Government Cracks the iPhone 5c
The FBI was successful in jailbreaking, uh, I mean, cracking that iPhone 5c they have… Before I get into it, let me say, this is (probably) the best possible outcome of this whole crazy mess. Early...
View ArticleApple Plans to make us Loopy
Apple Plans to make us “Loopy” with Press Event Scheduled for 2016-03-21 …and by “loopy” I mean, “keeping us in the loop…” Yeah. Let’s go with that… You know, sometimes it makes me laugh. The entire...
View ArticleThe DoJ to Apple Computer – Byte Me…
Apparently, the FBI didn’t appreciate being told to go pound bits… The battle between the FBI and Apple regarding a certain iPhone 5c got a bit nasty last week. Frankly, I’m not surprised. I really...
View ArticleNokia Kills HERE Maps for Windows Phone
Now, you truly can’t get there from HERE… In a move that likely has many wondering how long Satya Nadella will allow Windows 10 Mobile to continue to exist, it seems that one of the main staples of the...
View ArticleDo I have the AceDeceiver Malware?
Most – if not all – iPhone users, can relax… There’s but a great deal of hub-bub over the latest revelation that non-jailbroken iPhones can be breached with a man in the middle attack (MitM) that comes...
View ArticleWindows 10 Mobile Released
There’s at least some good news for those that have Windows Phones… The last couple of days has been kinda brutal on Windows Phone. With Nokia essentially killing all of its Windows Phone apps,...
View ArticleUpgrading an HTC One (M8) to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Why Verizon makes life so difficult is beyond me… About 12 years ago, I wrote a couple of reviews for pocketnow related to very early PocketPC phones – the Samsung i700 and the hands free kit that...
View ArticleApple Introduces iPhone SE and iPad Pro "Mini"
There weren’t too many surprises at the recent Apple event, but let’s review to see what we’ve got… Yesterday, amidst what will likely be one of the very last product announcements on the existing...
View ArticleBack door..?!? We don’ need your stinkin’ backdoor..!
Life is just full of little surprises… I really can’t help but chuckle a little bit. Over the past four to six weeks, the FBI and the DoJ have been screaming at Apple through the media about how...
View ArticleFEATURE REVIEW – Tenba Cooper 15
For those that must take everything with them all the time… I’ve been an amateur photographer for quite some time. I’ve been through a few different SLR and DSLR cameras, as I’ve been taking photos...
View ArticleGovernment Cracks the iPhone 5c
The FBI was successful in jailbreaking, uh, I mean, cracking that iPhone 5c they have… Before I get into it, let me say, this is (probably) the best possible outcome of this whole crazy mess. Early...
View ArticleOlio Keeps Trying
You have to hand it to a company that keeps on trying… Over the past year, I’ve done a lot with wearables. Again, here’s all the links to the articles I’ve written on them. Microsoft Band Part 1 Part 2...
View ArticleGet Your Free Windows 10 While You Can
Apparently, Microsoft was serious about Windows 10 only being free for a year… Sometimes I really have to wonder if the senior leadership team at Microsoft is asleep at the wheel or not; because this...
View ArticleNo New Windows 10 Builds until it Works…
Apparently, there’s a nasty bug that Microsoft is chasing… During a beta period, a tester or test manager should always expect to find bugs and, more importantly to expect run with buggy software. It’s...
View ArticleOpening up the HTC 10
HTC sent me an HTC 10 to review… Introduction I love mobile devices. For me, when it comes to electronics, smartphones and mobile devices are some of my most favorite things. So, you can imagine my...
View ArticleWhisky Tango Foxtrot – Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
This was the WTF on the top of my day… I’ve been a LinkedIn member since the very early 2000’s. Back in the day, you had to be INVITED to join LinkedIn, and you couldn’t connect with just ANYONE. You...
View ArticleWWDC 2016 Part 1 – macOS Sierra
A lot came out of the WWDC Keynote… There was a great deal of information that came out of Apple’s software only keynote address to press and WWDC 2016 developer attendees. In this article, I’m going...
View ArticleWhat’s with the Sleep of Death Thing..?!
Really..!? Surface Book users are still dealing with driver issues?? I’ve been testing Windows for Microsoft since Windows 95 – that goes back to 1995, so more than 20 years – and if there’s one...
View ArticleWWDC 2016 Part 2 – Cool New iOS 10 Features
iOS users rejoice! The New Hotness is on its way! Introduction iOS 10 is due to be released later this fall with the introduction of the next iPhone, and it’s got some really cool, new features. While...
View ArticleRooting the HTC 10
If you truly want to make it your own… Introduction There are legitimate reasons for rooting an Android device. They aren’t all about custom ROM’s and the like. And since its now LEGAL to jailbreak...
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