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Over the weekend, Verizon taunted the iPhone with television ads featuring the phrase “iDon’t” followed by a series of things the iPhone on rival network AT&T can’t do.  This morning, we are treated to an early hands-on of the phone to perhaps confirm some of the ads claims.  The ad… Continue Reading »

This week in tech saw a lot of open jaws and head shaking from observers like me.  This week, I’ll point out the top four moves that makes me suspect drugs may have played a role in their decision to move them to the light of day.  Here in tech,… Continue Reading »

AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega raised eyebrows during a speech to industry professionals in Las Vegas yesterday.  De la Vega was quick to point out that 40% of all smartphone data is used by just 3% of the company’s smartphone users.  While he didn’t go into specifics, it’s… Continue Reading »

Apple quietly acquired Placebase, a mapping company that allows users to overlay maps with personal data.  With the recent fallout between Apple and Google, we’ve got to wonder if Apple is looking to depend less on Google for its mapping, one of the stock apps on the iPhone and iPod… Continue Reading »

Over in the U.K., Apple iPhone exclusivity is over.  Welcome to the new world order.  O2 and Apple were like peas and carrots, but now Orange will also be able to sell the iPhone later in the year.  No specific release date was announced.  Imagine a place where you can… Continue Reading »

Competition is integral for a healthy market, right?  The Palm Pre is the latest and greatest super-smartphone released and is a serious competitor to the current king, the Apple iPhone.  Palm isn’t hiding the fact they are gunning for Cupertino.  Take a look at this ad that ran in today’s… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Palm Pre advertisement in major newspaper

Back in January, the Palm Pre was seen as the bee’s knees for a couple of main reasons.  Among them was a kickin’ OS and the other was a slide out keyboard.  The iPhone and many touch screen only phones lack a physical keyboard and many were passionate about having… Continue Reading »

There are so many rumors floating around about the latest iPhone.  Will it have an OLED screen?  32GB of space?  Will it make you dinner?  Randall Bennett had Kevin Tofel from jkOnTheRun.com and myself on his show, “TechVi,” to take on the latest rumors.  Which will be the next big… Continue Reading »

The latest date being circulated for the Palm Pre‘s release is June 7th.  Now, what makes this date stand out just a bit is the fact that it is a mere 24 hours before Apple holds their World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC).  This conference is supposed to be where Apple… Continue Reading »

You have to love Apple.  With its preview and SDK beta, they’ve got everyone talking about the iPhone yet again.  There’s no question that iPhone 3.0 software is a good to great upgrade.  Does it eclipse the Pre?  Does the Pre still matter? Yes.  Anecdotal evidence: the media loves their… Continue Reading »