Microsoft announced a new entry into the cell phone marketplace about three months ago – two phones under the name of ‘Kin’. At the time, the phones seemed to be ridiculous and of no interest to anyone. […]
I’m freshly back from a brilliant tour experience around Scotland with our 2010 Scotland’s Islands and Highlands Tour, and can now offer dates and details for the 2011 Scotland’s Islands and Highlands Tour. The 2011 tour
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Now that the excitement and initial euphoria over the formal announcement of the iPhone 4 is subsiding, let’s look at what the new phone does not do (but could and arguably should do). 1. Act as a mobile
Apple’s Newly Announced iPhone 4 – Eight Disappointments Read More »
Steve Jobs released Apple’s new iPhone 4 earlier today. Is this a ‘must buy’ for you? Will it eclipse the growing lead of Android powered devices? Here’s a quick overview of what is new and
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I’ve now published a full review of the less well known Technocel brand T360 Bluetooth headset. You’re not paying a price premium for fancy packaging or fancy design or fancy branding; but you are getting a
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I wrote a week or so back about the BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth headset, and at the time deemed it to be the best headset I'd yet encountered. The best price I found it for was about
More details are emerging about the new iPhone tethering capability, on Apple’s own website, no less. The good news is that, in theory, there is no reason why an iPad could not be tethered to an iPhone. Doing this
The US Department of Transportation continues to become more and more active, not only enforcing existing laws but dreaming up new ones too (well, actually, regulations not laws if you wish to be exact about
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There’s an interesting article in USA Today a couple of days ago about the increasing problems experienced by Americans internationally when they try and use their credit cards. For more commentary and some advice, read my article about What to
There’s an interesting article in USA Today about the increasing problems experienced by Americans internationally when they try and use their credit cards. One of the most beneficial and positive changes to international travel in the last
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The US Department of Transportation is considering banning the nuts from airplanes, or perhaps creating a peanut-free zone on planes, much like there used to be a no smoking area on planes. Is this a
Australians living in the state of New South Wales are having their drivers license pictures scanned into a statewide database. The pictures are then analyzed and stored in terms of computerized facial recognition algorithms. This means that any
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