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A Guide to iPad SIM Cards and Broadband Service Plans

6 Comments / Phones / By Guest Author / January 29, 2011

There’s no doubt that the Apple iPad is one of the hottest gadgets currently available and is top of many wants lists. However, without the right SIM card deal in place you’ll never really exploit the full potential of this must-have technology accessory.

The iPad SIM card is a small slip of plastic similar to the SIM card in your cell phone but they are unique to the iPad. The iPad Sim then allows your 3G-enabled iPad to connect to a 3G network and you would pay for the data either on a contract or on a pay-as-you-go plan. …

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Google Voice testing Number Portability – will be a $20 one-time fee

1 Comment / News, Phones / By Khalid Hosein / January 22, 2011

As promised now for over a year and a half, Google Voice is adding number portability to its service, meaning that instead of some randomly assigned phone number on your G Voice account, you can migrate your existing mobile telephone number over it.

This is great news of course, but before you skip over to your Google Voice account and plop down your $20, keep a few things in mind: for starters, this will cancel your existing cell contract and if you’re like most people, you’re probably right in the middle of a contract and you will probably get penalized. …

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GE MoodCam App Helps You Improve Your House For Free

1 Comment / Gizmo of the Day, Home Automation, Phones, Tools, DIY, Home, Office / By William Appleyard / January 19, 2011

OK budding interior designers, listen up. GE Lighting Style offers an online lighting system tool called GE Mood Lighting Cam (MoodCam for short) that allows you to find the perfect type of lighting to change the mood of your whole house. Simply take some photos, answer 8 questions and it helps you choose the lighting that will change the atmosphere of your rooms.

Now, this has been altered into an iPhone app so you can take a snap of your room and play around with a simple slider to try and alter the mood of the room, taking it through Cozy, Creative, Intimate or purely Relaxing. …

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Apple’s Earnings Released Crushing Estimates and iPad Sales Soar

1 Comment / News, Phones, Portable / By Doug Felteau / January 18, 2011

iPads, iPods, iPhones, Macs and iTunes oh my Jobs! Apple released first quarter results that surprised and beat the street with profit up $6.43 a share which was up from $3.67 last year and even beat Cramer’s “wild high” estimate of $6. Sales dramatically increased from $15.683B from a year ago to $26.74B this past quarter.

How could this happen? After all my partner mentioned:

This isn’t going to be a device that everyone wants or needs. If you’re already a laptop owner, you’re probably not foaming at the mouth for one of these. Sure a touchscreen is nice, but is it nicer than having Flash support in your Web browser?

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Just Your Average 24-Carat Gold iPhone 4

1 Comment / Gizmo of the Day, Phones, Portable / By William Appleyard / January 16, 2011

We’ve brought the Gold iPad to your attention but, let’s face it, at $200,000 it’s never going to leave your house! Here’s another stunning Apple product from Stuart Hughes and we think this one might just be affordable and portable enough to carry with you every day for a daily ego boost and egregious showing-off.

It’s an iPhone 4 with 150g of 24 carat gold adorning it. The price? Under $35,000 at the moment – you didn’t really believe it would be “affordable” did you? …

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CardMobili App cuts down on wallet clutter, saves Rewards Cards

1 Comment / Gizmo of the Day, Phones, Software / By William Appleyard / January 13, 2011

Almost every store seems to have their own loyalty card systems today where you can sign up for a card that’s supposedly going to save you money (even if it is in the long run). The problem with these cards is that they only work for individual shops, meaning you need to carry a wedge of them around with you to be anywhere near effective.

That’s where the Cardmobili app comes in – it allows you to save all your reward cards onto your phone for use at the till.

It falls into the category of things that make you go “Why didn’t I think of that?”

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Apple iPhone Coming to Verizon – but no 4G LTE

2 Comments / Networking & Internet, News, Phones / By Doug Felteau / January 11, 2011

The years of speculation and rumors are over, Verizon finally announced that the Apple iPhone will be “coming to America’s most reliable network” at the Verizon press conference this morning. The Apple iPhone will be available on February 10th, 2011 and existing subscribers are able to pre-order on February 3rd on a “first come, first serve” basis via VerizonWireless.com. The pre-orders will only be taken online for both consumer and business. New customers have to wait for the February 10th launch to purchase in select channels.

Pricing for Verizon’s iPhone 4 is similar to AT&Ts pricing starting at $199.99 for the 16GB model and $299.99 for the 32GB model. This pricing requires a 2 year commitment to Verizon. Existing Verizon users are able to redeem their New Every Two credit but there will be no early upgrade promotions like AT&T offered last year. Minimum service requires a nationwide plan with a data package, but pricing has not been released yet.

If you just purchased a phone on Verizon within the past 30 days, you can exchange the phone with a restocking fee to “upgrade” to an iPhone 4.
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10 Highly Anticipated Gadgets for 2011

1 Comment / Cameras and Photo, Computers, Gaming & Toys, Miscellaneous, Phones, Portable, Science & Technology / By Guest Author / January 10, 2011

2011 should be a great year for gadget lovers. From new “iPad killers” to 3D handheld gaming, we expect new innovations and improvements on perfection. Below are our picks for the 10 most highly anticipated gadgets in 2011.

1. Blackberry PlayBook

From what we know about Blackberry phones, RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook may very well be the most impressive non-iPad tablet to hit the market. Like Blackberry phones, the Playbook will be catered to the business market and will have a Dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and the ability to output 1080p video. Blackberry’s tablet also boasts what RIM calls “true multitasking” and Adobe Flash and Air support.

2. Nintendo 3DS

The device that rocked 2010’s E3 and 2011’s CES will finally hit the shelves this year. The Nintendo 3DS will give gamers the ability to play 3D games without requiring 3D glasses. Boasting graphical performance enhancements over early DS versions , the 3DS will have backward compatibility with their games.
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CES 2011: Verizon getting 10 new 4G LTE devices

1 Comment / CES, Computers, Phones / By Khalid Hosein / January 7, 2011

So far, this seems like a very smartphone- and 4G-heavy CES. For example, Verizon announced 10 new 4G LTE devices including smartphones, notebooks and tablets.

Smartphones include the LG Revolution, the HTC Thunderbolt, one from Samsung , and the Motorola Droid Bionic (when are they going to run out of relevant names for that line eh?).

Motorola has the smart-looking Xoom Android 3.0 tablet (which we’ll cover later). And Samsung has the Galaxy Tab (Android 2.2). By the way, what tablet today besides the iPad isn’t running Android?

HP/Compaq has 2 4G notebooks and Samsung has a tiny 4G LTE mobile hot spot.

These 4G devices will show up on Verizon as early as March.

[Verizon press release]

CES 2011: Motorola drops Atrix 4G phone for AT&T, along with Laptop Dock

1 Comment / CES, News, Phones / By Khalid Hosein / January 6, 2011

Motorola has an interesting new product that looks like a laptop, but it really isn’t. It’s actually a dock for their new ATRIX 4G HSPA+ phone which will run Android 2.2 (Froyo) and work on AT&T’s mobile network.

Back to this dock, it’s really just a full laptop keyboard and trackpad with a dock in the back for the phone. What’s the point? Simply to make using your phone for longer periods more comfortable. Take a look at this video.
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