The Wisdom of Chuck Norris at Your Fingertips

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How often has this happened to you (it happens to me all the time)? You’re at a cocktail party and, in the middle of a deep philosophical debate that includes references to Descartes and Kierkegaard, you absolutely must add Chuck Norris’s perspective on the discussion. Well, folks, now you can. There is no doubt that … Read more

Mobility Digest Review: Telstra HTC HD2 T9193

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IMAG0312The title says it all really. I finally got my hands on a Telstra version of the HTC HD2 to use with 3G on the AT&T Network! I have been using the T-Mobile (review coming) version of the HTC HD2 and it is simply awesome. Burning with curiosity I had to see this device perform on a high speed network and advocate for the Telstra HTC HD2 that has the same AT&T 850MHz 3G bandwidth. So thanks to our good friends at OnTheGoSolutions.com, they have entrusted me, to show you, just how this device will fare under a rigorous review process. So please jump after the break to continue reading the Mobility Digest Review: Telstra HTC HD2 T9193!

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WiFi Automator & Battery Saver Works

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I saw WiFi Automator & Battery Saver in Marketplace the other day and the dev was nice enough to provide me with a demo to test. The results? Big smiles. The app automatically turns on your wifi when you’re in a known wifi area, turns it off when you’re out of the area and it … Read more

BlackBerry OS 6 Demoed

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We can’t lose site of the number one OS in America…hi BlackBerry. Let’s take a look at their latest OS in action: Here’s the story – it’s been improved for touch but it will not require a touchscreen so you can still use a trackball or dpad. There is multi-touch with gestures (like pinching to … Read more

Social Connectivity Gets Real With the Samsung Reality From Verizon Wireless

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Hey Look, another phone announced today, this one for Verizon..

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), today announced the Samsung Reality(TM) is now available. The sleek and stylish Samsung Reality, available in two color options – Piano Black and City Red – sports a three-inch touch screen display, full horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, customizable widgets, and multiple messaging options.

The Samsung Reality supports Samsung’s unique TouchWiz interface, which offers specially designed widgets that allow customers to customize and personalize their phones. The Communities widget allows customers to update social networking sites, post pictures and upload videos to YouTube(TM) and other Web sites instantly. The Samsung Reality also features one-touch widgets, which provide instant access to favorite Web sites on the phone’s full HTML Web browser.

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We Jammin’

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And the FCC like jammin’ too — if it will bring in $25K from a fine the agency is attempting to levy onto Phonejammer.com, hailing out of the UK, and still doing their thing.

ArsTechnica is reporting that a beauty school in Texas patronized England’s Phonejammer.com, something I almost did once for kicks, purchasing three five watt cell jammers (850-2100MHz, effective for GSM, PCS and CDMA in a radius of up to 25m). AT&T caught wind of it and dropped a dime.

Not the first time the fuzz got static on these guys. Last March they got a complaint from a Florida county sheriff whose deputies were having failures to communicate. The FCC drove around in their trucks and pinpointed the source, an eight watt jammer sold to a local business by none other than Phonejammer.

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Flicktweets App Approved

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So here’s on for you iPhone, iPod Touch owners out there. Flicktweets is a cool little app that collects and organizes tweets about movies so you can easily see who’s saying what about a certain movie you might want to see. Flicktweets (www.flicktweets.com), the first website to organize movie tweets based on movie titles, has … Read more

Nokia N8. Connect. Create. Entertain.

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So it’s been officially announced, the Nokia N8 is here, sort of.. at least it will be here later this year for a little under $500.

The Nokia N8, Nokia’s latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.

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The WP7 Refresh

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Clarity Consulting has again shown a demo of a concept WP7 app. This time the focus was to show the power and beauty of WP7. They actually show an existing iPhone app for Comcast and show what it leaves on the table. Let’s look at them side by side. Here’s the current app for the … Read more

WP7 Silverlight Porting Takes 90 Minutes

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So a dev made a photo gallery using the Metro UI in Silverlight and then decided to port it to WP7.  How long did the port take? 90 minutes. And of that time. a half hour was spent porting and an hour was spent adding the app bar, back navigation and optimizing performance. And the … Read more