March 9, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWant to give money to worthy causes without actually giving any money? There’s an app for that. It’s called CauseWorld and is currently available for both the iPhone and the Droid. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CauseWorld, Citi, droid, iphone, Proctor and Gamble
January 29, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckApple 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3G, allow, Apple, apps, AT&T, iPad, iphone, software developement kit, VOIP
January 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Forget those contentious TV ads where Apple and Microsoft mock each other’s operating systems. Think instead of unlikely marriages like Mary Matalin and James Carville, or Bill and Hillary Clinton. Think Microsoft and Apple. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Apple, Google, iphone, iTouch, Microsoft, search engine
January 20, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckSo January 27 is the day that will live in, if not infamy, at least history, as the day Apple finally broke the suspense and let us all know about their upcoming product plans. Whew. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: announcement, Apple, consumers, introduction, iphone, Steve Jobs, tablet
January 19, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWell, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, Apple, fiasco, Google, iphone, Nexus One, smartphone
January 8, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe big speculation about the debut of Google’s “Nexus One” smartphone was its ability to challenge the huge popularity of Apple’s iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, compare, iphone, Nexus One, reviews
December 28, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckLooking for signs that the economy isn’t as bad as you thought? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, app store, Apple, droid, Google, iphone, iTouch
December 11, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckFull 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: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: AT&T, dead zone, dropped calls, GPS, iphone, map, Mark the Spot
November 12, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckNow that smartphones are the tech tool du jour for both business and personal use, telemarketing spammers have made targets of these gadgets’ owners. D’oh! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blackberry, block, iphone, spam
November 2, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckWith each new smartphone that enters the market, there’s an inevitable prediction: This latest and greatest will become the iPhone killer. So far, no deaths have been reported, but last week Motorola’s Droid was unveiled. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Apple, droid, iphone, motorola, smartphone