Monthly Archives: February 2008

Jet Blue Rocks!

It’s been a while since I’ve flown Jet Blue, but now as I sit on my sixth of seven flights this week I have to say this may be the best coach experience I’ve ever had. I’m sitting by the … Continue reading

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What’s the deal with FON?

What’s the deal with FON? When I planned my trip to Barcelona recently I thought for sure I’d be able to take advantage of Free wifi in Fon’s home country. Like a good Fonero, I made sure my FON was … Continue reading

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Shure SE420 Earphones – The best I’ve used!

I’ve had a pair of Shure EC4 in-ear phones for a few years and I recently shorted out my second pair. I’m not sure what the deal is with my usage, but I tend to kill mobile headsets and earphones … Continue reading

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Back from Mobile World Congress

I’m back from Barcelona and attempting to catch up with posts I want to write, people I need to contact and a bit of reality as I head back to work tomorrow. While I’m reflecting though I wanted to note … Continue reading

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MWC – Sony Xperia X1

One of the more exciting devices at the Mobile World Congress last week was the Sony Xperia X1. At least until I got a closer look … The hardware is actually really nice. The demo guy I encountered though was … Continue reading

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Yahoo! Announces OneConnect at the Mobile World Congress

Yahoo announced OneConnect an amazingly cool service today that looks like a truly killer mobile social connector.  OneConnect will allow you to view and participate across social networks in a a way much like Jaiku does now – though it seems like … Continue reading

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Nokia 6210 Navigator

Coming in Q3 2008, The 6210 Navigator will really open some new paths in the Personal Navigation market. The navigational enhancements looks very promising and as the first device with both a compass AND a lifetime subscription to the maps … Continue reading

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Nokia Press Day … Morning keynote

Captured in realtime with the N810… OPK started sharing stats on devices and Nokia’s success in music and cameras (100 milliona and 200 million respectively). They have also sold some 35 million GPS devices and are looking to offer a … Continue reading

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Yahoo Board to Reject Microsoft Bid

A not so subtle way of asking MS to raise the bid… After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo’s board determined that the $31 per share offer ‘massively undervalues’ Yahoo, the person said. It also doesn’t account … Continue reading

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What’s coming from S60 in Barcelona ?

Just got an email with some light details on what to expect from the S60 team at MWC: S60 will be making its presence felt at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With its own section in the Nokia … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona!

I started pulling my gear together tonight and as you can see here I’ve got a lot of goodies ready to go. On the software side I’m ready with Qik, Flixwagon, Fon, Boingo and Devicescape as well as mobile blogging … Continue reading

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MTA Goes Mobile

I am not sure when this kicked in, but great news for Metro NY travelers… the MTA site has been mobilized. I was just browsing for my train tomorrow as I am getting an earlier start and noticed the new … Continue reading

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Personal Broadcasting – Rocking the System

In my experience the ability to begin broadcasting, inform your friends and maintain a dialog is both incredibly social but amazingly powerful! I’ve been dabbling with Qik and Flixwagon and this area of mobile development is simply fantastic. When I … Continue reading

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Devicescape 2.0

Devicescape received a nice update to 2.0 today and allows secure and simple access to paid and free hotspots automatically. I’ve added a few hidden APs from the office as well as my home network to my list to start … Continue reading

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I’m a mobile WiFi Hotspot with JoikuSpot Light

Stefan noted an awesome new application today called JoikuSpot Light which of course is in beta but solves a need quite a few power users have been seeking. If you carry a few different devices like I do but only … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Commericals

While the game was surprisingly solid this year, I found the commercials to be pretty poor. Usually there are more than a couple that stand out, but it’s as if the writer’s strike impacted the ad business as well. If … Continue reading

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Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo

WHOA! Guess this is Microsoft’s new strategy for Google… “Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Corp on Friday said it had offered to acquire Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) Inc in a proposed cash and stock deal valued at $44.6 billion. Microsoft said it had offered to … Continue reading

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