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With the ever-increasing integration of tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices with our gaming consoles, the whole second screen phenomenon is opening the door to improved experiences and innovative experiments. But just like with any technology, you get duds that are developed merely for the sake of being developed. Here are 5 companion apps actually … Read more
Weather alerts in Atlanta gas my flight coming our of Cincinnati stuck in the runway. I’m watching a couple people use their iPhones (4 & 4S) and can’t help but laugh hard. How the heck does anyone put up with that tiny screen? Clown #1 across from me apparently never has heard of multitasking switching … Read more
Citing “tepid demand” for the Surface, lower forecasted operating system revenue, the general decline of the PC market and anticipated failures to meet street expectations in the coming quarters, multiple major Wall Street firms including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have lowered their rating of Microsoft from overweight (a stock one should own disproportionately more … Read more
Certain special events only come once a year (or even less) such as the Olympics, LeapYear, January 1st, taxes, and Christmas. Today’s writings will be focusing on something a little different, but equally exciting and definitely of great interest to the entire mobile community. This is just a global bulletin announcement to make sure that … Read more
Guess it’s that time again for yet another 5 Minute post about something cool. Today we’ve got a bit of super oldschool mobility news coming to us from the “Sad News regarding the WalMart Toys department” department for your reading pleasure (or rather disappointment) after the break. As we’ve seen countless times before, it only … Read more
Well, it is that time again to take another five minutes to write about cool things that have happened recently. Today’s issue was brought to my attention by an email from Change.org regarding a petition I almost forgot I had signed… Many of you may remember back in June when this article on TorrentFreak grabbed … Read more
Every once in a while, a device will come along that people can’t help but continue to develop for, even after some owners have moved on to other hardware. Come see for yourself why the HD2 continues to be one of these “renaissance devices” after the break. A couple weeks ago, I did a “throwback” … Read more
Since I haven’t wrote anything here in a while, I thought I might say a few words about one of Android’s worst shortcomings: synchronization. We’ll take a look at the problem and what’s involved to fix it after the break. Like many other people like me upgrading from Microsoft’s dead end series of mobile OSes … Read more
Previously on “5 Minute posts about something cool” we took a look at radio on Android. Today, we’re going to do a “throwback” episode and taking a look at a brave developer who opted to apply his skills to some older hardware. With all the hype surrounding modern Android smartphones today, I thought it … Read more
Well, believe it or not, I’ve made it back for a second post in three days. With the recent oversaturation of so called “Microsoft News” (I’m not a fan of Microsoft mobile news starting with Windows Mobile 7), I thought we could definitely use some updates from the Google Mobile front. Today we’re going to … Read more
Weclome back, mobilers. It seems like it’s been months since I’ve written anything, and with the official removal of the “Windows Mobile” category off the top of the site, I thought I’d put something in here for ya’all. Starting today, I’m going to be writing a new semi daily (or at least weekly) article for … Read more
Smart phone applications are used for a wide variety of reasons. The applications that people download and use depend entirely on their needs and preferences. Some apps are simply for fun and entertainment, and other apps have more practical uses. The BlackBerry application market has a wide variety of apps. There are various things these … Read more