Archive for the ‘Phones’ Category

iGripe - i can’t merge calls or add a call on my iPhone, i sorta can now

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Another sync, another 2 hours. My music and apps are working. I'm jabbering away on my Jawbone when another friend calls. Time to test out 3-way calling... Guess what? Merge calls does not work. I found this article. I let the kind rep know about the issues people were having and how they indicated that ...

iGripe because my iPhone thinks i’m in France

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

after iFinally manually restored my iPhone it was time to run a full backup, sync up some apps and add fill it with music...again. I hadn't initially added music because the flash memory in the iPhone is so damn slow. I actually only had time to add 2 or ...

GSM Feature Codes for your T-Mobile or AT&T phone

Friday, October 12th, 2007

My buddy Jimbox sent me this link: GSM Feature Codes According to him, this is a great way to eff with a buddies GSM phone. (I like the way he thinks.) There are also some codes which people may find useful (outside of deviance). Some of these may work with CDMA ...

WindowsMobile cure for iPhone envy (PocketCM and iPhone skin)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

My buddy Jimbox showed me his HTC MDA recently. He had installed PocketCM, a "flickable", iPhone-esque contact manager which replaces the crappy Windows mobile one. 5 minute review: I like! Here is a video of it I found on Youtube: The iPhone skin I did not try, but link below nonetheless. Get it: PocketCM iPhone ...

What happens if you talk with your phone in a concert?

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Thanks Nonos

Custom ringtones for your iPhone - Thanks Hackers!

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Boom! I've tried to refrain from participating in the iPhone hype; but there are some things I can't resist. The iPhone has been criticized since day 1 for not allowing custom ringtones. for Looking at the video, hackers have figured out a way to load custom ringtones onto an iPhone. Also, ...

Size Matters: Chicks like big …

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Cellphones. Didn't you know. InformationWeek writes about a new Samsung report describing some of the habits of cellphone savvy women. Young women are super savvy at using all the facets of a mobile phone to enhance their lives. When women want to flirt, they'll send a text message. When they need to avoid ...

Tellme launches new mobile search service and application

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

In the wake of Google's 411 service comes TellMe's (now owned by Microsoft) latest response. Along with their SMS (text message to TELLM [83556]) and voice based product(1-800-555-TELL) comes a new mobile Java app which allows users to ask for information and see the results pop up with maps and directions ...

Charge your cell phone without wires

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A new technology has been developed by a company called Powercast which will allow people to charge their mobile phones and other low voltage devices without wires. Someday. It may sound futuristic, but Powercast's platform uses nothing more complex than a radio--and is cheap enough for just about any company to incorporate ...

Enhance those crappy cell phone images

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Until you get that 5mp camera phone here are some tips for making your cameraphone pics look, well, presentable. Here is an example of what you can do: Read: Enhancing Cell Phone Camera Photos