign-ups there, too. Just this morning, we updated our guide to updated our guide to making free Google Voice calls—with no idea what would come an hour later.

Google Voice Leaves Beta, Now Open to EveryoneHead over to Google Voice and activate your free account with a Google log-in. You’ll get to choose between keeping your existing number and upgrading it with Google Voicemail, or taking on a new main Google Voice number, one that can ring your cell, home and office lines, desktop VoIP setup, and allow for web-based texting without any charges and pretty cheap international calls. Number portability, and no-setup web calls, are potentially on the way.

Here’s our best advice on eaing the transition to Google Voice. We also recently rounded up all our prime Google Voice coverage, and that’s worth a look for newcomers.

Tell us what you think of Voice, now that you’ve finally got a free crack at it, in the comments. What’s the coolest feature you hadn’t heard about? What still needs implementing?

Google Voice for everyone [Google Voice Blog]

(Via Lifehacker.)

My WWDC ’10 Predictions

Category : Mac, opinion

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With the opening of WWDC 2010 tomorrow and the big keynote, I have been sifting through all the rumors and predictions and here is my list.

1. iPhone OS 4 along with iPhone HD

2. Safari 5 and a big Snow Leopard update

3. Cloud based iTunes / MobileMe

4. Updated Apple TV

Those are the big ones I think will be announced, since the new iPhone isn’t really a rumor anymore we can probably guarantee a new one. I don’t however think it will be available on Verizon.

Those are my thoughts on it, we’ll see for sure once the keynote starts.

HTC Incredible: It’s Better Than The Droid

Category : Featured, Phones, Reviews

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The Droid Incredible has been out for less than a week now and it’s by far the best Android phone on the market. The hardware is fast and HTC has upped the internal storage to 8 gigs, but no included microSD card, which for most people will make them go and buy one because the Android OS doesn’t recognize the internal storage for some apps and an external card is needed.

Moving on, HTC has polished up the interface a little with Android and Sense UI, and running apps was fast, as well as doing things, the whole experience on this phone was good, but being a heavy smartphone user, I had to charge the battery twice a day, the battery life was ok for normal use, but heavy users would want an extra battery.

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My 20 Cents on the Leaked iPhone

Category : Featured, iPhone, opinion

I know this has been over reported and there are a lot of different opinions about what should’ve been done, and what’s being done, but I believe that the person who found it should not have sold it, and should’ve walked it into the front door at Apple headquarters. If he’d have done that he in my opinion would’ve probably gotten some great Apple Karma.

Andy Ihnatko on his Chicago Sun-Times column wrote a great article about this, and instead of me going into detail, I’ll let you read his article.

How Gizmodo got the biggest iPhone scoop of all

10 Blogs I Pay The Most Attention To

Category : Featured, Web/Tech, Work, Life, etc.

reading.jpgI was just looking at my FeedDemon home page and I just noticed that they have a section of feeds I pay the most attention to. Here is my list of top 10.

1. ProBlogger Blog Tips
2. AppAdvice
3. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
4. FreelanceFolder
5. Blogussion
6. Copyblogger
7. Lifehacker
8. MacOSXHints.com
9. The Apple Blog
10. Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life

What are the blogs or sites you can’t go a day without? I get most of my news and updates via RSS, which in my opinion is still valuable. Do you still use RSS or a feed reader? If you do, what’s your favorite feed reader?

HTC Incredible: First Looks

Category : Featured, Phones

I’ve had this phone now for a full day, and it’s fast and it’s the best android phone that will be on the market. I’ll write a full review soon, but this is by far the best android phone. If you are a Verizon customer go out and get this phone tomorrow when it is released.

Motorola Devour: Droid’s Red Headed Stepchild

Category : Featured, Phones, Reviews

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I don’t know what Motorola was thinking when they decided to pit the Devour against their better option the Droid, they weren’t thinking clearly.

The DEVOUR is priced at $150 with a two-year Verizon contract.

What the Devour is

I thought the Devour was to be considered an alternative to the Droid, but that’s not the case, it’s got a smaller screen, but the phone itself is actually larger and heavier, but the form factor is a little better than the Droid and the slider feels a little springier than the Droid, and it’s keyboard has a nice little place to rest your thumbs when it’s open. Continue Reading