Friday, February 10, 2012

Droids For All! The Dirt on Samsung’s Cross-Carrier Droids

July 12, 2010 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture

The mobile phone market is one that proves we modern humans want it all, in every aspect of our lives. Even when faced with a dizzying selection of cell phone and smartphone options, we still find some are lacking. They are expected to take photos and videos, function as a phone and an Internet browser, [...]

AT&T To Lose iPhone Exclusivity?

July 1, 2010 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture

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. [...]

BlackBerry Nav 3.0

September 18, 2009 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture

Click here for details on the next big upgrade to all BlackBerry smart phones

The BlackBerry Binge

June 28, 2009 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Leisure & Culture

The Dirt: Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the ubiquitous smartphone, BlackBerry, is gearing up for new releases that will satisfy addicts on all carriers. Previously, those admiring the Bold had to use AT&T services. That will all be history when the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is released later this summer. Set for release on [...]

The Eco Cell

March 15, 2009 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Leisure & Culture

The Dirt: Buying a cell phone is a now an overwhelming process thanks to the dizzying selection of hardware, but if you are really a Scuppie (green yuppie), opt for the Motorola Renew. Green in its mission and its casing, this multi-media mobile offers the usual features, such as picture messaging, Web access and music [...]

The Subsidized Mobile: The Mobile Advertising Revolution

September 18, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Leisure & Culture

The Dirt: Long the easiest target for media folks, teenagers around the world might actually get paid in the future for using their mobile devices, that is if they can handle an influx of advertisements. Welcome to the future, where product pushing infiltrates every medium. Next up: your cell phone. As print publishing dies a [...]

Mobile Civil Liberties: The Android, The Bold and The Treo Pro

August 21, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Leisure & Culture

The Dirt: Perpetually connected, the mobile addict is a constant consumer and that’s just what is helping forge alliances between mobile phone makers, software developers, cell phone carriers and advertising companies. Amid a bear market, while the housing and stock markets continue to slump, the mobile phone rumor mill is buzzing, as Palm prepares for [...]

The WiFi Digital Camera: Instant Gratification And Upload

May 1, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Leisure & Culture

The Dirt: In the age of the blog, time is of the essence. News isn’t so much about content and quality but of who can get news and gossip nuggets to the reader fastest. That’s why the new Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ50 will appeal to citizen journalists and parents alike. The camera has standard 802.11b/g wireless [...]

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