As Mike recently pointed out, Adele is a phenomena who popularity exploded this year because… she has a great voice and the songs are great! She’s had a rough time lately however thanks to throat surgery and a silent recovery. After a polyp was removed Adele was told not to speak for a month. According [...]
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R U Professional? A GearChat on Text Messaging
(image courtesy Activerain.com) I received a text message from a professional person yesterday that set my teeth on edge. The content was fine, but it was presented in a very unfortunate way. See, any place “you’re”, “you”, or “are” should have been used, she replaced it with “UR”, “U”, and “R”. Unless she’s on a [...]
Texting Women Falls into Fountain … Ashamed? Of Course Not – She’s Suing the Mall!
Last week when a video of a woman falling into a fountain at a Pennsylvania mall showed up everywhere, it was interesting … especially since I first noticed it on Windows Phone Thoughts where it was highlighted as ‘Windows Phone 7 Ad Comes True’. Microsoft, you might recall, has a new phone generation out (you [...]
Worried About Cyber-Bullying? Sexting? SMobile’s Security Software Can Protect Your Kids
Growing up with today’s technology has its advantages. Constant access to family and friends via social networking, and the ability to take all of your music, photos and videos with you wherever you go are just a few perks. As many parents will tell you, there are also downsides to growing up in the “always [...]
Use Your Phone to Help Nashville Flood Victims
Nashville, Tennessee was recently devastated by flooding. Many families have been displaced as their homes and possessions were literally submerged under water or completely washed away. The disaster is one that has hit especially hard for me since I grew up in Tennessee, and still have family and friends living throughout the state. While local [...]
Shorthand Mobile Brings Apps To Your Feature Phone
Smartphones are all the rage, right? We’re a society that’s constantly connected via our high-priced unlimited data plans to keep us Facebookin’, Tweeting, and reachable 24x7x365. Add our insatiable desire for apps — be it games or the latest and greatest promise of added productivity — and we’ll gladly fork over a few more bucks. [...]
IM+ Lite for BlackBerry Review
An ongoing problem these days is simply how to keep up with everything and everyone? You’ve got email, Twitter, Facebook, Instant Messaging (or IM’ing as the kids simply abbreviate it these days). Don’t forget SMS texting. Unless you’re out on Mount Kilimanjaro you better get used to the expectation of being connected — and reachable [...]
Banning phone and texting while driving doesnt work
Ok, we all know that logically, texting while driving isn’t a smart thing to do. It’s too distracting from driving, and one could wind up with some serious repercussions. And, in cases where the state hasn’t enacted the law about requiring a Bluetooth headset while talking on the phone, the same thoughts apply. This is [...]
Donate Aid to Haiti From Your Cell Phone
Looking for a way to give assistance to Haiti in the wake of the tragic earthquake? Thanks to the Red Cross and Yele Haiti, you can do it through a text message. To donate to the Red Cross, text HAITI to 90999; this will automatically donate $10.00 to Haitian earthquake relief, billed to you through [...]
textPlus Released for Android
The march of applications to Android continues, as GOGII’s textPlus has landed in the marketplace as well. textPlus lets you organize group text messaging as well as individual texts. This is perfect if you have friends you have not yet assimilated into the wonders of smartphones, and therefore email is out, but texting is king. [...]
How young is too young for a cell phone?
At what age do kids need cell phones? It’s a question my wife and I have been struggling with lately. I’ve heard stories of six year old kids getting iPhones from their parents. There’s no way we’re prepared to go that route. My oldest daughter is nine and has been hammering us for a cell [...]
Android Users – Back Up Your SMS Messages to Gmail
In talking with people that send text messages (SMS), one of the most frequent things I hear is that they wish they could save some of their SMS messages. Many of them have lost their messages forever if their phone is damaged/replaced/upgraded, or they run out of room and are forced to delete them. There [...]
iPhone/AT&T Feature Checklist… MMS- CHECK! VOiP Over 3G – CHECK! Tethering – NOPE!
I am still a bit surprised by AT&T’s sudden decision to allow VOiP over 3G. Happy but surprised. Sure the decision might just be an attempt to deflect some of the mounting criticism over lousy service (30% of calls in NYC are dropped!!) and numerous conflicts over apps like Google Voice and Slingbox. But no [...]
Peek offers device plus lifetime wireless push email and text messaging for $299
We looked at the Peek wireless email devices back in October of last year. At that time the only thing that seemed a bit off was the price of the service (then $19.95/month and since lowered to $15/mo). Now the updated Peek Pronto is available with lifetime push email (up to 5 email accounts – [...]
BlackBerry Instant Messaging Upgraded to 2.5
BlackBerry users with OS version 4.5+ can download upgraded versions of RIM’s Instant Messaging clients for BlackBerry. Versions are available for Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk and AOL Messenger. New to these programs is the ability to create a standalone contact icon on the BlackBerry Home Screen, search saved conversations and add [...]
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