A Different Kind (but important) Mobile Device: My Contigo Mug

I've been office-less since my old day job ended on June 30. I just work wherever I have a decent data connection for my new job as Editor of MobileAppsToday.com. I carry around an assortment of mobile gadgets depending on what I am doing while wandering around. But, …

Mobile Tech Info Related to Hurricane Gustav

FYI: I've been collecting and posting information related to hurricane Gustav on MobileAppsToday.com for the past couple of days. Here are the links to these posts:
T-Mobile HotSpots Available Free of Charge in Areas Affected by Hurricane Gustav
Mobile Phone Carriers …

U.S. Sites Need to Become More Mobile Browser Friendly

David: Yes, U.S. sites have a long way to go in terms of creating mobile friendly sites. However, I think that if mobile platform designers provided better mobile browsers, we'd have an easier time to "meet in the middle". The Apple iPhone Safari browser demonstrated …

The Case of the Vanishing Starbucks Hotspots - SOLVED

Well, I finally learned why I could not see a T-Mobile SSID and connect to T-Mobile hotspots in local Starbucks locations. See my MobileAppsToday blog for the details. The short answer: Although T-Mobile hotspot tech support says their SSIDs are visible, they are, in …

Testing ShoZu with an iPod touch

Hope this works

Everything above the line above this sentence was created and sent from the ShoZu photo and video web service that claims to add value by being able to post media from mobile devices to numerous other media web services and blogs. It half-worked …

The Case of the Vanishing Starbucks Hotspots

I from home now. And, I'm too cheap (poor) to buy EVDO or HSDPA service for my notebooks since I can get WiFi service at most of the places I go to when running around. Or, so I thought… One of the places I depend on for broadband connectivity is Starbucks. It is …

New Job; New Direction for this Blog

Post to my blog here have been light lately because I have a new job that is really a lot of fun
I'm the new (and first) Editor for JupiterMedia/MediaBistro's…
MobileAppsToday.com
site that focuses on, you guessed it, applications for mobile devices. This blog is …

ESPN for iPhone

Visiting mobile.espn.com on an iPhone redirects you to an iPhone specific site. The mobile web design world is definitely iPhone-centric these days.

Back to Basics: Never Use Windows Mobile Messaging Automatic Email Settings

Google's IMAP4 email service was so slow that it drained my Dash's batteries 4% everytime it checked for mail. So, I removed it from the Dash's Messaging (email) app last year. I decided it was time to check again. But, instead of the Dash, I decided to try using a TyTn …

RedFly Windows Mobile Companion Now $399. Still Too Expensive IMHO

Back when Windows Mobile was Windows CE (Windows Mobile is actually a shell on top of the previous Windows CE 5 generation), the Handheld PC was referred to as a PC Companion. Celio's RedFly turns the tables on this old concept by looking like a mini-notebook PC but is …

Evernote for iPhone Update to Version 1.2

Evernote updated their iPhone client to version 1.2 and added the ability to edit notes. I ran into this error (see image above) after downloading the update using iTunes though. And, I was not able to update it at all directly from my iPod touch. However, after …

Back to Basics: Email Key Sort

I cannot believe I did not know about this until yesterday. You all probably know that you can search through contacts and recent calls by typing a string on a Windows Mobile smartphone keyboard. Type O-G-A and my full name shows up as part of the search results of …

Back to Basics: Which Idiot at Microsoft Decided Anniversary Events Should Alarm at Midnight?

Windows Mobile smartphones (Standard Edition) can be actually powered down. However, Pocket PCs (Professional  Classic Editions) are not really off unless the battery is pulled out. So, if you have an anniversary event (birthday, wedding anniversary) set in contacts, …

Watch NBCOlympics.com Video Clips on Your Phone (iPhone too!)

Everyone probably knows about the Microsoft Silverlight-powered NBCOlympics.com site. But, did you know you can access its information AND videos on your smartphone too? Yep, head over to…
mobile.nbcolympics.com
I tested video playback on my iPod touch and found …

Google Translate for iPhone

I wonder how much of Google's iPhone focused web-apps will work directly on Android based phones? In any case, Google Translate for iPhone looks great in my quick tests (with my limited knowledge of anything beyond English, and some would say, even there…). Just …

HTC S710 (Vox) Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Firmware Update

I noticed there was an update for my HTC S710 (Vox) Windows Mobile smartphone on the HTC Support site. The upgrade does NOT move the phone to 6.1. However, based on the changes in version numbers, the update may be fairly important. My ROM version went from 1.15.405.2 …

Back to Basics: The Mobile Browsing Experience

Most web pages are designed to be viewed on a desktop or notebook computer. Looking at these pages on a small screen phone is like looking at a mountain range through a pinhole. It is not a good viewing experience. Some web site owners and designers now understand that …

WordPress for iPhone Changed the Way I Blog

It isn't often that a mobile software tool completely changes the workflow of something I've done for a long time or changes the way I think about performing a desktop task. But, the free WordPress for iPhone app has managed change the way I create blog items and the …

Brighthand Reviews the Asus Eee PC 901

Asus has what seems like a bazillion Eee PC models. I'm still sitting on the sidelines trying to decide which model is a good fit for me. Brighthand reviews one of the models I'm considering…
Asus Eee PC 901 Review
It uses the new(ish) Atom processor which should …

eWeek says: Linux to Outsell Windows in Mobile Internet Device Market (But Wait!)

eWeek has an article with the provocative title of…
Linux to Outsell Windows in Mobile Internet Device Market
…that says: Linux will be the top-selling operating system in the mobile Internet device market, outselling Microsoft Windows Mobile and other rivals …