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UK Units and gpsDashboard

Here in the UK, we live in a strange a mix of imperial (English) and metric units.  We buy fruit and veg by the kilo but ask someone their weight, it's in stones and pounds.  When it's cold, it's "a few degrees" (C) but when it's hot, it's "in the 80s" (F).  You can buy pints of milk but in

Palm Pre Plus – 3 Months On

Palm is definitely the uber-underdog in the battle of the smartphones with RIM, Apple and Android battling it out for supremacy.  Palm has been struggling for mindshare but with its acquisition of HP last month ago, it's looking stronger ;-) The Palm Pre Plus was launched in the UK on O2 back in May.  I have to confess that I already

Stitcher Now Runs in Background of iPhone

I've been using Stitcher to listen to most Podcasts. The only frustrating thing was that every time I got a call or had to check on something with the phone, I would have to re-open the program. Not anymore. Stitcher's newest release features the option to run in the background. Therefore, you can read a text message, send an email,

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 total mobile market grew 8% year-on-year with over 42 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2010.  Of this,

Palm, Windows, Slate and HP’s Revitalized Future in Mobile.

Toward the end week, HP made some major moves. First, they bought Palm for 1.2 Billion. HP then mentioned that the Slate tablet will be put on hiatus (first thought cancelled). Now there are reports that a "Web OS" will most likely be put on the Slate. Wait a minute - wouldn't that be "Palm"? Of course, earlier in the

GNC-2010-04-29 #571 Mophie.com Object of my Tirade

Do not ever buy any charging device from Mophie. I explain in my show tonight on how this is the worst designed after-market i Phone charger and my experience with three failed units. Listen to learn how to win a Roku. We will give another one away next week. Next show will be recorded in Albuquerque New Mexico. Sponsor: Hold

HP Buys Palm, Buys Me

The news that Hewlett-Packard has bought Palm has rocked the tech world and has even been covered by some of the mainstream media (BBC).  It's possibly second only to the next-gen iPhone debacle.  But all of this has been adequately covered elsewhere. I'm a long-time Palm owner.  I started out with a Palm III, buying it in Heathrow's duty-free shop