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What Do We Call This Thing?

Windows Phone 7 Series…it’s too long. So what are we going to call it? I’ve been shortening it to WP7. I think that’s in line with what we did to Windows Mobile 6.5 by calling it WM6.5 for example. Over at XDA they are compiling a list of shortened names. Can we all live with [...]

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Beauty Versus Function

Just a quick thought on where apps are and where they are headed. Everyone loves glossy looking apps. And one of the prettier things is the barrel style menu where you can flick through the columns to input information. It’s fun and pretty. But, it really is cumbersome. Think of the act of scrolling through [...]

How To Donate For Haiti Relief From Your Phone

We generally avoid politics and the like around here (we’re a simple mobility site) but I’m sure a lot of our readers have been watching the situation in Haiti as its developed. If you’re interested in making a donation to help the relief efforts here is a list of some relief funds that you can [...]

The Lost iPhone Ad

origins81 posted this on XDA and I really can’t help but to share it. Watch it while sitting on the floor so you can’t fall off your chair laughing. Oh and there’s one bit of foul language so if you’re not supposed to hear those words don’t play this clip:

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Happy Fathers Day!

I just wanted to take a short break from our normal content to wish everyone a very Happy Fathers Day! I hope everyone got the gadget they wanted and not another tie to add to your collection. (who wears ties anymore?) Happy Barbequing or however else you will be spending you time this day with [...]

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Top Ten Things Not To Post On April Fools Day

I absolutely love a good joke. Most of the time I even like a bad joke. The problem is that I have made my fair share of bad jokes. So here we are again on April 1st, the day best known as April Fools Day. As I am reading through about 50 emails from our [...]

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The Fart Application of The Future…Today

I know…it’s a fart application. But this isn’t a normal fart application – meet BSFartApp. This is the fart application you couldn’t even dream of. It includes text messaging to initiate a fart, GPS remote tracking (of course which can then trigger a fart), remotely cause the subject phone to call another phone (so you [...]

Go Green For an Hour…Or Longer

Just a reminder that today is Earth Hour – at 8:30pm local time wherever you live if you want to join in just turn off nonessential lights to show support. It’s already under way across the world. Their goal is one billion participants. For more information go to earthhour.org You may as well go nuts [...]

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