Tech Spinning

It looks like Apple has had a busy week trying to keep up with demand with its iTunes music store. Apparently, there has been a holiday rush for people who received new iPods and iTunes gift cards trying to download the software and purchase music. Considering Apple has 75% market share of the digital music — read more

Time Magazine’s person of the year is ME! I haven’t prepared a thank you speech, but let me try. Thank you to all of my blog readers, the few and proud. Ok, maybe it’s just not me that won, but you, and you, and you have also won. The YOU refers to all the people — read more

Before you sign up for a 3 year contract with one of the wireless carriers in Canada, you should know that wireless number portability is coming soon, very soon. To be exact, March 14, 2007 is the date set in major metropolitan cities when you will be able to take your number from one carrier — read more

In Canada, for those unfamiliar, our mobile phones do not provide free nationwide long distance on regular calling plans. This is unlike in the States where all of the major carriers offer free nationwide long distance, and roaming. I can make a mobile call from New Jersey to Florida, or be in either state, and — read more

With the emergence of blogs for both personal and business information, how does one keep track without having to go to each individual website. Enter RSS technology. I myself am guilty of not taking advantage of this technology, until today that is. I follow many blogs related to technology, as well as some personal ones. — read more

Katherine Rosman talks about her Wall Street Journal piece, “BlackBerry Orphans.” Click here to listen. — read more

I recently, as in yesterday recently, signed up for Rogers high speed internet. Bell Sympatico service had been good for me, but with my BlackBerry being on Rogers, and now my home phone, getting the internet allows me to receive an additional 10% savings per month off of each service via the bundle option, and — read more

I’ve had my BlackBerry Pearl for 2 weeks now and I just admit, I have been impressed. My previous device, the 8700r, was the best BlackBerry I’ve ever had, from voice quality to screen resolution to internet speed. Well, the Pearl, also known as the 8100, has all those qualities, but in a smaller device — read more

As found in the Wall Street Journal: “The growing use of email gadgets is spawning a generation of resentful children. A look at furtive thumb-typers, the signs of compulsive use and how kids are fighting back.” Click here for the article. — read more