Smartphone Statistics

by | Mar 19, 2009 | Cell Phones, Podcast

Alex reviews Smartphone sales statistics from the fourth quarter of last year.  47 percent of SmartPhones sold were on the Symbian system (mostly Nokia phones not sold in the US), 20 percent were Blackberry, 12 percent were Windows Mobile, and 11 percent were Apple...

Don’t E-mail and Drive

by | Mar 3, 2009 | Cell Phones, Podcast

Although dangerous, many people read and respond to e-mail while driving.  Smith Micro has made a wonderful product called Voice on the Go which allows users to listen to their e-mail messages and dictate responses to those e-mails without ever looking at their...

Indestructible Cell Phones

by | Feb 26, 2009 | Cell Phones, Podcast

At the last Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Alex met an interesting mobile phone maker called i-mate.  This company specializes in making nearly indestructible rubber cell phones that require no annual contracts. imate.com....

Excited for the Pre

by | Feb 19, 2009 | Cell Phones, Podcast

Palm made a big splash at the latest Consumer Electronics Show when they announced their new smartphone, the Pre.  This phone will have a touch screen with a full thumb keyboard. The once beloved Palm operating system will not longer being used, however...

An Affordable IPhone Coming Soon

by | Feb 18, 2009 | Cell Phones, Podcast

According to an industry analyst Apple is planning to debut an entry level version of the iPhone for $99.  The phone is expected to have the same size screen as the current version, 8GB of memory, and affordable wireless service plans.  If you have been waiting to buy...