I really hate calling customer service numbers and while most companies promise to have excellent customer service, an automated and well built customer computer system, most of them fall short of providing a quick and simple way of dialing in and getting what you want from the vendor. I don’t have a landline and am using a prepaid cell phone and what is annoying is to call a customer and listen through 3-5 minutes of crap. Some vendors even go out of their way and mention all sorts of promotions before you can actually go in and reach a customer …read more

One of, if not my favorite group of iPhone applications are the remotes. There’s just something that’s really cool about using the iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote. I’ve tried out different remote apps and I’ll be writing about top 3 I like best. This list I’m sure will change over time but as of now this it.
The first one is Rowmote Pro from Evan Schoenberg. It’s a remote for the Mac and Apple TV. What I really like about this is that it adds a wireless mouse and keyboard functionality. You can press a button that toggles it …read more

I have never been a fan of Apple, never bought an iPod, MAC, or anything on their product line. I am a hardcore Microsoft technologist and I have earned my keep through my Microsoft skills and as such my loyalty to the software giant.
But I had a different perspective when I first held an iPhone in my hand, deep inside I wanted to have one but didn’t go ahead and get myself an iPhone because after much research, I could not use .NET to program in iPhone.

The gate seemed to open when Novell announced on Monday about a kit for …read more

In the “no” column: the iPad tablet. The Beatles catalog. iPod Touch w/ built-in camera.
In the “yes” column: iTunes 9.0. Full-length album download format. Facebook & Twitter integration in iTunes. Lower iPod prices. Whole new iPod Nano with built-in video camera, FM radio tuner, microphone, speaker, pedometer, available today.
And all this under the long-awaited return of Steve Jobs.
Let’s break it down.
iTunes

iTunes got a major upgrade today in the form of iTunes 9.0, which sports a clean, fully redesigned interface and tons of enhancements both big and small:

The big news is iTunes LP (the project formerly code-named Cocktail), a snazzy new …read more

If Heaven has an alarm clock, then surely it looks like this. (As we all know, alarm clocks are of-the-Devil and crafted by Satan’s minions in some vile sub-basement of Hell, so of course Heaven can’t possibly have them… but just go with me here.) No matter what your definition of cool, Sony’s ICF-CL75iP has to fit the bill. As long as Sony comes up with a better name for it before release, anyway.

What you’re looking at is an alarm clock, digital photo frame, and iPod/iPhone dock all in one oh-so-sleek package. It sports a 7″ color LCD screen, 1GB …read more

I have the iTouch and the iPhone to help me in my iWorkout. I got the iTouch for Christmas and went for the iPhone because my old phone had recently become so horrible I had to switch to a new one and if you’re going to get a new phone, why not the iPhone right?
If you use either, you’ll want to get a few accessories so you don’t damage your phone along the way.
First, a screen card is a must. This helps prevent scratches and cracks. Of course, it isn’t full proof but you will have more …read more

One of the web sites I currently read with regularity is Smashing Magazine. I must say that I enjoy this site a lot and have been learning a lot of things. They recently published an article by Jen Gordon of Clever Twist. The article is entitled “How To Create Your First iPhone Application”. It lists the steps that you need in order to create your first iPhone application.
With the iPhone’s rising popularity, applications for this device are rapidly gaining market share. The great thing about the iPhone is that for the first time there’s a great mobile platform that people …read more

Smart phones are becoming more like computers every day and users on the other hand are switching from conventional celfones to smart phones.

The need for processing power, more robust applications accessible at the fingertips is becoming a norm and recent data from Gartner proves this point. In the second quarter of this year it is reported that smart phone sales has increased by 27% percent totaling 40 millions sales while celfone sales have decreased by 6.1 percent totaling 286.1 million units. While smart phone sales are still far from the total celfone sales, the considerable difference in increase and …read more

Let me just jump right out and say it. When it comes to most computer related technology devices, size doesn’t really matter to me. I think smaller is cool and impressive with just how much they can fit into a small package, but I don’t have to continually change devices to keep getting smaller.

One of the things that I’m regularly experiencing is that I get teased about the size of my phone. I have been using a PPC-6700 with Sprint for the last three years or so now. I have credit to get a new phone and have no real …read more

I finally got to play with an iPhone 3GS. While the official launch in the Philippines is still slated for the 31st of July, my brother got his hands on a unit from Australia. It just happened that one of my friends bought 2 units and sold the other one. I was supposed to get it but my brother wanted it as well so I gave way to him since I’m still happy with my iPod Touch and Nokia e71 combo.
I have to say, it’s really fast. The apps are much more responsive. It really helps the UI. The only …read more