TECH: Why I Won't Be Getting Another iPhone

Jun 03, 2010 No Comments by

In a word? AT&T, but it’s a little more complicated than that. I’m not dropping the phone because it’s not a great phone or because of AT&T’s coverage, nor am I dropping it because of their piss-poor service. I’m ditching because of their new data plan pricing, just announced this morning. One of the biggest [...]

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TECH: Podcast: HP/Palm, iPad Sales, Apple Hates Flash

May 05, 2010 No Comments by

Colton Chesnut and Jarren Bird add MikeAlger to their ranks for the second edition of the Rhombus tech podcast. This week, Steve Jobs insists that Flash smells bad, HP snatches Palm, and the fuzz crack down on Gizmodo editor (and apparently deadly threat to national security) Jason Chen. You can stream the podcast by simply [...]

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TECH: Podcast: iPad, iPhone OS 4.0, and Sprint's 4G

Apr 16, 2010 No Comments by

Colton Chesnut and Jarren Bird get together for the first ever Rhombus tech podcast — and shoot the breeze about the iPad, the new iPhone OS and Sprint’s 4G network in the process. Take a listen below and share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy! You can stream the podcast by simply clicking on the [...]

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TECH: Best of the App Store

Apr 09, 2010 No Comments

It’s spring time again, that wonderful time when I waste money on fun, quirky little iPhone games in order to procrastinate from studying for finals. With the recent arrival of the iPad, not a whole lot of attention is being paid to just regular iPhone apps. Lucky for you, I’m still here to let you [...]

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TECH: Say Hello to Apple's iPad

Jan 28, 2010 No Comments

Unless you’ve been living in a technology-free zone for the last six months, you probably heard the rumors of the secret Apple tablet computer (and when I say secret, I mean officially the worst kept secret in the history of technology). Well, today Steve Jobs and his black turtleneck finally unveiled the product to the [...]

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TECH: Best of the App Store: Holiday Edition

Dec 24, 2009 No Comments

Once again, the holiday season is upon us and we’ll be giving and receiving fantastic gifts like toy trains, dolls, and the ever-popular iTunes gift cards. And what better way to spend those iTunes bucks than on all the newest iPhone apps available on the App Store. Here are some of my personal recommendations: Tweetie [...]

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TECH: War of the Smartphones

Nov 24, 2009 No Comments

I love Apple. The iPhone is a really great gadget — it’s smooth, fast and has really cool features. I’ve been on the verge of getting one several times and nearly won over by its amazingness, yet never fully committed to it. I have two reasons for this. First, because it doesn’t have a physical [...]

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TECH: Apple's Rock & Roll Event

Sep 16, 2009 No Comments

Last week Apple had one of its trademark media events focusing on the iPod and iTunes line-up. Apple has become notorious for building up huge expectations for these events, inspiring a flurry of online speculation and rumors as to what will be announced. Last week’s event was no exception. For weeks rumors had been circulating [...]

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TECH: Best of the App Store – August 2009

Aug 19, 2009 No Comments

After doing my two-part “Best of the App Store” piece last month, I received a lot of positive feedback via my Twitter page. I know that not everyone has iPhones (you should though, especially at $99 for the 3G) or iPod Touches, but I feel quite a large percentage of Rhombus readers do. So I’ve [...]

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TECH: Best of the App Store: (Part 2: Games)

Jul 15, 2009 No Comments

If you missed the first installment of “Best of the App Store,” you can check out part one here. If you read part one of my “Best of the App Store” series, you will have noticed that this was intended to be a three-part piece. Well, two vacations later I realized that may have been [...]

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