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Jack Sparrow’s Cell Phone

April 14th, 2008

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So, last week I canned my Treo 700p and picked up a new BlackBerry 8130 (Pearl) off eBay for $250 and I must say, it works really well and will work even better when I upgrade it to OS 4.5. I’m still trying to rack my brain and remember the names of all the cool […]

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Unhappy With My Palm Treo

April 2nd, 2008

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I never imagined I’d hear myself saying this, but maybe ditching Windows Mobile, no matter how horrible the battery life, was a bad decision on my part. While I couldn’t get enough of my Treo 700p when I first bought it, after loading office apps, VNC, SSH, a decent e-mail client, and struggling to find […]

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Cheap Smartphone Case (Leather!)

February 9th, 2008

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I was very skeptical about buying a third-party phone case online for the simple fact that a lot of these cheap knockoffs aren’t exactly 100% as advertised. I had been using a funky digital camera holster for my PocketPC (that’s how mammoth it was). and the slimmer Treo wasn’t exactly a tight fit. After a […]

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How To Cancel Your Cell Phone Contract

February 4th, 2008

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Aside from faking your own death or moving to Antarctica, there are few options for people wanting out of that lengthy cell phone contract unless you’re willing to pony up the cash for the $200 to $300 early termination fee written in lawyer-speak on the back of the phone contract you probably don’t remember signing. […]

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My Phone Alarm Tone

February 2nd, 2008

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I’ve realized over the years that on all these fancy and expensive mobile devices, the “alarm” tones are more of an annoying melody rather than just plain annoying. Easily incorporated into my dreams, I often find myself snoozing without hitting the “Snooze” button and sleeping straight through an army of repeat sessions with the common […]

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