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Mobile Marketing
, Mobile Services
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 20, 2008
With major US carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile announcing their own "unlimited" plans, it helps to retain realistic expectations about the companies' new offeri...
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Opinion
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 19, 2008
Here's an interesting study from M:Metrics (thanks SMS Text News!) that ranks multimedia features in terms of usage on a smartphone.
Note how a significant portion (as high as 20% in Spain) of ...
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Opinion
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 4, 2008
I recently found out on Ars Technica that "piggybacking", or using someone's open Wi-Fi network without their permission or even knowledge, is actually considered illegal in certain ju...
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Nokia
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Symbian
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on December 15, 2007
Here's a compilation of tremendously high-quality photos, all apparently taken with the Nokia N95. Nokia should seriously consider supporting the Nokia Creative community, as they highlight what...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 27, 2007
Where I live, the cost of labor is low. Despite my family being middle-class, we can actually afford two maids and a driver.
While being driven around, my driver asked me how to text using the phon...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 26, 2007
As the following is a public service announcement, it deserves wide circulation. Here it is:
This is a public service announcement.
To all companies and organisations who decide to sell off computer...
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Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 20, 2007
Coincidences are everywhere, aren't they?
I've recently received a chain email, which of course promises something big will happen if you forward it to X number of people. But this particula...
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Mobile Services
, New Products/Services
, News
, Sony Ericsson
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 15, 2007
Well, Sony (one of the partners behind Sony Ericsson) and NXP haven't exactly been inactive in the virtual wallet industry, but with all the news on mobile payment schemes going around it's ...
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Mobile Web
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Windows Mobile
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 6, 2007
Check out CoolSmartPhone's recent project:
...how about turning your phone into an FTP server? Mochasoft FTP Server is a free piece of software that'll do just that. Whilst it may not work o...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 1, 2007
Yes, Halloween was yesterday, but creepiness doesn't fall on a particular day.
It is creepy that third parties can use your smartphone or PDA to keep tabs on where you are. In some jurisdiction...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 29, 2007
I accompanied my girlfriend yesterday night, enjoying dinner and coffee with two of her close friends. Inevitably, since girls will be girls, the conversation turned to relationships.
An interesting ...
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Important Mobile Tools
, Mobile Marketing
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 26, 2007
Through the frequent use of terms like "world" or "international", Mobal and Cellular Abroad (with the help of national geographic) are making technology a lot more accessible to...
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Mobile Web
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 23, 2007
Once I found out about that HP Laptops with EV-DO built-in, I couldn't help but think: should manufacturers merge laptops and smartphones?
The laptop would come with its own slot for accepting ...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Ringtones and Sound Clips
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 13, 2007
Reading the MSNBC article titled Phantom vibrations give device junkies a buzz made me laugh-at myself.
I'm sure you know what I mean when I share my own experience with phantom vibrations or r...
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New Products/Services
, PDAs
, Peripherals
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 11, 2007
The New wireless usb 2.0 extender System by Gefen may interest Geekzone because of its potential applications with computer peripherals. I'm interested in the new product because of its potentia...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 5, 2007
If you've talked on your phone for 1300+ hours over a period of just over a year (as the owner of the unit pictured above has), you've spent a total of 55 days yapping with your contacts.
T...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Useful Info
, Vodafone
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 25, 2007
Geekzone's Mauricio points his fellow countrymen to a webpage set up by Vodafone New Zealand to handle any issues with their recent Daylight Saving Time update.
I already wrote about the variou...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 21, 2007
Actually, it should've been more. Apparently, when Frankie Hulme jumped on top of a Lamborghini and ran across the roof, he caused ₤20,000 of damage. Such a exaggerated figure aside, the point i...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 18, 2007
Facebook has many great "official" apps, and one of them is Facebook Video.
It stands out because of its mobile aspect. Aside from uploading videos from your computer, you can do so to th...
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Opinion
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 18, 2007
Mobile Crunch's recent post shows that the controversy over the potential side effects of frequent mobile use isn't over. I've even joined the discussion last year. And I'll repeat w...
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News
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 12, 2007
While any cynical citizen could interpret Sen. Amy Klobuchar's proposal as self-serving, there's a lot of merit backing up her proposed bill:
The Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007 ...
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Mobile Services
, New Products/Services
, News
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 7, 2007
Man, I spend everyday driving through traffic, and I know firsthand that if we didn't have to stop to pay toll, the trip would take 20 minutes less.
Maybe our local tollway authority might be i...
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Mobile Services
, Mobile Web
, New Products/Services
, News
, Opinion
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 27, 2007
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 15, 2007
Just this very morning, we were teasing an officemate (Ms. X) who left her phone at home. Ms. X's father sent a message to her friend, notifying her of Ms. X's forgetfulness and jokingly endin...
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Mobile Services
, Motorola
, Nokia
, Opinion
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Sony Ericsson
, Symbian
, Windows Mobile
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 14, 2007
If you travel frequently in the US and are willing to pay at least $70 a year, you should check out WorldMate Professional and Pocket Express Travel Edition.
Both programs, designed to provide ass...
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News
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 13, 2007
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Leonardo Molina was under the knife due to appendicitis. And as luck would have it, the operating room lost power:
"The generator, which should have been working correctly, didn&...
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Orange
, SMS Services
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 9, 2007
A recent UK indoor smoking ban may hurt big tobacco's bottom line. But it's apparently a windfall for Orange.
According to Cellular News, the service provider's network has seen an additi...
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Mobile Services
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Vodafone
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on July 14, 2007
Remember when the European Union slashed mobile data rates? Check out Steve litchfield's personal experience:
But, come a few spare minutes, I thought I'd experiment and put the new tariff (£1...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on July 13, 2007
A smartphone or PDA, especially the high-end ones, represents a significant investment. So losing one to theft, loss, or accidental damage can be quite a painful experience. Most retailers already pro...
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News
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on July 12, 2007
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Did you know that your service provider has a surprisingly large amount of control over your smartphone or PDA phone? They can turn it off, send messages to it directly, and even use i...
