iPhone 5 Release Date Leaked by Best Buy?

Rumors of iPhone 5′s release date have been circling the tech geek community like hawks circling a wounded field mouse. So far, every release date prediction seems to be getting pushed back. The latest prediction is October 21st based on the grounds of an unusual in-store Apple promotion installation at Best Buy. These types of

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Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO, Steps Up as Chairman

Published by Shawn McCarthy in iOS, Mobile Platforms on August 25th, 2011 | No Comments »

Yesterday Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple (for those living under a rock), announced his resignation. In a short and sweet note to Apple’s board of directors (and the world) Jobs thanks the many friends he made while at Apple and urges the Board of Directors to make Tim Cook, Apple’s COO, the new CEO. Also

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Verizon Continues Agressive Launch of LTE

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Apps on August 16th, 2011 | No Comments »

Today, Verizon Wireless has continued its push in network advancement by launching 28 more markets with its blazing fast 4G technology, LTE. Now the company offers 4G coverage in more than 100 cities throughout the United States. LTE (long term evolution) is Verizon’s 4G network that is said to get wireless speeds up to 10

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Get Out of Your Verizon Contract for Free

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Carriers, Verizon on July 11th, 2011 | No Comments »

  On July 1st, 2011 Verizon increased its “regulatory fee” from $.13 to $.16. While for some this fee isn’t such a big deal, others wishing to break their Verizon contract for unrelated reasons now have the option to do so without incurring the $175 early termination fee. The new regulatory fee imposes a “material

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Verizon to get rid of Unlimited Data Plans

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Carriers, Verizon on June 21st, 2011 | No Comments »

Starting July 7, 2011 Verizon Wireless is going to stop offering unlimited data plans in favor of tiered data plans. The new data plans will cost the same regardless of whether you’re using 3G or 4G and will start at $30/month for 2GB of data (the same price as their current unlimited data plan). Other

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Seek Droid: Never Lose Your Droid Again!

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Droid, Mobile Apps on May 19th, 2011 | No Comments »

Ever lose your phone after a long night of drinking (er, studying)? Or maybe you swear someone stole your phone then you found it under the seat of your car? All that is behind you thanks to Seek Droid, the mobile app that allows you to locate your Droid, see your recent calls, lock your

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U.S. Gov’t Okays PLAN – Presidential SPAM Coming to a Cell Phone Near You

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Phones, Mobile Platforms on May 12th, 2011 | No Comments »

A press conference was held Tuesday, May 10th with U.S. Government officials and executives from some of the nation’s top mobile carriers. The topic of conversation was PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network), a plan (no pun intended) to roll out emergency text messages based on a cell phone’s location. PLAN is intended to be an

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Activating an AT&T New, Used or Refurbished Replacement Phone

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Phones on May 11th, 2011 | No Comments »

The process of activating a new, used or refurbished replacement phone with AT&T is very simple. You need your AT&T SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card.  If you have your old phone it can most likely be found under or around the battery.  Some SIM cards will slip out and others will have a slide and

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Android Update Gingerbread 2.3.3 Leaked – Potential iPhone Killer?

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Droid, Mobile Platforms on May 6th, 2011 | No Comments »

The newest (leaked) version of Android, Gingerbread 2.3.3, boasts some promising features and improvements making it a contender with (if not surpassing) Apple’s iPhone 4. Most notable improvements include backend performance upgrades as well as enhanced dock and notification features that speed up navigation.   Performance Upgrades The most notable of performance upgrades is the

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How to Activate a Used/Refurbished Replacement Phone on Verizon Wireless

Published by Brent Oliver in Mobile Phones on April 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »

There are a couple of ways to go about activating a phone on your existing line of service without extending your contract.  Both are quite simple, one can be done from verizonwireless.com and the other is done right from the replacement phone itself. If you are registered on the Verizon Wireless website (My Verizon) login

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