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by George Heymann

July 30, 2010 • 9:44 am 1

The Google Nexus One car dock in “hindsight” !

They say “Hindsight is 20/20” and although that may not always be true, time does give us the benefit of experience. If I would have written this review after using the Google Nexus One dock for a short time it would have been very different. After using the dock for 4+ months I’ve done a 180 degree turn on many of my initial impressions. Let me give you my “Monday morning quarterback” observations.

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July 28, 2010 • 10:17 am 3

Stop paying ATM surcharges!

Tired of paying ATM surcharges while traveling? Need to grab some quick cash but you’re across town from your bank or credit union  and you don’t want to incur yet another ATM Surcharge fee? Well if your financial institution participates in the Money Pass ATM network that’s one fee you can avoid paying.

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July 27, 2010 • 1:01 pm 1

Google Maps 4.4 for Android available now!

With 6 updates in the past six months Google has once again  been busy adding new features for Google Maps 4.4 for Android OS 1.6 or newer. You can download the app by searching for “Google Maps” in the Android Market. The most recent update has added a dedicated places icon that opens a dedicated menu page of your favorite searches.

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July 23, 2010 • 8:56 am 5

Faster=Better, Google Voice=Better, Make outgoing calls faster with “direct access numbers”!

Google launched an enhancement to the Android and Blackberry Google Voice App yesterday that speeds up the call connections using “Direct Access Numbers”. Prior to this update the Google Voice app had to make a request to the Google Voice server everytime a call was placed to send the number you wanted to dial.

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Filed under: Android, Apple, Blackberry, iOS, Iphone, WebOS, Windows, Windows Phone 7, WP7, , , , , , , ,

July 22, 2010 • 3:12 pm 1

iPad Wi-Fi connectivity issues addressed by Apple 3.2.1 iOS update.

In addition to iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone, iOS 3.2.1 update  has been released for iPad Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G. The update addresses the iPad Wi-Fi connectivity issues experienced by many iPad owners, myself included.

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July 20, 2010 • 4:15 pm 2

TouchTypes “Swiftkey” virtual keyboard replacement!

Swiftkey Keyboard Beta launched on the Google Android market, you can download it by scanning the qr-code after the break. There has been a selection of good virtual keyboard replacements available on the Google Android Market, Thickbuttons, Swype and Shapewriter come to mind. So what makes Swiftkey a good keyboard alternative?

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July 12, 2010 • 7:43 pm 1

Consumer Reports announces it cannot recommend the iPhone 4!

Consumer Reports announced that it cannot recommend the iPhone 4 until Apple fixes the design flaw in the  antenna system. CR goes on to say “Our findings call into question the recent claim by Apple that the iPhone 4’s signal-strength issues were largely an illusion caused by faulty software that mistakenly displays 2 or more bars than it should for a given signal strength.” The tests also indicate that AT&T’s network might not be the primary cause of the iPhone 4’s reported signal  problems.  You can see Consumer Reports Video here.

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July 12, 2010 • 3:33 pm 4

Gulf Oil Spill in perspective!

Original posted May 10, 2010

(July 12, 2010) Today BP provided an update on developments with regard to the Deepwater Horizon oil well incident. This past weekend BP began replacing the existing containment cap over the the failed blow-out preventer with a new sealing cap assembly.  **Video after the break**

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July 10, 2010 • 1:29 pm 2

Chrome to Phone!

Wanted to share a find that has found a space on my phone and has proven to be very useful. It will enable you to send links from your Chrome or Firefox browser to your Froyo equipped Android device.

The Links can include browser links, Google Maps links, and you can copy and paste text or phone numbers from the Web to your Android Froyo equipped phone. I got everything to work but not exactly as described.

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July 6, 2010 • 7:53 am 3

Media business changes create opportunities!

The widely held premise on the impending demise of the newspaper industry reminds me of the Mark Twain quote: “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” I recently attended a newspaper teleconference hosted by Larry Maynard, a 40-year newspaper and advertising executive, that brought this canard into sharp focus.

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