Should smartphones be smart? That is the question I should have asked earlier in the day. What I did ask was, Is an iPhone still a phone with Siri. I would have thought the answer was self-evident but of all … Continue reading
I wrote a recent article entitled, Mobile-Friendly Is Not Enough. The concept of a mobile friendly website was the reason why this blog was formed more than five years ago. The wisdom at that time supported the notion that a … Continue reading
I’m pleased and proud to say I’m now the owner of a Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate™ 3G Smartphone. It came at zero cost when renewing my 3 year contract with Telus and it lives up to all the hype that … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Zac Kenni. On Monday August 15, 2011, Google acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. It is a rich and impressive deal, and it has far-reaching implications for the greater technology industry. There is no … Continue reading
The voicemail-hacking scandal that destroyed the British tabloid News of the World last week raises questions about the security of voicemail either from your cell phone or from your land-line telephone. But as the Times of India points out there … Continue reading
An item on The Street reports that Google Plans Its Own Android Phone. In what is likely to be seen as disruptive to the wireless status quo, Google is working with a smartphone manufacturer to have a Google-branded phone available … Continue reading
Canadians pay among the highest cellphone rates in the western world, according to a new international report by the OECD that has reignited calls for greater competition and regulation in Canada’s wireless sector. Any way you slice it, technology consultant … Continue reading
This is not just that by now somewhat dated New York Times article pointing out that your Mobile Hot Spot Now Has Four Wheels THE next frontier in computing has four wheels. Just as microprocessors and wireless Internet connections have … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia Canadian text message rates have a huge mark-up according to Srinivasan Keshav, Canada Research Chair in tetherless computing at the University of Waterloo. In testifying before U.S. senators, he estimated the consumer mark-up on some text messages … Continue reading
The Cellphone is hardly a toy in the kitchen according to the NY Times. One high-tech cooking tool, however, has transformed the kitchen lives of many Americans: the cellphone. It has become the kitchen tool of choice for chefs and … Continue reading