Category Archives: Cell Phones

Crowd-sourced Mobile Trends for 2020 5

The beginning of a decade is always a time for prognostication, and this year is no exception. This is an interesting collaborative look on mobile device trends for 2020. A lot of these trends are already well on the way to widespread adoption, and I would argue that many will be seen by 2015.

View the complete article to view my own predications for the Mobile Trends of the 2010s.

Use Google Voice for your Voicemail with Any Phone, Any Provider 36

Update 10/27/2009: Google Voice now supports adding voicemail to any old cell phone number without the “Do not disturb” trick. Simply go into ‘Settings’, Enter the ‘Phones’ tab and then click ‘Activate Google voicemail on this phone’.  It will give you directions on call forwarding, which are the same as below, customized for your provider. [...]

Cricket Broadband Review (A600 Modem) 39

I’ve been on vacation for the past few days, and prior to this trip I decided I wanted to stay connected wherever I was going – and the new broadband offerings from Cricket Wireless looked to be the perfect solution.
I was looking for something that did not involve signing a contract, but Verizon, Sprint and [...]

Windows Mobile IM and Battery Life 1

If you are like me, as soon as you start using Instant Messaging (Octrotalk, Windows Live Messenger, IM+, Palringo) on your Windows Mobile Device – your battery life goes out the window. I’m talking, 12 hrs max. That is not a good thing for a mobile device where you need it to last at least [...]

Using 3G/UMTS/HSDPA Network with Cingular/AT&T 8525 on the Nokia N800 1

When I bought the Nokia N800 a key feature is not only the ability to surf the internet with Wifi but also to pair it with your phone via bluetooth and access the internet anywhere. have a Cingular 8525 (I guess now an AT&T 8525) which has 3G internet available, but it did not work [...]