Archive for October, 2010
textPlus 4 Offering Real Phone Numbers for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad Users
textPlus, a text messaging app for iOS (free in app store), is now going to offer real phone numbers for users of the app after its recent update. With the app a user can now text their contacts even though they don’t have a phone or their phone doesn’t have a text messaging plan. This [...]
Xgear iPhone 4 Shadow Case Review
Xgear makes cases for all sorts of Apple products. They sent us over a few to review. You’ve already seen Kevin’s take on one of their iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS cases, and now I’m here to tell you about their stealthy Shadow case for the iPhone 4. I must say, the case is well named, the dark [...]
Notebooks.com Week in Review MacBook Air, Reviews and More October 29
The new MacBook Air (late 2010) model came out last week, but that didn’t stop it from being a big news item this week alongside how many of us use our iPads and much more in the world of tech. Our own Kevin Purcell picked up a new 13″ MacBook Air and gave us the [...]
Google Docs Offers New Charts and Publishing for Better Visuals
This week Google Docs rolled out a new chart editor for Google Docs that makes it easier to share your data stored in a Google spreadsheet wiht others. The chart editor will note only help you figure out what chart to use, but you can now choose form more charts and embed the results on [...]
How To Buy Movies to Watch on Your New AppleTV
There was a lot of hand wringing from the technorati regarding Apple’s decision to no longer allow users to buy movies directly on their Apple TV. That’s right; the new Apple TV is rental only. But there is a really simple way around this so long as you have either a computer running iTunes and [...]
Mobile Broadband Data Showdown – Data Plan Pricing for MiFi and Tethering
The past year has brought a collection of new data plans and prices that, while getting rid of or increasing the price of unlimited options, has made mobile data more affordable for the average user who doesn’t need an unlimited bucket of data on the go. Check out the cost of data plans at major [...]
Box.net Upgrades Free plan to 5GB Storage
Good news for cloud storage users, Box.net has upgraded the free plan for consumers to 5GB of storage. Box.net provides users with a cloud storage solution for sharing files and syncing files to your desktop. The new larger storage solution will prove helpful for many users, but unfortunately the free personal plan is limited to [...]
Kensington KeyFolio Wireless Keyboard with Case for the iPad Review
The Kensington KeyFolio Wireless Keyboard with Case for the Apple iPad is not only a nice protective faux leather case that props the iPad up at a nice viewing angle for typing, but it also has a wireless Bluetooth keyboard built into the case. The result is the user is never without a physical keyboard [...]
Pogoplug Wireless and Print Functionality A Mixture of Convenience and Frustration
Pogoplug is the network attached storage box with a distinctive Pink and White exterior that helps users backup, store, and share files over their network and even over the Internet. Recently Pogoplug has expanded its functionality and introduced two new boxes one for businesses with customizable interface so that customers see a company’s branding instead [...]
Apple Removes White iPhone 4 From Store
Apple has removed the white iPhone 4 completely from its online store. This update came soon after BoyGeniusReports cited a source that said Apple has no plans to release the white iPhone 4. Apple has been pushing back the white iPhone 4′s release again and again. However, due to Apple’s recent update to its online [...]
