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Why wireless carriers SUCK

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Do you have a problem with your cell phone carrier? Chances are you do. I have a whole list of gripes as long as my arm, but here are a few.
1. I’m with Verizon, and I hate how I can’t swap out a SIM card into a better phone.
2. I’m also stuck with the crappy [...]

Braille phone makes life easier for the blind

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Louis Braille would have been ecstatic if he had somehow known that his system for the blind is being incorporated into a phone. The Braille Universal cell phone, from Samsung, can raise the top part of its surface to allow a visually impaired person to know what numbers they pressed, of course with the buttons [...]

Guide to smart phones

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Is your wireless contract expiring soon? Confused about what new smart phone you want to buy this summer? Wired puts together a very simple guide to smart phones. Check it out.

Want to jailbreak the Pre? Not a problem

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

AT&T has been long viewed as a sacrifice people make to get an iPhone, whether because of poor service, lack of coverage, or high prices. They also seem desperate to keep the iPhone under an exclusive arrangement, but rumor has it that will change by 2010, with an Apple-Verizon deal.
So it stands to reason [...]

Sharapova pimps tech dress

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Maria Sharapova was tapped to unveil and pimp Sony’s latest creation: a dress that connects to a Sony phone and lights up when it rings. That way, you know when someone is calling you, even when you’re in a loud place.
Problem is, this gets rid of all the possible excuses you could have used [...]

Skype on your iPhone and BlackBerry – will wireless companies please stop complaining already?

Monday, March 30th, 2009

According to this article from PC Magazine, Skype plans to launch on March 31 for the iPhone, and in May for the BlackBerry. In other words, the application that lets you make international calls for free from your desktop (or some USB-linked device) is moving to the – gasp – phone.
What does this mean for [...]