Wi-Ex’s zBoost provides a direct solution for a straightforward problem. If you have bad cellphone reception, zBoost makes it better. I took a look at the METRO model for apartment dwellers, but Wi-Ex also offers the similar SOHO if you live in a larger home. Setup is a breeze. Attach your antenna to a window […]
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Voice of Objectivity: Who Needs 4G Compatibility?
LTE is the form of 4G that looks like the wave of the future for most of the world. At first, it appeared that the U.S. was doomed to repeat the mess of the 3G era, with LTE and WiMAX standing in for GSM and CDMA. That fiasco seems to have been averted, with Verizon […]
SnApp Judgments: Guitar Hero 5 Mobile
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Guitar Hero 5 Mobile by Glu Mobile […]
SnApp Judgments: Golf Frontier GPS
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Golf Frontier GPS by Golf Frontier LLC, which […]
Facebook Needs To Get Its Android Act Together
We’ve been patient. Really, we have. But seriously, can Android users have a decent Facebook app already?
Viber Brings Free VOIP Calling To Android
The free VOIP calling app Viber moved to Android this morning. But, besides a name that sounds like an “adult novelty toy”, what is Viber?
HTC Freeing Existing Phones, Too
HTC gained a lot of credit with Android fans when it announced recently that it would no longer be locking bootloaders on its Android devices. There was concern, however, that the change would not apply to several devices that on the verge of release when the decision was made. That changed on Sunday when HTC […]
SnApp Judgments: Safari! HD and Safari!
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? There are actually two free apps today, although they are […]
So Glad I Turned Off Email Notifications In Google+
Google+ had its first major glitch on Saturday, and many users learned why Google is calling its slow, ongoing roll-out of the service a “field trial”. It seems even Google can run out of hard drive space, and Google+’s early high levels of activity surprised the search giant. It seems that the disk that was […]
Tablets Versus Netbooks, Part II
Click here to read Part I. Can a tablet be used to replace a netbook? As a regular netbook user (specifically an Acer Aspire One), my proposed experiment was to try and spend a week using a Viewsonic G-Tablet (chosen because it’s roughly the same price as the Acer) running Android instead . Now that […]