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Google Voice & Talk: How To Get On Board & Their Differences
Google Voice vs. Google Talk- How-To
If you haven’t tried Google Voice, you may be confused as to what Google Talk does vs Google Voice. It seems that if they were re-created now, the names should be reversed – but they’re not. To add to this, they can be used together to create something that seems even better! Let’s go through this and see what we can do to make sense of it.
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What Google is Doing Wrong with Android
I’m a huge Android fan (or I wouldn’t be writing a column or website named “Droid Lust!”), but there are some things that Google simply is not doing as well as (*gasp!*) Apple.
I love my Android devices, but I also have a day job, and I’m supporting iPads. And there are some things that Apple does that are just a lot better than what Google is doing. Most of them involve education or the...
Fascinating Story About Playing Angry Birds
I was pleasantly surprised when I received this letter from a reader last month, with regards to my Publisher’s note about my addiction to playing Angry Birds. In lieu of writing my normal column, I just had to share this with all of you and hope you too find it to be fascinating:
The light, continuous motion of playing Angry Birds and Pocket Frogs with Teresa Werth's right hand on her iPad improved...
Motorola Launches DROID Bionic 4G
The year-long hype is over. Motorola’s long-awaited DROID Bionic has hit Verizon Wireless stores last week with a hefty list of features and a hefty $299 price tag. The sleek new phone is the latest to Big Red’s 4G LTE line-up and the first 4G phone with a dual-core 1GHz processor.
Dubbing it “the device of the future today,” the DROID Bionic has the latest Android operating system (2.3.4 “Gingerbread”)...
iOS 5 for iPhone
iOS 5 offers 200 new features coming to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
When historians look back on the state of computing, they will point to Apple’s 2011 Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) as the date and location when Steve Jobs ushered in the “PC Free” world of computing. Or at least that’s what Apple hopes WWDC will be remembered for. I was there and I can report that the...
Mobile Meeting Apps: Evernote & AudioNote
This month, I thought we might look at apps that are useful in meetings. Whether we’re meeting one-on-one with someone or in a larger group, there’s got to be some stuff for our beloved Droids that will help us!
One of the great (but rarely remembered) truisms of the corporate world is that the person who writes the minutes controls the meeting. For most meetings, the minute taker can write pretty...
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Released
Samsung made a big splash last year with their GALAXY S line of phones. Launched on all the major carriers, the GALAXY S line were fast and sleek Android phones. As August wound down, Samsung announced their new GALAXY S II line and all the features.
With a design similar to an iPhone, the SIIs will be longer and slimmer than previous models. Featuring a 4.3” display and a large button that looks...
Samsung Galaxy S II
At less than 8.5 mm, the Galaxy S II will redefine thin for smartphones.
Samsung is poised to release the next phase of their popular Galaxy S line of phones. Building off the success of its current line, Samsung’s S II will continue on with its patented SuperAMOLED screens with brilliant color and incredible viewing – even in sunlight. A new, customizable user interface called Live Panel will...
Samsung Google Nexus S 4G: Hands-On
4G speed, integrated Google Voice, 3D maps, voice actions and NFC make the Google Nexus S 4G a killer phone
I’ve been playing with the Nexus S 4G from Sprint, which is avery nice phone! I’m sure you already know the specs, but just in case it’s got a 1GHz processor running Android Gingerbread, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 3MP front-facing camera (so you can do video calling), 802.11b/g/n…...
YouTube Surge Drives Skyrocketing Mobile Video
YouTube Surge Drives Skyrocketing Mobile Video
New research has revealed that when it comes to mobile data, video streaming is the single largest application taking up bandwidth, accounting for 39% of mobile bandwidth.
In the Allot Communications Mobile Trends Report, video streaming showed significant growth in the first half of 2011 with a 93% increase, and YouTube makes up a full 22% of mobile data...
