New AT&T Android phones
AT&T just announced a new set of Android phones that will be available soon. I want to focus on the qwerty ones now, but will post more later on all of them. Motorola Atrix 2 Samsung Captivate...
View ArticleVerizon’s “One Size Fits Most” Share Everything Plan
Verizon Wireless announced Share Everything Plans that make me think of a clothing store that only sells “one size fits most” sized clothes. I understand VoIP apps and services challenge Verizon’s...
View ArticleSome reasons why I love the Galaxy Nexus
Prior to the Google I/O conference, Google elected to reduce the cost of the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ to $349. I was already strongly tempted by the $399 price tag and the thought of getting Android updates...
View ArticleAT&T’s Mobile Share Offers Some Confusing Choices for Shared Data
I wanted to praise AT&T for preserving its old plan offerings while adding the Mobile Share option. This presents some choice in an industry with very limited choice. Wired Opinion offers a great...
View ArticleCreating Wi-Fi Access Everywhere
Why can’t closed networks also be open? This idea was inspired by my frustration with Verizon’s and AT&T’s new data plans and by how much I liked US Cellular’s partnership with Devicescape....
View ArticleMy experiences updating to Android 4.2 on my Galaxy Nexus
This is part 1 of a two part blog entry. Check out part 2 HERE. Android 4.2 is slowly rolling out to the Nexus devices. It turns out there is an quick way to prompt the update. The Verge provides the...
View ArticleFix “Waiting for location” in Google Maps after Android 4.2 Update
How to fix “Waiting for Location” issue in Google Maps Navigation after updating to Android 4.2 This is part 2 of my update to Android 4.2 on my Galaxy Nexus. The one issue I faced with updating to...
View ArticleOU-NotQuiteThere-YA
My OUYA Experience I decided to back the OUYA pretty late in the Kickstarter campaign, I ended up somewhere in the 54k of the ~60k backers. Perhaps it was because I was at the near back of the line or...
View ArticleCould I just have a physical keyboard?
It should not have to be either or My opinion is surely in the minority here, but I do not care. I lament the disappearance of the physical keyboard from Android phones (and all phones really). I’ve...
View ArticleBathroom, NOW! at the AT&T Hackathon
Here is my recap of my experiences at the AT&T Hackathon at the AT&T Foundry on 2/21-2/22. The theme for this Hackathon was M2M (machine to machine) with embedded devices and mobile apps....
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