AT&T’s new Digital Life service will soon be sold in all AT&T stores across the country. The new service is a security and home-automation platform that will detect activity throughout the house and allow users to “take action” on PCs, tablets, or smartphones. The new service will be run by an entirely new branch of [...]
Apple’s view of the future from the 1990s wasn’t too far off from today’s reality
I love coming across videos from the 1980s and 1990s produced by companies foreshadowing what they thought the technology of the future would be like. It’s always exciting to use hindsight to analyze how right or wrong people were in their predictions. Up until now, the best example of this retrospective futuristic nostalgia that I [...]
How to access your new iPad’s personal hotspot from your Mac or iPod
So you figured out how to turn on the personal hotspot for your new iPad. Either you’re paying through the nose for it through AT&T, or it came with your Verizon plan. Either way, now you need to hook some devices up to it. Hopefully you have a decent password for the device so that [...]
How to set up LTE on your new iPad
I don’t know if you went to Verizon or AT&T for your iPad data plan. It doesn’t affect the setup, but it can affect your experience. I chose Verizon for my ‘new’ iPad. And I wouldn’t fault you if you did choose AT&T. You have to go with what works in your area. Am I [...]
Which iPad data plan is the best?
The new iPad 3 is being released today with some cool iPad 3 accessories a new screen, new camera and new network capabilities. While many don’t understand why the first two really matter, having the ability to have LTE stands out as a huge upgrade. In the US it will be released on Verizon and AT&T, [...]
Does the iPhone 4S have 4G? No, but AT&T Says It Does
Fans of Apple’s iPhone lineup have been pining for 4G data speeds for years. Many predicted that 2011 would be the year of the iPhone 4G, with Apple bringing the high speed data service to the handheld device. However, due to battery concerns, Apple announced the iPhone 4S sans LTE support. But AT&T users had [...]
Which New iPad Did You Buy?
If you preordered your third generation iPad over the past week, you’ve undoubtedly been waiting for the Christmas-like morning on Friday. You’ve probably gotten your shipping confirmation already, and you’re making plans for someone to be home to sign for it. Or maybe you haven’t preordered, and you’re planning on waiting in line at the [...]
Is it true? 4G Is Now On The iPhone 4S?
Big things are happening for Apple right now with their highly anticipated iPad 3 release coming up and now the iOS 5.1 update. Many iPhone 4S users who installed the iOS 5.1 update may have noticed the change of signal indicator that now shows they’re using AT&T’s 4G network. Can this be true? Although an [...]
Is the Galaxy Note a phone? – via @jkhowland
I read a post on Android and Me that just blew my mind. First, because he was hesitant to link to a BGR post by Jonathan Geller. Second, because he thought that by linking to BGR, he was giving them ‘exposure’. And third, because he thinks we (iPhone customers) don’t like the note because it [...]
Tech Fails of 2011
2011 was a year of some pretty cool advancements in technology and gadgets, yet it was not without its faults, flops, and failures. Always all about alliteration. So without further ado, let’s reminisce for a moment and relive some of the worst tech failures of 2011. That way, when 2012 comes along, we can forget [...]
- How to post to Facebook and Twitter with Siri
- Death of SMS – Is Facebook Messenger the Murderer? (via @jkhowland)
- $909 Gold-plated cornucopia horn wins “most excessive iPhone speaker” award
- The unseen benefits of tablet computing (by @brettbristow22)
- Flixel: Create Your Own Cinemagraphs
- Ikea Uppleva HD TV system. More tantalizing details
- Google wants Chrome on every device – Especially iOS
- Google Animations – Gmail is green, and secure. (via @jkhowland)
- Location-based text message emergency alerts coming soon to your cell phone (by @TySpace)
- Siri said the Lumia is the best, until Apple fixed it (via @jkhowland)
- iPad 2 Will Have a Camera?! Who Cares…
- Pre-Order the ZAGGmate for iPad 2 Now
- [UPDATED] POLL: Will you be picking up the Verizon iPhone?
- Rumors of iPad 8 Revealed
- iPhone 5 Rumor Mill: Keypad? Yes Please!
- You Decide! Who deserves a free ZAGGsparq? (Plus, enter to win one just by voting!)
- Why I’m excited about a Verizon iPhone and I’m not even their customer
- Please Help! I Need Laptop Advice!
- To ‘tab’ or not to ‘tab’?
- [UPDATED] POLL: Which interests you more, iPad 2 or Xoom?
