Tag Archives: Cell Phone

My Take on the iPhone 5

Posted on 9/29/2012 by James

Seems that each new iPhone release has to bring with it some new issue. With the iPhone 4 we had the antenna that was in the rim of the phone and would drop calls when held too tightly. With the … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone – Staying Alive

Posted on 8/12/2012 by James

IDC estimates that Android holds 68.1% of the smartphone market in the 2nd quarter of 2012. Apple has 16.9% of the market. Blackberry is at 4.8%. Symbian is at 4.4% and Windows Phone  is at 3.8%. Clearly Google’s Android (Samsung hardware … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 8 Changes Detailed

Posted on 6/22/2012 by James

Microsoft held a big event last week to announce some of the changes coming in the Windows Phone OS. These announcements were referred to as platform announcements as opposed to product announcements, so they were talking about general advancements to all … Continue reading →

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Wifi Only With a Smartphone

Posted on 3/23/2012 by James

Last month was a first for me. I had my first overage on my cell phone data plan. Ever since AT&T did away with the $30 unlimited data plan, I’ve been on the $15 200MB data plan and even though … Continue reading →

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The Android Juggernaut

Posted on 1/20/2012 by James

Neilsen just reported their latest numbers for Quarter 4 of 2011 and the results show that Android still dominates new smartphone purchases. Even given that Apple released a new model of the iPhone (S) at the end of the year, … Continue reading →

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