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Cellphones and cancer: Connecting the calls


February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

The whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago.

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Get ready for mobile data traffic gridlock


February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

You think mobile data traffic is jammed these days? Just wait, say the folks at Cisco. The global networking giant says worldwide global mobile data traffic will grow 108% a year for at least the next four years.

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Apple, AT&T allow VOIP on 3G


January 29, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Travel and entertainment, VOIP, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

Apple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G.

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Nexus One fizzles, no iPhone threat


January 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, cell phone, e-commerce, file-sharing, mobile technology, smartphones

Well, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone.

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Free inflight WiFi codes, but can you use ‘em?


December 28, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Internet Service Providers, Latest News & Views, Software shortcuts, Travel and entertainment, WiFi, Wireless carriers, cell phone, e-commerce, e-mail, mobile technology, smartphones

Several online sites are publishing the codes airline passengers can use to get free in-flight WiFi, but with the recent terrorist attempt on Delta’s Amsterdam to Detroit flight, it could be tough to actually use them.

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AT&T offers an app for that dropped call


December 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Travel and entertainment, Wireless carriers, cell phone, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

Full disclosure: I’m an iPhone owner and great fan. I’m currently on my third of as many generations, and frankly, I can’t figure out how I lived without this little gizmo. That being said, my big complaint:

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