Archive for the 'Mobility' Category

12
Aug

Getting an iPhone 3G - Maybe Later…

By justisengard 0 Comments
Categories: Apple and Mobility
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iPhone Suffering from Flawed 3G Chips

After reading this article about possible problems with the iPhone 3G chip, I am rather glad that I did not get one.
My situation is a bit unique. I simply do not want to buy a $300 iPhone 3G, sign a 2 year contract with AT&T, and next year this time not be able to use it when I am in Ottawa, Canada. Would be sweet if Rogers would let me simply sign my iPhone 3G purchased in the US up to their service, but that is not going to happen. Rogers is having too much fun raping their fellow Canadian citizens with their 3 year contracts and $110 limited data plans for the iPhone 3G.

Lets hope that this is a firmware fixable issue. God knows the Iphone 2.0 software is slow and buggy. It literally takes me 2 seconds to get SMS Text Messaging to appear once clicking on the iPhone icon. Even longer for it to bring up my contacts list.
I was a huge fan of the iPhone 2G and the 1.0 software, but I have to say, with the 2.0.1 (that is even with a bug fix or two) the iPhone works like an alpha product. Battery life….hmmm, do not get me started. Oh, and why does it take an hour to sync my iPhone now - why?

Steve - Please use some those hordes of cash you are making off the new phones and the App Store and fix the damn software…please!

26
Jul

Cell Phones & Your Brain

By justisengard 0 Comments
Categories: Health and Mobility

Fears About Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer Re-EmergeCheck out this article: Fears About Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer Re-Emerge.

Seems the cell phone antenna emits microwave radiation at least an inch from the phone. So when you are holding the cell phone to your ear, unless you have big thick ears, you are frying a bit of your brain.

Cell phones emit low doses of microwave radiation that destroy rat brain cells and memory and reach one inch into the human brain.

Wow, looks like I should start using my ear piece more. You know, maybe this would help those idiot drivers with one hand on the steering wheel and one holding their cell phone to their head.

Larry King recently featured three well-respected neurosurgeons on Larry King Live to talk about whether cell phones increase the risk of cancer. Each surgeon indicated that they do not hold their cell phones up to their ears when using them. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said “I think the safe practice is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.

So what is the take away from all this? Frying your brain with microwave energy is baaad. You have two choices: One, do not use a cell phone or two, get a ear piece.

15
Jul

Apple is Outsmarting the iPhone’s Competition

By justisengard4digg 0 Comments
Categories: Mobility, Technology and dugg

Very good article that actually addresses some of the questions I have been getting about my new iPhone, as well as the persepective that the consumer market is more important than the corporate market. This is a position that many of my fellow IT colleagues do not seem to get. Corporations are just disocvering podcasts, vidcasts, blogs, social networking and web 2.0. These technologies all came from the consumer market, and are driving technology innovation. Apple’s success with the iPod, Mac OSX and now the iPhone only reinforce this.
If you think Apple does not have a plan - check out this article. Then you might wanna go buy some Apple stock. :-)
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MUST READ ARTICLE

There are people with good sense, industry experience, and a feel for the wireless market who see the iPhone as just another smartphone. One with limitations and some serious weaknesses in terms of big business. I don’t think they’re looking deep enough, or with an Apple perspective, or with a view to the future.

read more | digg story

08
Apr

Google Launches Free 411 Service

By justisengard4digg 0 Comments
Categories: Mobility and Technology

Google 411Yet another useful product FREE from Google.

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Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.

read more | digg story

Update:

More details curiosity of Puken Luken.

Google Voice Local Search

Welcome to Google Voice Local Search Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone. To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Using this service, you can: * search for a local business by name or category. You can say “Giovanni’s Pizzeria” or just “pizza”. * get connected to the business, free of charge. * get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone. Just say “text message”. And it’s free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider. Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage. It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users. We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US business listings.

09
Feb

Google Mobile Apps Rock

By justisengard 0 Comments
Categories: Mobility and Technology

I have been a huge fan of Google applications for a while now. Been using GMail for over a year now and love it. With the addition of Google Calendar, Reader and Docs & Spreadsheets…it is fantastic. If you do not know what I am talking about, go directly (do not pass Go, do not collect $200), to the links above and check it out. Seriously…go now…

The good folks at Google have provided mobile versions of several of these applications. Google Mobile = GMail, Google Maps, Google News, Search and Google Reader.

I have a Nokia 6620 cell phone and data access through Cingular. Have install the GMail and Maps app, the others are simply access via a mobile specific web page. Now, as long as I have a data connection with my cell phone, I can check out any new emails, use Google Maps to find out where something is, catchup on any new blog posts via Google Reader.

While just reviewing something for this post, discovered Google SMS and Blogger as well. With Blogger, you can post those latest camera phonephotos to your blog immediately. SMS allows you use text messaging to get info from Google, such as local info, weather, etc. You simply seed a text message to 466453 (Google), such as ‘weather NYC’ or weather and your zip code. I just did this for the weather with my zip code. I got back the current weather and the forecast for the next several days. According the the Google SMS help site, you can get local listings, for businesses, sports, movies, stock quotes, driving directions, currency conversions, etc. This is great!

Obviously you want to have a text messaging plan for your cell phone . I learned this the hard two years ago, when I first got my Nokia (my first phone with text messaging). The good folks at Cingular charge 10 cents per text messaging (sending and incoming). I was not a happy camper with that first bill.