A couple of weeks ago YouTube released their new mobile site, which added some really cool features.  The most notable: watch videos directly from the mobile site in a device-native format, without the need for a dedicated app.  Aside from this being really cool from a technical standpoint – as an indicator of the true …

Google has just announced that starting today, Google Voice will be open to the general public & will no longer require an invite. For those unfamiliar, Google Voice is a service from Google that gives you a phone number which you in turn can have forward to any combination of phones, use as a voicemail …

Now this is the story all about how My life got flipped, turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became screwed by a store called Best Buy. Based on the title of this post and its apparent topic you may be thinking that …

In the early days of social networking (read: 2005) when it was starting to come mainstream, I was a skeptic.  A couple of my friends had MySpace accounts & took great pride in customizing them and distributing their MySpace URLs.  I thought it was a waste of time, and was still sitting behind the privacy curtain …

I just discovered Qik, and it makes me want a phone with a data plan even more. Ever since I got a camera phone that could record video, I’ve wanted to find a way to have live video streams, or ultimately have video calling. Well, Qik has finally answered the call for live video streaming.

Today Google officially announced that it will be bidding for wireless spectrum in an FCC auction in January. The 700 MHz spectrum is going to be up for auction, and if Google is able to snag a part of it, it could mean a truly open wireless network. It doesn’t seem to be any coincidence …

In the past few days since the official Android announcement, the Internet has been exploding with speculation, debate, and excitement over the new OS’ potential, and its significance in the mobile phone industry. Most people seem to think that it looks cool, and it does: touchscreens, 3G support, freedom to create and add whatever apps …