Jan 26
BusinessTravelLogue.com calls itself “the complete resource for planning a trip”, and as part of the BootsnAll Travel Network they try hard to consolidate all the links and information you’d need in one place. (more…)
Jan 06
Thanks to a recommendation from our friends at pocketnow.com I’ve finally gotten rid of my long suffering Razr and replaced it with a Samsung Omnia. Here’s my immediate impression in today’s 30minute Review… (more…)
Dec 17
Consumer Reports has come out with a review of 49 cell phones and 22 smartphones, and they’ve given some surprising results. Coming in #1 among the latter was the Samsung Blackjack II. The Blackjack did well in regards to ease of use and talk time. What’s most surprising to me is that Blackberry didn’t weigh in till #5 with the Pearl Flip 8220. Rounding out the top 10 were:
Notice, no iPhone (#11), and no Curve (#17), Bold (nr) or Storm (nr). My tool of choice, the 8830, came in last in the rankings. I happen to disagree with all of their “Lows”, and will note that most of the missing functions they rail against are available through third-party apps, but what do I know.
