Data Whore: Why I Splurged on a 64GB iPhone 4S

Frustrated to near tears the other night I rang Verizon Wireless and asked if I could upgrade three weeks early. The nice southern belle on the phone got manager approval to do so and recommended, after I asked about size, the 16GB iPhone. I was thinking even if it wasn’t big enough, I’d have a lot [...]

Coffee 2.0

Is it possible New Yorkers are so much busier than everyone else in the world that prepaid lattes are necessary? This is a theory Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is testing out, with a new service available in NYC and Long Island. Available at 300 locations to start, the Starbucks Card Mobile App is available on [...]

Apple iPad: Coming to a Verizon Store Near You

Verizon Wireless customers everywhere are doing a happy dance because the cell network announced it will start selling the luxury tablet from Apple before the end of the month. The news that Verizon Wireless will start selling the Apple iPad on October 28 makes the rumors of a Verizon iPhone more plausible because now there [...]

BlackBerry-Apple Harmony

BlackBerry users are loyal because we sleep with the smartphone and have grown accustomed to the keyboard, which enables typing at standard work speed. When AT&T launched the Torch , CrackBerry users were hoping it would quell the desire to one day switch to the iPhone. That didn’t happen because the pressure to move the [...]

The CrackBerry Orgasm: RIM & AT&T Score

For as long as I’ve been a BlackBerry addict and as long as the iPhone existed, I’ve longed for a smartphone with a full physical QWERTY keyboard and touch capabilities. It has arrived and I hate the name. I have yet to test this gadget in person but AT&T folks can buy it starting August [...]

AT&T To Lose iPhone Exclusivity?

Apple is a cult and as such, can often apply the laws of magical realism to average products (iPad) but in the case of the iPhone, credit is due. So when Bloomberg News posted an article on Tuesday that the beloved touchscreen phone may really be coming to Verizon Wireless, I did a little dance. [...]

The Cell ATM: Cutting Waste & Costs

Have a drawer full of old cell phones? You may soon have a way to bank from them, or even turn them into a charity donation!

Wireless Charging

Michigan-based HoMedicas Powermat North America may have given us the answer to poor electrical systems, thanks to their multi-tasking charger. The Powermat is a system that enables gadget addicts to charge three handhelds and entertainment devices at once, while using just one plug. Once you buy the pad and plug it in, you have to [...]

Palm Plans Apps Catalogue

Palm is among the many smart-phone companies competing for a piece of Apple applications market.

The Cupertino Chronicles

The Dirt: Since the New Year began, Apple has reported stellar earnings, saw its leader take a health leave, considered countless new iPhone applications and announced participation in the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. One class at California’s Stanford University focused primarily on building applications to be considered for Apple’s iPhone. What’s the big deal about [...]

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