TMo HD2 = Monster

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A leaked version of the TMo HD2 ROM has revealed lots of goodies. It will come with the full version of Guitar Hero 5 and Diner Dash Flo on the Go. Prince of Persia and Ferrari GT are also present (but it’s unclear if they are demos or the full version). There’s also a Blockbuster … Read more

Slacker Radio Is Here For Windows Mobile!

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Slacker Radio has been extracted from the TMo HD2 Rom. This comes to us from TMartin of PPCGeeks and has also made its way to XDA. Even though it’s ported from a WVGA device, I’ve tried it on a VGA Fuze running 6.5 and it seems to work pretty well. You can sign up for … Read more

HTC Scorpion With 1.5Ghz Processor Coming To Android?

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This is way to good a Rumor to let go by! AndroidSPIN is reporting that HTC is working on a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon Processor that will land sporting an Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. Said to be a WiMAX Device, the device is currently being codenamed “Scorpion”. While we here in the US are patiently <cough> … Read more

I’m Feeling A Groovy Buzz

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Getting tired of the Google Buzz wordplay all over the headlines and blogs? Well it’s all over the place because, unsurprisingly, Google just unveiled something many people will pile onto even though there are plenty of companies whining about how they had this kind of idea years ago. Too bad for them that in their … Read more

Mobility Digest Review: ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta – PIM Replacement

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Ever since my original Palm Pilot days I have searched for a simple way to enter and edit tasks and appointments on my portable devices. I have tried more than a half dozen PIM replacement apps and have active licenses for most of them. They all worked well in their own way, but over time I found them cumbersome to navigate and simply too complex to use regularly. A stylus was a must, and I really stressed when I had to insert some data, usually waiting till I got back to my desktop to load an entry directly into Outlook.

Right behind using you device to make and receive phone calls, Personal Information Management (PIM) is the next most important feature (or should be), which is crippled by Microsoft’s poor excuse for a PIM application, seeing little improvement except for maybe the most recent builds. Really sad when you think about it.

Well, introducing ThumbCal, a totally finger friendly Task & Appointment PIM replacement for your phone. I first posted about this app back in July when I installed it and things just keeps getting better. It is one of my “Top 5 Apps” that I could not imagine being without. Once you try this app, at least in my opinion, I can’t imagine why or how you would ever want to use anything else. I honestly now look forward to entering tasks and appointments on my phone and although I sit in front of my PC every day, I have not entered anything directly into Outlook in months. The app started out as an XDA thread and went commercial more than a year ago. The thread is here and the developers site is here. The current price is $19.95, but there is a 14 day trial; plenty of time to fall in love with this must have app. Ok, enough of my hyperbole, let’s go take this baby for a test drive.

If you want to know more about  ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta, then head on over to our forums (CLICK HERE) and read my complete review and join in our discussion of ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta

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Accessorize!

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If you’re like me, you’re not made of money.  But since I’m a chick, I like to window-shop (okay, sometimes). I work with mathematicians (I call them the original geeks).  And since I’m a geek-of-many-trades, I like toys and gadgets and quirky … geek things.  So I love www.thinkgeek.com.  And oOOoo I found the cell … Read more

Symbian Open Source: Better Late Than Never

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My first mobile device’s operating system was … Symbian.  My father had discovered the Revo (a touch-screen PDA), and bought one for himself, my mother, my sister and myself.  He has stayed with Symbian, choosing the barely-maybe-available-in-the-US-anymore Nokia Communicator (he bought his and my mother’s from Europe.  Isn’t the Internet grand?).   So according to … Read more

Psychology of Technology: Is Technology Making Us Idiots?

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In his insightful 2008 article in the Atlantic, Nicolas Carr asks, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” He goes on to explore how new technology has altered our reading habits and, more unsettlingly, how we process information and think. It is a cerebral piece that meets the high intellectual standards we expect of that august magazine.

I, however, would like to bring his lofty discussion of the impact of new technology on our lives down to the muckier level of human dysfunction. I would suggest that not only is the latest technology making us stupider, but it is also making us just plain idiots!

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