Fun With Android – “Camera 360”
A few months have passed since getting my Sprint HTC Evo. I’ve had a chance to try out a number of different apps. I’ve finally found one I liked well enough to buy. “Camera 360” is a full-featured software camera…
Do Frequent Phone O/S Updates Make Sense?
I’ve had my HTC Evo for a couple of months or more at this point. When I first turned it on, there was an update waiting. The update installed. So far, so good. Over the next few weeks I heard…
Are Smartphone Apps Really Practical?
Today’s smartphones are amazing devices and can do some pretty cool things. Some of the apps can be quite remarkable, but do they offer real-world functionality? Yesterday was another 104 degree day. Get used to it – there are days…
Amazon Kindle E-Books
Shortly after getting my HTC Evo phone, one of the initial apps I downloaded from the Android Marketplace was the Amazon Kindle app with the idea I’d probably check it out at some point. Weeks went by, and I pretty…
History Is About To Repeat
I remember it well. Back around October of 2004, I first heard the word “podcast” used on The David Lawrence Show via my XM Satellite Radio. It sounded interesting, and I wrote it down on my driver logbook cover with…
Smart Phone Critical Mass
The smartphone is a concept and an evolving device that has been around for a few years, though until now mass consumer adoption has been slow. The introduction of the iPhone in June 2007 marked a radical improvement in smartphone…
Smartphones Growing In Europe
IDC‘s latest press release on mobile phones and smartphones in Europe shows the sector grew 8% in the past year, that smartphones represent over a quarter of all phones shipped and that current leader Nokia is losing market share. The…