The Setup For a few years now, Starbucks [SBUX] has been offering free Wi-Fi access to two groups of people: qualified AT&T wireless customers, and Starbucks Card holders. While it has worked well for the “in” people, it has been a point of mild consternation for those who have not been inclined to get a [...]
iPod touch
As I’m tracking a variety of media channels at the same time as the Apple [AAPL] iPad announcement, I find it curious as to how the human condition, and certainly all of these so-called tech pundits, keeps wanting to compare new tech with old tech. When I’ve been using the iPod touch in the practice, [...]
During the holiday season, there’s always that frantic search for that cool, new gadget to give your friend or significant other, who happens to be a technical bent. And, like it or not, there is always that discussion about what should be the “latest and greatest” from Apple [AAPL]… It seems to have escalated during [...]
A few news outlets reported earlier that they spotted new price reductions in several of the iPod models on the online Apple Store. Some of the iPods received a modest $20 reduction, while items like the 32 GB iPod touch was marked down as much as $120. It seems that only the iPod shuffle was [...]
Microsoft [MSFT] and Nokia are finalizing an agreement to augment Nokia (particularly Symbian/S60-based) phones and smart devices into becoming viable business-grade devices, or even components in functional corporate meshes.
Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone OS 3.0, shipping on the new iPhone 3G S devices, is also available today as software upgrades for the iPhone and iPod touch devices. A lot of people are unfortunately reporting a lot of errors when trying to fetch their upgrades via iTunes, getting that less-than-helpful error dialog. The (somewhat) good news [...]
Sprint [S] has finally released a press announcement concerning the Palm [PALM] Pre launch: June 6, 2009 is the official release date. The earlier speculation about the launch date appears within the range, and it sounds like the pricing is in line with other current smartphones offered by other carriers. A lot of people, myself [...]
“Is it true? Can I finally use Skype on my [iPhone|iPod touch]?” After several months, the answer is finally: yes. The official Skype app for iPhone and iPod touch is now available at the iTunes App Store. That’s the good news… … But if the comments for the app are to be believed, the bad [...]
Later today, the announcements regarding the iPhone OS, version 3.0, will be made during an Apple [AAPL] media event. While there may be plenty of new features added to the operating system, and the accompanying products that rely upon it, the biggest yet most fundamental of features that is expected to be announced is the [...]
Unveiled today at CES 2009, Palm’s [PALM] Pre certainly caught my attention. As you may know, my adventures with the Palm Centro has yet to reach its one-year anniversary, but I’ve been a long-time Palm device user (like the original Palm Pilot and Palm III, and then the Treo 650), so while I’ve certainly thought [...]
