Back when Sprint came out with their Simply Everything plans, I said that while it wouldn’t bring Sprint back into the black ink, it would at least appease heavy mobile users who are getting gouged by rising cellular plans. And as we look back on the past year or so that Sprint has had said plans, I was pretty much right. They really didn’t cause a massive influx of customers to the CDMA carrier. However, as Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T start capping and...
Being a smartphone aficionado over the last several years has shown me time and time again just how badly battery technology has languished. It seems like we hear stories all the time of the next latest and greatest battery tech that is “just on the horizon”. And yet, that horizon never comes. The stories fade into oblivion and we never hear about them again. This more recent story isn’t about a type of battery per say, but more in how batteries charge....
TechCrunch showed off a Google Voice desktop app last week. For me, it was kind of a surprise as Google is more or less all things web. Desktop apps are sort of anti-Google. Then again, I’ve seen stranger things. Anyway, numerous people fell in love with the idea of the GV App, though not the notion that Google wasn’t sure if they were ever going to release it. That obviously won’t do. Once the masses have seen it, they want it. That’s the gist...
UK readers: Get up off your butts and shout! Google’s Eric Schmidt came forth at the Guardian Activate conference and stated that Google Voice is indeed coming to the UK. For those who still don’t know, Google Voice is a pretty awesome service that allows you to share one number across multiple land and cellular lines. Besides that, transcribed voicemails in SMS or email form further add sustenance to the service. Unfortunately, Schmidt wasn’t as...
I’m sure many of you have heard about Skype’s buddy buddy deal with Verizon Wireless and the subsequent vanishing of Skype’s mobile apps in various mobile app stores. Windows Marketplace, Nokia Ovi Store, Apple App Store, Android Market — they all have seen Skype disappear/lose functionality/fail to gain new functionality within the last week. For instance, Apple’s Skype has long been promised to gain 3G VoIP support after Apple and AT&T...
