The fast paced way of life demands more and more from us each and every day. It seems society as a whole tries to cram in just one more thing into whatever spare seconds we have. When it gets down to it, some people may not even have time to type out full words and sentences, resorting to characteristic text message language such as LOL and BTW among others. Even then, some people are finding themselves strapped for time. For those individuals, I have the tool just for...
As if the wireless world couldn’t suck any more for consumers, AT&T is going ahead and fucking us all over. While the now standard practice of requiring a data plan on smartphones is ridiculous enough, being forced to pay for a messaging plan against your will is downright highway robbery. Now to be clear, this isn’t a retro active rollout or one that would affect someone who is simply changing their voice plan. This new AT&T raping is strictly for...
A troubling feature of new cellphone activations of late is that if the phone is considered a smartphone, (or if on Verizon, any phone remotely capable of reaching some stripped down WAP page) the carrier forces you to sign up for a monthly data plan. It’s great for the companies bottom end but beyond ridiculous for everyone else. But that’s nothing compared to a new trick that may be up AT&T’s sleeve. According to one of BGR’s highly...
For the longest time, voicemail was one of those that remained stagnant in the digital sphere. It was a simple service that was left behind as people of all flavors moved to more text based communications. Who had time for sifting through voicemails anymore? Then came visual voicemail. A revolution of epic proportions. Instead of being forced to listen to each message individually, now you could pick and choose what and when you checked your old time messages. And...
While looking forward to the future, it’s always fun to think about what is “hot” now and how it will undergo the usual tech transformation into old, outdated, and dead technology. The telephone used to be an amazing wonderment of scientific engineering. Now it’s nothing special. Much the same, email was at one point the pinnacle of technological achievement. Today everyone including their grandma and maybe even her dog have at least one email...
