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Mobile app that’s good and good for others


March 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Latest News & Views, Software, cell phone, e-commerce, smartphones, social networking

Want 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.

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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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Microsoft and Apple unite: New gadgets on the way?


January 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Search engines, Special Report, e-commerce, operating systems

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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.

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Apple’s January 27 announcement fuels the frenzy


January 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

So 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.

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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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Can Nexus One slay smartphone dragon?


January 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

The big speculation about the debut of Google’s “Nexus One” smartphone was its ability to challenge the huge popularity of Apple’s iPhone.

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App store defies recession, sales soar


December 28, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Web 2.0, cell phone, e-commerce, mobile technology, operating systems, smartphones

Looking for signs that the economy isn’t as bad as you thought?

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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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Blocking smartphone spam — there’s an app for that


November 12, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts, Travel and entertainment, cell phone, cybercrime, mobile technology, smartphones

Now 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!

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New attempts on iPhone’s life


November 2, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

With 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.

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