Jun 11, 2008 | Google, mail, mobile, phone, SBS
Blackberry smartphones are mindbogglingly popular. I’m being asked about them more often than iPhones. That shouldn’t be a surprise – almost half the smartphones sold in the first quarter of 2008 were Blackberry devices, a significant increase over...
May 21, 2008 | business, Google, Internet, phone
GrandCentral is a phenomenally useful service for some people. The service assigns you a free phone number; you can route calls so when that number is dialed, the phone rings at any number of places you choose. When you call my GrandCentral number – the only...
May 12, 2008 | mobile, phone
The world of cell phones has some things in common with the computing world, including the sense of dread and helplessness that weakens the knees when we walk into the stores. Here’s a few things that came up during too many hours at the Verizon Wireless store...
May 9, 2008 | Apple, mobile, phone
Within a month or two we’ll have a second-generation iPhone, with higher data speeds through AT&T’s 3G network and built-in support for connections to Microsoft Exchange Server. As always, Apple is being reticent with the details and the launch date...
Apr 24, 2008 | business, mobile, phone
The advertising industry is starting to turn its attention to advertising on cell phones. Here’s an article that forecasts a “perfect storm” of annoying advertising. “It audibly interrupts your life like telemarketing. It�s cheap to...
Mar 7, 2008 | Apple, mail, Outlook, phone, SBS
Apple announced today that it has licensed ActiveSync technology from Microsoft, allowing the iPhone to sync mail, contacts, and calendars with Exchange Server. Apple also released a development kit which will result in an explosion of third party applications...
