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Palm Pre: Enough to make me a fan again?

29 Jan

I’m a longtime fan and user of Palm devices having bought the original graffiti-writing Pilot when it came out – well before US Robotic’s purchase of the company and the subsequent acquisition by 3Com (where I worked a long time ago). Last year, I abandoned my Treo and its aging OS to take advantage of [...]

Amazon Video On Demand portable to Nokia phones

8 Jan

Amazon original launch of Unbox allowed for downloading movies and your favorite TV shows to watch on your PC and TV (Tivo or Sony Bravia Internet Video Link). Now with the name change and launch of Amazon Video On Demand you can download and watch videos on the latest Nokia phones (N79, N85, and the [...]

Gadget Finder: Nokia Local Sensor

8 Jan

Can’t find your keys? Wallet? Favorite gadget? No problem. Turn on this Nokia app on your GPS enabled phone and follow the pointing arrow until you hear the small beeping receiver attached to your missing object. Lost your phone? The receiver can even send a signal back activating an audio beacon on your phone as [...]

Blackberry users will Sling soon

18 Dec

The wait for Blackberry users to stream CNBC and ESPN from their home TV or access Tivo’ed shows via SlingBox will soon be over! SlingMedia announced their public beta of SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry beginning December 30th. http://www.slingmedia.com/go/blackberrySlingBox allows you to watch your TV anywhere. Originally released to allow you remote access via your PC [...]

The Nokia N97 revealed – iPhone Killer?

18 Dec

Nokia recently announced the launch of their N97 phone, successor to the N96. Funny thing is I just bought my N95-3 this year and the N96 North America version was just released. Nokia says the NA version of its N97 won’t be available until mid ’09. From the previews I’ve seen and read, it looks [...]

The Pomegranate

5 Dec

Here’s a fun one. Check out the newest smart phone – the Pomegranate… http://www.pomegranatephone.com/ I actually think a couple of the features could work (someday)!

Cell Phone in Argentina?

25 Nov

The biggest question today is will my Nokia N95-3 work in Argentina? My buddy Scott says getting a sim card is the way to go. Of course, I want to use my phone for its data features – web access, streaming video, text, etc… might be costly. I decided to call AT&T while sitting here [...]

Installing Ringtones on your Nokia N95

4 Apr

The Nokia N95 will play ringtones in most common audio formats: mp3, aac, dcf, and wav files. Here are simple instructions for Nokia N95 users on how to load ringtones: 1. Download/save ringtone to desktop (easy for drag and drop) 2. Launch Nokia PC Suite on your computer 3. Open File Manager (you can also [...]

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