Recent Mobile Posts

Is the Vega tablet a final version of the NVIDIA prototype?

I was taking a closer look at the upcoming Vega tablet from ICD and could not help but notice the resemblance to the prototype media pad tablet spotted earlier this… Read more »

e-Book Echo: Kindle Hits PC; Flexible Reader Emerges; Nook Sales Strong

Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. Amazon released a beta version of the Kindle reader… Read more »

The Ballad of Windows 7

This is not only cute, but I like the “Don’t stay with XP” refrain. Young Will Smith, a fifth grader, is a Windows lover and wrote this song to the… Read more »

Kashmir's impoverished residents resent ban on prepaid cell phone ban

A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's impoverished residents, who depend on prepaid connections… Read more »

Amazon.com lets people track packages via SMS

This one slipped under the radar, but Amazon.com is now letting some customers track their packages via text message TechFlash reports. Blockquote>The ecommerce giant will send an SMS text to… Read more »

ITG's xpPhone gets options for larger screen and Windows 7, loses sense of identity

Filed under: Handsets It makes sense to release your mostly-theoretical (so far, anyway) desktop OS-based slider handset with the world's newest and best version of Windows, but it when your… Read more »

Update on the Crunchpad

Mike Arrington appeared on the Gilmore Gang and gave a quick update on the CrunchPad. Arrington says his costs are in the high $200 range and will sell for $300… Read more »

WinMo Wrap — Marketplace Opens; WinMo 7 a Year Away

The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. It was a quiet week on the… Read more »

Windows Live Mesh and Dropbox: Doing a Redundant Sync

In a recent post about my redundant back up strategies, GBM Reader davv suggested another redundancy that I haven’t thought of. He mentioned that he was using a combination of… Read more »

This Might Be Taking Stall Surfing Too Far

I’m on record as saying that Apple’s iPhone is the ultimate stall surfing device. I also like Apple products. But, I think this might be taking things a bit too… Read more »