Marti M 
Microsoft SkyDrive’s storage/pricing is changing. The new tiers are: SkyDrvie Free: 7G SkyDrive + 20: Your free + 20G for $10.00 SkyDrive + 50: Your free + 50G for $25.00 SkyDrive + 100: Your free + 100G for $50.00 (All prices yearly in USD) If you currently have a SkyDrive account, you can upgrade to … Read more
A few weeks ago, Microsoft paid $1.05 billion (USD) for approximately 925 of AOLs patents (and patent applications), acquired a license to the 300 AOL did not sell, and got some stock of an unnamed AOL subsidiary out of it. AOL gets to keep a license to the sold patents, as well. Microsoft has now … Read more
According to CNN, productivity top-10 developer YouMail, of YouMail Visual Voicemail fame, is calling it quits with RIM’s BlackBerry format. Once a shining star, their BlackBerry User base has collapsed to the point that CEO Alex Quilici notes that they have more Windows Phone 7 users than BlackBerry users and “we don’t even have a … Read more
…it gave me an interesting thought. While grabbing the Marketplace information for the Diablo 3 Guide article, I looked at Denham Software Solutions’ other offerings in the Marketplace, and took a gander at My Baby Book. Now, I can’t see an app ever taking the place of a physical baby book completely (you can’t keep … Read more
Newly released into the Windows Phone Marketplace is the Diablo III Guide, by Denham Software Solutions. (Ah! These are the same folks who brought us the Starbucks Card app, which has been very well received.) Denham Software Solutions is no stranger to game guides on the WP platform, evidently: they also have Skyrim, Mass Effect … Read more
So we’ve been hearing rumors of Win8 handsets coming out at the end of the year for a little while. The latest is unwiredview.com reports that Taiwanese site ePrice.com.tw reports (yeah, that’s a lot of reports there…) Samsung is confirming a Win8 (“Apollo”) handset in October. This makes some sense to me. That’s about the … Read more
If there’s one thing I say to my son every time we go out, it’s WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING! Because you don’t want to end up like this guy. LOOK UP when you’re walking…
…when it gives them good PR and helps the bottom line, of course. And trying to head off actual legislation probably doesn’t hurt either. So all carriers (not just the Big Four) will be working on databases of reported-stolen phones. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will have theirs ready … Read more
Facebook has just announced an agreement to purchase Instagram, the iOS, and now-Android, photo sharing app, in exchange for $1 billion of cash and Facebook stock. It still has to go through the usual red tape, but Facebook expects the deal to close by the end of this (the 2nd) quarter. Not being on iOS … Read more
Seriously, how long has it been since you used a physical phone book? Yeah, not often. It’s kind of like my AAA car club card – I rarely use it, but when I need it, it’s nice to have right there. I looked in my phone book drawer, and the most recent phone book (there … Read more
So if you’re jonesing for a Lumia 900, but don’t have $100, here’s your deal: Amazon.com is selling the Lumia 900 for $19.99 (existing customers, extending your contract for 2 years) or $49.99 (new customers, with 2-year contract). I do see one Teeny, Tiny problem in the checkout process. You’re required to choose your plan. … Read more
Nokia and Windows Phone are having three “Free Time Machine” events. They’re giving away a lot of stuff (grocery deliveries, cleaning service, dog-walking service, and access to personal concierges. Oh, and a few Nokia Lumia 900s). In each of the three cities (the usual ones – yaaaawn), they also have a celebrity guest giving away … Read more