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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

The FreeTalk Everyman headset and Yamaha PSG-01s both for Skype

December 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

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I’m a horrible blogger.  I’ve had the FreeTalk Everyman headset for months now and used it countless times, I’ve also had the Yamaha PSG-01s for a month or so now and haven’t blogged about either one.  I could make excuses but I won’t.  I will [...]

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Tags: Review · Tech · Thoughts · Travel

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.
What does this mean [...]

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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

I predict Topify will get picked up by Twitter

October 20th, 2009 · No Comments

So who uses Twitter?  Ok, I’m kidding.  Have you used Topify though?  I have been using them for months now.  Topify is a service that intercepts the half baked emails that Twitter sends you and spices them up.  When someone adds me on Twitter I get an email from Topify alerting me to this and [...]

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Tags: Tech · Thoughts

Internet access at Long Beach Airport (LGB)

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments

A few months back I was flying out of Long Beach Airport (LGB) in California and decided to test the internet speed when I was there.  I like many others have been known to spend a great deal of time waiting for flights that are sometimes shorter then the time we wait in the airport.  [...]

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Tags: Rant · 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

Livestream’s Livepack goes live

September 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A friend of mine just brought this to my attention. Livestream is launching the Livepack (video automatically plays).  What is the Livepack you ask???  It’s a satellite television truck in a back pack.  You have an HD video camera connected to your Livepack via firewire.  Inside the Livepack is all kinds of technology I don’t [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Tech · Video

Back to the Nokia E75 I go

September 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments

So as all of my readers know I’m a hard core Nokia E71 fanboy.  I’ve been infatuated with the E71 since I first heard about it roughly 2 years ago.  Now I’m impatiently waiting for the much anticipated E72 but I decided to whip out the E75 I was graciously lent for review and have [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Review · S60 · Tech · emoze