This column first appeared in Vegas Seven It’s safe to say that almost everyone in America is aware of the iPhone, but if you ask a random sampling of 100 people strolling the Strip if they are aware of an Android phone, perhaps 30 will say yes. The problem with Android is that it’s an [...]
This column first appeared in Vegas Seven For the past week, I’ve been using a touch-screen smartphone that is simply the best phone I’ve used in some time—and I’m an iPhone owner. The HTC Incredible (available April 29 from Verizon Wireless, $200 after contract and rebate) carries a name filled with expectations, and I can [...]
I’m pretty sure Verizon Wireless and every other wireless carrier not named AT&T wants to get their hands on the Apple iPhone. But if the iPhone remains exclusive to AT&T, those carriers should stock up on the new Android phones made by HTC. I’ve been playing with the HTC Incredible (also know as the HTC [...]
This item is an excerpt from my weekly Vegas Seven column When a phone trade show comes to town, we expect the news to revolve around phones. When the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s annual showcase, International CTIA Wireless 2010, visited Las Vegas recently, one phone in particular—a 4G darling from HTC—grabbed most of the headlines. [...]
Originally published in Vegas Seven When my sister—12 years my senior—tells me I need to get the latest technology spreading across her social network, I feel somewhat ashamed. “You’re the so-called tech expert,” she’ll tell me. “Why aren’t you using this?” In the world of personal technology, there’s no shortage of what’s new or what’s [...]
An excerpt from my Vegas Seven column. This week, why prices for dashboard-mounted GPS units are crashing. A quick search of Amazon.com returns several fine models, most below $150 and many priced below $100. Two major players, Garmin and TomTom, dominate these price points, offering models at a steep discount compared with this time last [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven Raise your hand if you have social media overload. My hand is held high, even if you can’t tell by the illustrated headshot next to this column. A maddening array of social media networks has popped up in recent years, targeting your tastes and even your aspirations. They [...]
If you’ve been paying attention to this week’s launch of Google Buzz, you’ve heard the privacy outcry that followed the social media service’s debut. Google has been listening to the ‘buzz’ and on Thursday announced changes that will appease some of the detractors. Of course, other folks will still find a reason to be upset. [...]
Even though Nokia foresaw a huge market for GPS services on mobile phones when it bought Chicago digital mapmaker Navteq in late 2007 for $8.1 billion, I’m pretty confident it didn’t plan on offering free turn-by-turn driving directions on Nokia phones. At least not so soon. But that’s exactly what Nokia announced Thursday, saying 10 [...]
One of my goals for 2010 is to do a better job as a spokesperson for myself. Over the years, I’ve built relationships with a number of media outlets. Hence, I’m frequently a guest on radio shows and TV news programs as an informed source on personal technology issues. It’s fun to do and I’m [...]
