VOIP phone spam

by | Jan 20, 2021 | Android, Cellphone, Life, Random, Technology, Utilities

I get a large number of calls to my cell phone from numbers I don’t recognize. Without fail, answering those numbers means I get the privilege of hearing unsolicited sales. My Samsung phone recently pushed an update/app called Call Screener. Using that app, I...

Upgrading my HTC Hero to Android 2.1

by | May 20, 2010 | Android, Cellphone

Yesterday, Sprint and HTC released Android 2.1 for the HTC Hero. Upgrading the phone underscores the differences in the Android and Apple iPhone platforms. One is consumer friendly (Apple), and one isn’t (Android). One is built for the general public (Apple),...

Gadget Lust

by | Apr 2, 2010 | Apple, Cellphone

PC Magazine posted this great review of the Apple iPad. And Sprint is getting the most kick-ass Android phone yet. I look forward to the day when every cellphone has the ability to be a wifi hotspot…...

Apple iPad: WANT!

by | Mar 15, 2010 | Adobe Flash, Apple, Cellphone, iPhone

When Apple released the iPhone, it was obvious that it was a great device. Great for everything, it seemed, but making phone calls. AT&T has been the Achilles Heel in the iPhone becoming a true “God Phone”. I know people in San Francisco complain about...

Hello, HTC Hero

by | Jan 21, 2010 | Android, Cellphone, Google

Back in mid-December, I started thinking seriously about upgrading my cellphone from the Blackberry 8073e to … something else. I’ve had a company-issued iPhone for a year or so, and it is cool, no doubt. But the AT&T service in my home doesn’t...