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Why not see three of the newest smartphones during a hot Saturday in NYC? Since the Apple store on Upper Broadway is a five-minute walk from where the Samsung Galaxy S was receiving visitors in the Time Warner building, we could hop from one air-conditioned venue to another without getting broiled. Along the way we could also check out the Motoria Droid at a cell phone shack. It seemed like a good idea when my friend, let’s call him Dr. Smartphone, suggested it. He was anxious to see how Galaxy’s 4” super AMOLED 800x400 display performed, and I had yet to gaze upon the iPhone 4. Continue reading →

When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone’s lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you’re in an area with a weak … Continue reading →

Duct tape: also helps iPhone reception I’m getting a little dizzy reading the opinionating and newsitorials on Apple’s antenna problem in its newest iPhone.  The latest data point that’s being argued about is Consumer Reports’ lab test. The venerable pro-consumer … Continue reading →

Waves of bad news coming out of AT&T recently stand as a reminder of what life would be like if the crown was restored to this former monarch. First there was the iPad security escapade wherein a group of hackers … Continue reading →

AT&T Picturephone It’s been a long standing journalistic practice that when writing about the failure of yet another video phone product, you march out AT&T’s Picturephone launch at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. I believe it’s a pretty safe … Continue reading →