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Sprint is sprinting towards disaster

Sprint is sprinting towards disaster

There are two signs that point to a company entering into "desperation mode": big cuts and big investments. Big, risky...

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

Sprint iPhone 4S pre-order starts Friday

The big gamble starts October 7th.Sprint just updated their website with an advertisement for pre-orders on the iPhone 4s. Eyes...

Will unlimited data plans give the Sprint iPhone enough for conquest sales?

Will unlimited data plans give the Sprint iPhone enough for conquest sales?

There is little doubt that when Sprint begins servicing iPhones, current Sprint customers will switch to it. The real question...

A single voice matches the sentiment of a nation regarding mobile data plans

A single voice matches the sentiment of a nation regarding mobile data plans

The trends are heading in different directions. As devices become more mobile-data capable and applications push towards a mobile internet,...

Full disclosure is becoming a normal thing in social GPS tracking and check ins

Full disclosure is becoming a normal thing in social GPS tracking and check ins

While the privacy war wages on one end of the spectrum with people, companies, and even governments going after Facebook,...

MadPad helps make music… even at the hardware store

MadPad helps make music… even at the hardware store

With about a million iPad apps and a billion iPhone apps available, finding good ones isn't hard. Finding ones that...

Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Boeing's long-delayed 787 Dreamliner has finally finished flight testing and is ready for delivery. Airlines looking to add the 787...

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

Many believe that email is dying. Apparently, it isn't. We're communicating more through other means such as SMS, social media,...

Mobile commerce is finally hitting stride as apps invade our daily lives

Mobile commerce is finally hitting stride as apps invade our daily lives

It's no secret that mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have exploded in popularity over the last 3 years. Apple...

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Bill Gates and Microsoft had the right idea a decade ago when they first started releasing tablet PCs to the...

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

One might think that AT&T was expecting Sprint to file suit against their plan to buy T-Mobile based upon the...

Sprint follows DoJ, Sues to Halt T-Mobile Purchase

Sprint follows DoJ, Sues to Halt T-Mobile Purchase

Just in case the United States Department of Justice is unsuccessful in their bid to stop AT&Ts attempt to purchase...

How businesses are using apps

How businesses are using apps

You don't have to be a tech geek to know about apps. Just about anyone with a smartphone or a...

The mobile malware menace

The mobile malware menace

As mobile technology continues to become more prevalent in use and present in our hands, so too do the "bad...

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

The drive towards domination of the smartphone market continues for Apple and Google as they approach a combined 70% choke...

The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011

The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011

There is little doubt that technology has changed things completely for western society in the last two decades. Computers are...

Voice calls are still the biggest complaint of cell users

Voice calls are still the biggest complaint of cell users

J.D. Power and Associates is reporting in their U.S. 2011 Wireless Network Quality Performance Study that performance levels for networks...

Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter

Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter

If the statistic is true (and there's no reason to believe otherwise - heck, it's on the internet!), then there...

The Sprint iPhone

The Sprint iPhone

Whether it's a reality or simply another example of the fast-turning iPhone 5 rumor mill, it's news either way: Sprint...

HP’s failure is Microsoft’s win as 1000 webOS developers migrate

HP’s failure is Microsoft’s win as 1000 webOS developers migrate

The vultures are circling the failed webOS-powered hardware victims, particularly the developers who have been making their money around building...