As a reminder, you have until February 1st, 2008 to get Cootek’s TouchPal v2.0 Professional for only $10.98 USD. And that includes two licenses! If you’re looking for a buddy to share it with, thus reducing the cost to $5.49, post a comment in the discussion link below. After February 1st, the price goes up to $19.99, but you still have until March 31st to find a buddy if you buy now. I have quickly …
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T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home
Engadget has uncovered some details on T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home “Talk Forever” service. It’s similar to the regular Hotspot@Home service, but with custom routers (with SIM card slots) that you can plug regular phones into. But the really interesting part is this: Now, here’s where it gets a little weird: we just Googled “HotSpot @Home Talk Forever” and stumbled upon www.tiltyourworld.com, a site that appears to be some sort of Talk Forever training site for T-Mobile folk. …
Continue readingThe Truth About Intuitiveness (Apple iPhone)
In my introduction to the Truth about Intuitiveness, I covered some general concepts about what makes something easy to use or easy to learn or both. Today, let’s look at one mobile device in particular. Apple’s iPhone is one recent product that’s praised for being intuitive and easy to use, but is that just more of the reality distortion field that Apple is so famous for? If you weren’t paying attention to any of the …
Continue readingFlashlight Software Now Available for the iPhone
For years, Windows Mobile users have been installing various flashlight applications that make the screen turn completely white so that you can use it to light up a dark room and see where you’re going. Well, now this indispensable program is available for the Apple iPhone. Click here to check it out. It’s actually number 3 on the iPhone’s Top WebApps list. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 18, 2008. More Software articles from the …
Continue readingLatest Update on the HTC Kaiser’s Missing Drivers
If you don’t already know about the issue where the HTC TyTN II and variations seem to be missing drivers for the video acceleration hardware, take a look at this post first. Well, the latest update at HTC ClassAction.org to be filed in the rumor-mill department is still quite promising: Update January 17, 2008 #2: A very interesting new response has just surfaced! One HTC support employee has stated that an internal e-mail has just …
Continue readingThe Truth About Intuitiveness (Introduction)
Saying that something is more intuitive than something else is all the rage right now. Apple and Apple fans like to use this word a lot. Are Apple products really more intuitive just because they say they are? First off, what does it actually mean to have an intuitive interface? It means that you can use it by intuition. You don’t need to learn how to do it. Now, all humans are born with certain …
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