RCA Voyager III Tablet Mini Review

Tablets seem to be more of a commodity product than the revolutionary product they were a decade ago. Indeed, it seems that everyone has a branded tablet and the company that owns the RCA name now also has a tablet: The RCA Voyager III. This tablet is powered by a quad core processor with a […]

Microsoft, Apple, T-Mobile…They take a lot and give little

T-Mobile. The Un-Carrier. This company, led by it’s uncool CEO, John Legere, claims to be different. And, in a few regards, that is true. They led the march to do away with subsidies and contracts. Getting rid of the contracts was a good thing. However, the replacement plans by T-Mobile and the others leave little […]

Windows Mobile 10: It’s tough being a fan

About seven years ago, I got genuinely excited about a new consumer product. That product had all kinds of promise: price, performance, looks, ease of use and the ability to be a small computer I could carry around with me to surf the web, read my mail, do some short writing stints and more. Oh, […]

OneNote for Mac is for real and it is free

Microsoft not only released a version of OneNote for the Mac OS X, they made it free as well. It is free not only for the Mac, but for all platforms. There is still a business edition that is a paid for product, but all of the rest are completely free. I have downloaded and […]

Windows Phone 8: A superior mobile operating system

Windows Phone 8 is, simply, the best mobile operating system since webOS came out. The operating system is smooth, good looking and fairly easy to use. It takes the Zune UI experience to a more complete and fulfilling level. Because Microsoft dictated a decent minimum spec for devices that will run the operating system, performance […]

Using your smartphone as a Windows or Mac secondary display: iDisplay

In an earlier blog post, I wrote about ways to use your old smartphone once you got a new one. A reader asked that I expand on this post, so I am. One of my suggestions was to use it as a secondary display. There are several apps out that will do this, for the […]

New iPhone or Android phone? So, what to do with that old one?

If you are like me, you probably have two, three or more old smartphones lying around, collecting dust. If they are still functional, they are still useful. I will pull out the old Palm Pre, charge it and use it to play a few games or even surf the web. It has a good browser […]

Looking for a tablet for your child? Check out the Nabi 2

The Tablet computer continues its ascension and there is now a tablet for pretty much every need, including children. Since the devices can range in price from $50(US) to thousands, with most in the $300-$800, many of us do not want to spend that much for such a fragile device for our kids. Apple and […]

iCade Jr: arcade fun for your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Since getting the iPhone 4 a few months back, I’ve managed to get a few accessories for it, either through purchase or gifts. One of them really brings out the kid in you: the iCade Jr. iCade, for those who do not know, is a mini arcade cabinet sized for the iPad. It has a […]

Windows 8/RT on your iPad? Sort of, with Smartglass for XBOX

The Windows RT environment (the old “metro” for those of us who liked that name) is a rather elegant and clean interface. It is one that lends itself to a variety of devices, from smartphones, computers and tablets and the video game consoles, specifically, the XBOX. During the last E3 game conference, Microsoft demoed ‘Smartglass’, […]