Anthony Farrior

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PrivacyStar Wants To Keep The Telemarketers Away

For anyone tired of telemarketers calling your Blackberry, here’s a fix. A company called PrivacyStar screens requested calls and reports them too! That’s cool, here’s the deets. More info to come after I fully test it. Lookup, Block, Report Any Caller! Are you on the Do Not Call Registry but still get telemarketing calls? Would ...

IE9 To The Corporate Rescue?

In the corporate world, we still use Internet Explorer 6. Yes, I know how shocking and lame that is, not to mention how slow GMail is on it but in a software environment, IE6 has been the most stable. I’m not saying it’s the best, just that it plays nice with the multitude of web ...

How To: Watch a Trainwreck in Slow Motion

Old Media is dying. Grab your popcorn, you can now watch. Looking to strike while the iron’s hot, the current king of aggregation Gabe Rivera has now launched a wider media site called mediagazer.com. It’s still finding it’s legs so I’m not sure if it’s just for social media or whatever the printed is pushing. ...

ATT Plans To Bulk Up Pennsylvania This Year

Not wanting Pennsylvania to be the next reception nightmare, an AT&T rep has contacted me with some promising 2010 numbers: In 2010, AT&T plans the following enhancements to its wireless network: – Pennsylvania: adding more than 60 cell sites, upgrading nearly 400 to 3G technology. – New Jersey: adding nearly 10 cell sites, upgrading more ...

Spring Launch for the Joojoo and iPad Tablet?

Well, both touchscreen tablets are coming out this spring? Both have interesting publicity, fans and naysayers. What’s the hard facts though? The Apple iPad: Price tag of $499-$829 according to data plan and/or connectivity iPad screen 9.7 inches iPad battery 10 hours 1GH apple chip 1/2 inch thick multi-touch wifi+3g enabled The Joo Joo: $499 ...

Windows Phone 7 Series Won’t Work on Existing Devices?

How sad. This is just Windows Vista all over again. In efforts to make us buy new hardware, Windows Phone 7 will not work on devices slower than  1ghz and with more than 3 buttons? Despite the HD2 meeting many of the criteria laid down in Microsoft’s ‘Chassis 1’ spec – including a 1GHz Qualcomm ...

Do We Want Foursquare to Go Mainstream?

MG Siegler on Techcrunch mentioned the other day that the location-based software company Foursquare is airing their first commercial on cable TV channel Bravo. Are we ready for that? While it is true Google has added that feature to their new product Buzz  and Maps, the question remains whether we really need to show and ...

Can Netbooks Save Clear’s 4G?

There’s a mobile battle brewing out there. The iPad, smartphones with big screens, netbooks and Kindle-like devices are all vying for our attention. Thanks to the iPhone, people are viewing the internet while mobile in record numbers. Can just one internet platform prevail? Not really. The great thing about choice is that you have several. ...

Is Windows Mobile 7 a Mistake?

Sounds like Microsoft has serious iPhone envy. We all knew they were going to integrate the Zune into it. The Xbox features are a plus, but how about the dedication to form factor? For Microsoft to say that the form won’t change across phone manufacturers is … brave. My worst nightmare though is that they ...

Why Do You Need Air on your Mobile? [#barcelona]

I’ve been in the thick of this HTML5 vs. Adobe flash argument for awhile, so believe me when I say that I wish I saw this coming. As it turns out, Adobe (at the Barcelona mobile convention) announced their efforts to put Air on Android and Blackberry phones. …Yeah, didn’t see that coming either. What ...