AT&T is feeling a bit more generous these days towards globe trotters made evident by some newly revamped global data plans. The only problem, however, is that the plans are still grossly overpriced and give end users far too little data. The most generous 800 MB — yes, 800 megabytes — costs $199/month! As we’ve mentioned before, if traveling abroad for any length of time, getting your phone unlocked and a pre-paid SIM from a local carrier is a...
While trying to avoid the beating of the poor horse that’s been beaten one too many times, I stumbled upon an article and felt the need to share it with you. It’s rather short for what it covers — HDMI cables and why you don’t need to spend more than $5-$15 on any cable — but does so in a very clear and precise way. Check out HD Guru if you’re tired of listening to your poor, technologically retarded old man boast about his new $1500 TV...
The Chevy Volt is one of those cars that manages to gain a fairly geeky image. While it’s green roots are what it’s most known for, electronics, gadgets, and complex science are never something to ignore. Unfortunately, GM utterly failed in delivering an “affordable” and dependable electric vehicle. Besides the actual price coming of of GM being a good $10,000 higher than what was expected, dealers themselves are showing their tried and true colors...
Am I being a bit harsh when calling out Telus for slysly enacting a 5GB cap on their iPad data plan? Ya, probably. But I know I’m not the first person to get the shaft by wireless carriers, so my anger and frustration is well warranted. Besides, what the hell are you going to to with five measly gigabytes of data spanned over the course of 30-31 days? Answer: Not much… A good hour chunk of some YouTube action and more data intense apps/games means...
In the book of “Ways to kill your profit”, WolframAlpha would have a two-page spread. One page for the insane price of of an intelligent search engine/question answerer and the second page would be about how they took away a dependable service. More on that second point — WolframAlpha used to have a pretty good iPhone optimized site. That was until they realized no one was buying their overpriced app. Solution: Neuter the free offering and force people...
