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Podcast 30: iFixit iPhone 3G S Tear Down Discussion with Luke Soules

todd — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:33:10 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com iFixit’s Kyle Wiens flew to London to be one of the first people in the world to buy an iPhone 3G S and then take it apart. iFixit co-founder Luke Soules and I discussed what Kyle found. You can find a step-by-step description with photos of the tear down process here: iFixit iPhone 3G [...]

Mini-Podcast 10: iPhone OS 3.0 Update

todd — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:37:25 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com I updated my iPhone 3G to iPhone OS 3.0 and decided to try out the new Voice Memos app to record a mini-podcast. I apologize for the exceptionally poor sound quality. I didn’t realize that it would be so poor. I have a number of other rude OS 3.0 shocks that I discovered [...]

Podcast 29: Sony Ericsson Unlocked Phones

todd — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:21:57 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com Sony Ericsson has a number of powerful smartphones like the Xperia X1 and W995a Walkman phone. However, we rarely see them in the U.S. because they are not sold through any of the large GSM wireless carriers (AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile USA). I spoke with Sony Electronics’ Product Manager for Unlocked Phone in [...]

Podcast 28: iFixit.com Gadget Teardowns - CEO Kyle Wiens

todd — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:04:04 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com iFixit.com is famous for its detailed photography and text descriptions of gadget tear downs (mostly Apple products). They were the group, for example, that discovered the 2nd generation iPod had an unused Bluetooth radio in it. They took apart the Palm Pre and its TouchStone induction charger this past weekend. I spoke with [...]

T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots in Borders Seattle’s Best Coffee Area

todd — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:21:15 +0000

I could find the T-Mobile Hotspot login in the AT&T hotspot splash page in Starbucks the last time I dropped by one with my netbook. However, I noticed that the Seattle’s Best Coffee (owned by Starbucks) shop area in the local Borders Book Store had an actual T-Mobile Hotspot instead of the grandfathered (for another [...]

Podcast 27: Celio Redfly Terminal for Windows Mobile - Conversation with Colin Kelly Jr.

todd — Sat, 30 May 2009 08:26:13 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com Although I’ve been a vocal critic of the Celio Redfly dumb terminal device for Windows Mobile smartphones (I own the original C8 model), Celio’s Marketing Communications Manager, Colin Kelly Jr., was gracious enough to accept my invitation to talk about Celio’s various Redfly products for this podcast. We discussed a couple of upcoming [...]

Blast from the Podcast Past: Podcast 4 with Ilium Software

todd — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:44:55 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com I just found out that one of my long time favorite mobile software development firms has a Twitter account. You can follow Ilium Software at… @IliumSoftware Ilium’s Ellen Craw and Marc Tassin were one of the very first podcast guests on the MobileViews Podcast (then called the MobileAppsToday Podcast). You can listen to it using [...]

Podcast 26: iHound Software - Track a Lost or Stolen iPhone

todd — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:46:02 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com I had the opportunity to speak with iHound Software’s VP of Business Development (and one of the firm’s founders) about their iHound for iPhone app that can help you recover a lost or stolen iPhone. The app normally costs $3.99 but is currently on sale in the iTunes App Store for $2.99. Purchasing [...]

Video Review: Case-Mate iPhone 3G Fuel Rechargeable Battery Pack

todd — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:44:18 +0000

Case-Mate provided a review unit of their iPhone 3G Fuel - Rechargeable Battery Pack. I’ve got a pair of somewhat nit-picky issues with the unit. But, they do not detract from the product’s main purpose: Provide a convenient portable recharging solution.

Intel/Novell Moblin (Linux) 2.0 Netbook Beta Intro on YouTube

todd — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:10:37 +0000

YouTube video courtesy of demomoblin I’m pretty happy with Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix. And, I don’t have another spare netbook to test Intel/Novell’s competitor Moblin 2.0 (beta) Linux distro for netbooks. So, I wasn’t planning to take a look at Moblin until I saw this video. It looks pretty interesting. I may have to invest another [...]

Will the Rise of Netbooks Increase TV Viewing?

todd — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:29:15 +0000

Do you watch TV with a netbook sitting in your lap or on a coffee table? I do. And, so does my daughter. I wonder if the rise of the inexpensive, lightweight and relatively cool-running netbooks (the ones I’ve tried run cooler than anything except my old 12″ Apple iBook) has people returning to the [...]

LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen Syncs with Multiple Computers; Inked Text is Searchable on Desktop

todd — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:10:53 +0000

Nebur29: FYI After speaking with LiveScribe tech support I learned that I could sync my Pulse pen with multiple computers and platforms (Mac OS X and Windows) without doing anything special. Syncing the pen with Windows Vista, Windows 7 RC and Mac OS X based computers just fine so far. BTW, the LiveScribe inked text [...]

No T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot Anymore in Some Starbucks?

todd — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:34:20 +0000

Yes, I know that: - Starbucks changed WiFi hotspot providers last year and that AT&T provides the service now while T-Mobile Hotspot users have about 4 years of free roaming on those hotspots remaining - T-Mobile’s SSID is now hidden/invisible and that you have to manually configure it for WiFi access - The T-Mobile hotspot login option is [...]

Tip: Record LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen Ink Without Audio

todd — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:46:10 +0000

I’ve had my LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen (2GB model) for a week now. It won’t get a real-life field test until next week. So, I’ve been using this time to figure out how make the best use of it. One of the first things I learned that I was wrong in assuming that it could only [...]

Australia McDonalds Free WiFi Users Using Up Too Much Seating Bandwidth

todd — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:37:11 +0000

Very interesting item from Australia’s ITnews… CeBIT09: McDonalds’ free wifi users soak up seating McDonalds in Australia started providing free WiFi in their restaurants in November 2008. Unfortunately, as you might expect the average WiFi user stays seated around 35 minutes instead of the 10 minutes non-WiFi users do. So, they’re running out of seating bandwidth with [...]

Funny Product Photo: Netbook Messenger Bag

todd — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:19:25 +0000

I was looking at this messenger bag built for netbooks (max 11 inch screen) because it is a Checkfast designed item (for getting through airport TSA checkpoints) and it is inexpensive ($29.99). While looking at the product photo closely, I noticed something amusing. The photographer (or his/her assistant) decided to add a couple of CD [...]

MobileContentToday Blog is Mobile Friendly Now

todd — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:16:02 +0000

I’m not sure when it happened. But, the… MobileContentToday.com …blog that I write for as a freelance writer has a mobile device friendly web interface now. I remember asking for it last year when I was editor of MobileAppsToday.com (which now redirects to MobileContentToday).

Microsoft’s Loke uei Tan Demos HTC Snap’s Quick Photo Taking Ability

todd — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:12:32 +0000

Anyone who has ever used pretty much any cameraphone has experience the huge delay between bringing the camera app up, pressing the “shutter” button and actually taking the photo. However, based on this brief video demo by Microsoft’s Loke uei Tan, it looks like HTC has solved this issue in the upcoming HTC Snap (Standard [...]

Mini-Podcast 9: LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen

todd — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:32:00 +0000

Powered by Podbean.com The LiveScribe Pulse Smartphone 2GB model I bought arrived a few days ago (There’s also a 1GB model). In this mini-podcast: 1. I discuss syncing with multiple computers and multiple platforms (Mac OS X & Microsoft Windows) 2. I provide a short sound recording made with the pen’s built-in microphone (it also comes with a [...]

iPhone Compared to Star Trek Communicator (STTOS Era Device)

todd — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:42:56 +0000

My daughter and I went to see the new Star Trek movie last night. As a long time Trekker I give the movie a big thumbs up despite the shocking ret-cons (no spoilers). My non-Trekker daughter (she’s never watched an episode of STTOS (Star Trek The Original Series) or previous Star Trek movies) loved it [...]