atmaspheric | endeavors

There seem to be two Operators here in Dubai (DU and Etisalat) and while both offer voice service only Etisalat seems to have data. It took me a while to figure this out actually and for most of Monday I was convinced that my phone was dropping into some sort of limbo state when [...]

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I am currently sitting in the Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt on my way to Dubai for business … Had a wonderfully smooth flight to Frankfurt last night - thanks to the Lufthansa 747 and Ambien!
While this is my first time in Germany, I unfortunately won’t get to see much more than the airport. I’ll [...]

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Andy Abramson figured out an awesome work around for the alleged VOIP lockout on the American Airlines Wifi service which launched this week. The best part is that it’s pretty damn simple and can be done by anyone once you are connected. Using a new service called Phweet he connected to a Joanna [...]

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I’ve looked for a few options to capture and share all of my online activities on the site and finally landed on David Cramer’s LifeStream WordPress Plugin.
Setting it up took about 5 minutes - excellent!
Technorati Tags: lifestream, wordpress
SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Lifestream activated”, url: “http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/archives/2008/08/20/lifestream-activated” });

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I’m not sure when this kicked in, but you can now adjust a few key pieces in Google Reader Mobile. I use the iPhone edition which works great on the S60 and Nokia Tablet browsers and have been reading through all my feeds, rather than starting in one of my folders (as seen above). [...]

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I’m sure this is not news to anyone who’s a long time mobile worker, but man does Windows make mobile connectivity a complete pain in the ass! When I try to use either DUN or Joikuspot (wifi) to connect with my phones I am forced to reconnect or repair the connected repeatedly during the [...]

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As noted earlier this week, Ralph Lauren has started to launch a mobile marketing campaign and site.

Unfortunately my experience with the site is still not good. In theory, RL wants to push a mobile lifestyle site with content and shopping. In experience, this you get:

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I have a similar screenshot for the Quicktime file [...]

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Nokia Chat was updated today and I installed the latest version while walking to the office. Both the Service support and Applications files are new so be sure to update both. If you are looking to do this directly from your device, you can use the mobile link.

I honestly can’t tell if there’s [...]

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I know this is not the mainstream pattern by any stretch but just a sample of how I tend to use mobile technology.
On my walk to the train tonight I fired up Sportstracker and captured my speed and distance, while listening to some tunes over A2DP which logged up to Last.fm via Mobbler. [...]

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One considerable annoyance of the E71 is the 2.5mm headset connection which makes using your high end headphones impossible… at least without an adapter.
I had an adapter from a few years ago when I ran into a similar situation with the Treo. That adapter unfortunately was only dual-mono which works fine for calls [...]

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I have no idea when this was added, but I just noticed there’s an option in your Last.FM profile to subscribe to a recommended selection podcast. This is a great option for anyone looking to expand their musical discovery on the go.

The Podcast feed is standard and should work on any device or media [...]

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I originally wrote this post about a month ago… The screenshots are from my N95. I’ve been using Nokia Email daily on my E71 for a few weeks and it works great in conjunction with Mail For Exchange which handles my work account.
Nokia recently invited me to test their new email application and I [...]

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Boingo Mobile has been updated across platforms. If you use a Nokia Handset (N or E Series), Nokia Tablet or a Windows Mobile Handset it’s worth checking out the new download.
I’m still waiting to hear back from Boingo and Nokia on the E71 bug before installing this version … Even so I [...]

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I go away for a few days and AT&T lights up Northern Westchester!!
I have been waiting for what feels like a very long time to see 3G or 3.5G on my phone. This am, I saw it activate briefly, but I had so few bars I assumed it was the low signal notice rather [...]

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This ad on the back of New York Magazine caught my eye as it’s carrying a QR Code not quite the same size as the Polo logo. A quick snap and I was at the Ralph Lauren mobile site which as you can see here is not yet ready for visitors. Good effort, [...]

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The Nokia Software Market just sent me a note with a 40% discount on JoikuSpot Premium and I’ve gone for it.

JoikuSpot is an awesome tethering application that greatly enhances the capabilities of your mobile devices. I’ve found it always works when DUN is giving me issues and the Premium Edition ups the ante even [...]

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If you live in the US, the NBC Olympics site is really an excellent way to keep tabs on athletes and events. I can’t quite figure out how they determine what makes it to the site in video vs text, but the coverage has been excellent for the major events. I re-lived last [...]

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I’ve been using Boingo for a while now and have successfully traveled across the country and most recently to Toronto. Boingo has enabled easy connectivity from Airports, Coffee Shops and hotels on my laptop, phones and Nokia Tablet. There have been occassional glitches in connecting but I’ve found that one of the devices [...]

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Mobbler is a seriously cool application for the Last.fm enthusiast using an S60 device. It’s been the best way to share what you are listening to within your phone’s media player and has just received an awesome update to actually stream radio back from Last.fm. I recommend installing this immediately!

This is the first [...]

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The rumor has been floating around for a week or so now via Zunescene, here’s my take. I think everyone wins in this deal.

There’s been no mention of any kind that Nokia will launch Music in the US or Canada and Zune could instantly fill that as that’s where they currently play. [...]

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