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N900 review

February 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments

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I’ve had the N900 for a few weeks now and I have so many different and conflicting feelings about it.  I have been a huge fan of the tablets since I first layed eyes on the N770 many years back.
PROS:
The N900 is a stupendious device
The [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · Review · Uncategorized

Truphones Latest Announcements

January 26th, 2010 · No Comments

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I’ve been wanting to blog about some Truphone (one of my favorite services) news for days now and I’m finally getting to all the news.  Instead of writing 3 different posts I’m just going to condense it down to one short post.  Let’s get to [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile · Travel · Uncategorized

Short review of the Blackberry Curve 8520

January 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments

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I’ve been using the Blackberry Curve 8520 on T-Mobile here in the USA on and off for a few weeks now.  I see how and why so many business people are such huge Blackberry fans.  My family and friends call me a power emailer so [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Review · Thoughts · Uncategorized · blackberry

Expanding on Ewan’s Cannes Doctrine

December 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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I’ve been reading Ewan MacLeod’s blogs for many years now.  I started back when MIR was SMSTextNews and was inspired by Ewan to write my own blog and endevour into the mobile industry.  I went from an observer to someone involved and participating, from hosting [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · Rant · Tech · Thoughts

Why isn’t there IM in Google Maps Rant

December 6th, 2009 · No Comments

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Warning, I’m about to RANT:
I’m a huge fan of Google Maps.  It’s really a great stand alone app and it keeps getting better but I’m amazed that when they added Latitude they did not include (even just a basic form of) instant messaging with your [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Mobile Messaging · Rant · Tech · Thoughts

Truphone offers free calls to the USA on Thanksgiving

November 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments

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This Thanksgiving (a US holiday) Truphone is offering free calls to US mobile and land line numbers for 12 hours.
Truphone is sharing the holiday spirit by giving anyone with Truphone the ability to call anywhere in the United States during the day.
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Tags: Announcement · Mobile · Tech

BuzzWorthy party Tues in SF, You’re Invited

November 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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Guess what everybody, I’m coming to SF and I’m putting a party together.  Nimbuzz, Attack Marketing, and GoMo News are sponsoring and we have a great lineup of stuff going on.  We have beta apps to give out, product launches and announcements coming.  In less [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Events · Mobile · Tech

Nokia N900, initial thoughts

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

I am one lucky guy, I know that, I get to attend the premier events around the world when it comes to mobile technology and I get to play with the latest and greatest devices.  Sometimes devices I’m not at liberty to talk about for months.  So when I was at CTIA last week in [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · Review · Tech

GoMo News Blender here and gone, thanks to GoMo News

October 12th, 2009 · No Comments

If you weren’t at the GoMo News Blender last week you missed the best party in town.  It was a great time by all and someone actually told me it was the best party at CTIA.  I could go on for paragraphs about the Blender but I would rather thank Bena Roberts and GoMo News [...]

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Tags: Events · Mobile · Travel

Nokia E72 where are you???

October 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

So I used the E75 for a while then went back to my trusty E71 and back and forth and back and forth for weeks now.  I love the format of my E71 but like the menu and speed of the E75.  Plus the E75 has US 3G and my E71 doesn’t.
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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · Rant · emoze