If Google is going to be at the center of our digital and online lives, they need to get a lot better about their support organization and how they handle account issues. Check out this story by Mark Ghosh for an example of what happens when things go wrong. What if you woke up tomorrow and your Gmail, Orkut, Docs, Reader, Google Checkout account was gone?
Too busy making plans to watch–or ignore–Sunday’s Super Bowl to keep up to the minute on Crave? Here’s a quick rundown of some of the weird, wonderful, and otherwise Crave-worthy stories we had our eye on this week.
• Rock-a-Bye Baby BlackBerry…
A smartphone for tots. …
Music, thanks to lots of modern-day portable MP3 players, can stay with us wherever we go and as far as we go from our home PCs. However there are still places unreachable for digital music and they are closer than you might have imagined. The territory of our baths, where all the electronic gadgets and gizmos are banned, is at the same time exactly the place where we want them to be. Long and boring minutes while staying in the bath are best for watching TV or listing to the music. But waterproof TV will cost a fortune, so here is a way out as Antonio Lupi sees it. This is a mirror, equipped with an iPod. Finally, we can use it safely in the bath!
Video: Super Bowl: Microsoft Surface helps police monitor security
Tampa authorities will utilize Microsoft’s Surface touch-screen device, along with other technologies, as part of Super Bowl Sunday security, according to Ars Technica.
For well over a year now, more than 60 federal, state, regional, local, and municipal authorities have …
Happy Birthday, Dear Nuvifone! Or perhaps it would more accurately be called Happy Conception Day, Nuvifone. It was one year ago today that Garmin announced the Nuvifone to the world. At that time there was an anticipated availability date in the third quarter of 2008. But as is all too common in the world of [...]
Asleep at the Wheel of Creative Destruction. Umair Haque’s thoughts on venture capital and the current crisis.
Dear MobileMe / Me.com, I really think you’re swell. I’ve been dreaming dreams of sync since my first Handspring, and you are the best I’ve used. Two things would put you over the top. First, the notes application on the iPhone is handy, but please sync this to a quickie app on Me.com so I can put stuff in and out of notes easily. Second, and this is a stretch, I know you don’t like to-do applications, but I also have an inkling you could do something that would make me stop using paper and pen for to-dos. And synchronize it. With love, Matt.
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The SoliCharger comes in two colors to fit with the colors of your iPhone 3G.
(Credit: SoliLight)
If you own an iPhone 3G, you know how the 3G and GPS features eat battery life. The Mophie juice pack is the first accessory I got for mine. I liked it, but …
8-megapixel camera phone with plenty of additional goodies: How many pixels do you want from the camera on your mobile phone? If you are hooked into the more is better’ way of thinking then perhaps you are barking up the wrong tree. A good…
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