Samsung Galaxy S3 Update
About a month ago I retired my trusty Sprint Evo 4G (original Wimax version) and got a Samsung Galaxy S3. My initial impression of the Galaxy S3 was quite positive. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time now with the…
Android Apps Accelerate
When I got my first Android phone a bit over two and a half years ago, an HTC Evo from Sprint, the Android Marketplace was a confused and confusing place. The Apple App Store had the clear advantage. Android apps…
The Rise of the Smartphone
Today I was relaxing in a cafe, taking it easy on Sunday. As I looked around the other tables, everyone else was either looking at a smartphone or else had one resting on the table. They weren’t students or young…
Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus Smartphone Review
The smartphone market is full of great phones running Android, iOS or Windows Phone. Regrettably none of them is running WebOS, so it was with much sadness that I decided to retire my HP Pre 3 and move on to…
Out of the Shadow of the iPhone
At this time of year the technology circus does its tour of the world….CES in Las Vegas, MWC in Barcelona and CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Interspersed are product launches by major companies like Apple. When Apple and subsequently Microsoft decided…
3feet Universal Smartphone and Tablet Stand
3feet almost need no introduction. Their universal smartphone and tablet stands are well-known for their neat design and their (probably) unique feature of being dishwasher-proof. Being universal, the 3feet stand works with iPads, TouchPads, Playbooks, Xooms, iPhones, Nexus, Galaxies, Lumias,…
What’s the Sound of One Black Hole Singing?
What is the tone that a black hole makes when it sings? It's a sound so low that it will send chills up your spine. The tone, a B flat 57 octaves lower than middle C, which is 256 Hertz. Sounds as low as the black hole singing are detected as pressure waves, rather than as sounds.