Apr
21
2010

Mr. Mobile – #65 – Reviewing the unlocked GSM Sony Ericsson Aino

Jay Goldman offers an in-depth review of the Sony Ericsson Aino. This unlocked GSM phone includes some smartphone features but lets you sign up for feature phone service prices from your wireless service provider. As you’re paying full pop for this little beauty, the initial sticker shock will be eased by the fact that you’ll never have to sign a far reaching, long term and severely limiting contract from your mobile carrier.

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Apr
14
2010

Mr. Mobile – #66 – An iPad love in

Jay Goldman, AKA Mr. Mobile, manages to get his hands on the Apple iPad and, it’s fair to say, it looks like love. He’s loving the big bright screen, loving the aspect ratio lock. Loving the fact that you can use the iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard, loving the oil-shedding coating atop the iPad’s 132 DPI, 1024×768 screen. Loving the unibody, loving the 10-hour battery life. It’s not a blind love though: Jay explains why the iPad has wormed its way into his heart.

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Apr
7
2010

Mr. Mobile – #64 – Google Labs’ Gesture Search

Google Labs isn’t just for Gmail. Jay Goldman takes a look at the awesome free Android app, Gesture Search. With this handy app, you can easily weed through all the content on your Android phone; find emails, contacts, music, movies and more by spelling out the first couple of letters.

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Mar
31
2010

Mr. Mobile – #63 – What is a QR Code or 2D barcode

Jay Goldman shows off the best free iPhone and Android QR code readers and explains what exactly a QR code, sometimes called a 2D barcode, is. Chances are you’ve seen one of these codes around; they’re often used in advertising targeted at mobile users. They’ve even made an appearance in some newspapers and magazines, offering links to collateral information online.

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Mar
24
2010

Mr. Mobile – #62 – Grocery iQ makes shopping easy

Jay Goldman comes to terms with the fact that he’s now thoroughly domesticated and interested in things like grocery shopping iPhone apps. Grocery iQ brings syncing to grocery lists; if you pick up a quart of milk on the way home, check it off the list and your significant other will instantly see that there’s no need to make a stop. Slick.

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Mar
24
2010

Mr. Mobile – #62 – Grocery iQ makes shopping easy

Jay Goldman comes to terms with the fact that he’s now thoroughly domesticated and interested in things like grocery shopping iPhone apps. Grocery iQ brings syncing to grocery lists; if you pick up a quart of milk on the way home, check it off the list and your significant other will instantly see that there’s no need to make a stop. Slick.

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Mar
17
2010

Mr. Mobile – #61 – OpenFeint does more for iPhone games

If you’re an avid iPhone gamer, you might have noticed that leader boards, friend following and achievements have started to make an appearance in iPhone games. Chances are, you’ve encountered more than a few OpenFeint games in the course of your iPhone gaming. It’s the open platform that empowers all this functionality in a ton of awesome iPhone games, as Jay Goldman explains.

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Mar
10
2010

Mr. Mobile – #60 – Three iPhone accessories from Griffin

Griffin makes a ton of varyingly useful accessories for iPods and iPhones. Jay Goldman, AKA Mr. Mobile takes three products from the latter category for a spin. He looks at a way to stow your headphones and watch a movie on your iPhone when travelling, a way to affix your iPhone to your windshield or dashboard and a way to boost your iPhone’s meager battery life.

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Mar
3
2010

Mr. Mobile – #59 – Three awesome Android apps

Jay Goldman takes a look at a few Google apps for the Android smartphone operating system. All three are free and they’re available in the Android Market now. These apps turn your Android phone into a translator, an accomplished astronomer and an I Spy expert.

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Feb
24
2010

Mr. Mobile – #58 – Awesome Internet radio with Slacker

Slacker radio belies its name by doing way more than many other Internet radio apps. It’s available on the major smartphone platforms and lets you skip songs, build playlists, mark artists and tracks as favorites, even get song lyrics or build your own station made up of your fave tracks and artists. If you’re not sold yet, you will be when you find out Jay Goldman is giving out five free one-year Slacker Radio accounts. Click through to find out how to win.

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