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Cellular Phones

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Signs of the Times at Firehouse Coffee

    On Thursday of last week, BBC News published a short video about a coffee shop in Norwich that is refusing to serve people who attempt to order while talking on their cell phones. The video was linked under the title, "Coffee Shop Stirs Etiquette Debate," and revolved around a very polite sign stati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Amazon's Kindle Fire Gets Its Very First Patent Lawsuit

    ​Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has now taken perhaps its largest step toward being recognized as a legitimate player in the computer gadget wars.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Microsoft Makes $444 Million Annually From Android Devices--This Is Chump Change

    Every time HTC, Samsung, LG and four other companies sell an Android (Google)-powered device like a smartphone or tablet, Microsoft makes $3 to $6. This is good for Microsoft. But not nearly as good as if people simply quit buying Android stuff.

  • News

    August 17, 2011

    Jeff Bezos' Smartphone Airbag

    The Amazon CEO's ridiculous patent that never was.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Jeff Bezos Applies for Smartphone Airbag Patent, Over Thinks Things

    ​Sometimes thinking like a genius has its advantages. And sometimes it just makes you forget that there are much simpler solutions to some of life's more mundane problems. Take the problem of cell phones. Or, more specifically, the fact that while they have become ever more central to our liv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Why You Should Never Use a Smart Phone at Starbucks

    ​Actually you shouldn't use a smart phone (especially Android-powered) on any open wifi network, Starbucks' or otherwise.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    U.S. Senators Demand that Drivers Quit Using iPhone Apps to Avoid Red-Light Cameras and DUI Checkpoints

    ​Poor U.S. Senators. They go through the trouble of supporting local governments' law enforcement ideas like road-side speed radars, DUI checkpoints and red-light-running cameras. But then people go and download smart phone apps that help them avoid the traps. The nerve! Well, Senators are not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Alexander A. Welch, Boise Fake Cop, Uses Smart Phone Ap to Pull Over Vehicle

    ​For every truly useful smart phone ap available, there are 10 others that are stupid and/or useless. The latter can only sort of be said about whichever police light application that Alexander A. Welch supposedly used to try and pull over a driver in Boise.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Windows Phone 7 Survives Longer Than Android and iPhone on BBQ (VIDEO)

    ​The Daily Weekly does not recommend cooking your smart phone on a barbecue (a crock pot works best). If, however, you are determined to carry out such a course, it's important to time the process accurately so as to avoid having a fully cooked phone go cold while the starch and sides are stil ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Does Not Compete

    The absurd effects of the San Francisco Bay Guardian "predatory pricing" suit.

  • Arts

    July 21, 2010

    The Fussy Eye: Gilt and Weighed

    24-karat ordinary objects.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    13 Reasons Why Tool And Every Other Band With "No Photos" Policies At Shows Look Like Complete Jackasses

    Tools​I got a little behind on my Ear Candy reading, but when I cruised over to Travis Hay's Seattle music blog today, I noticed his story about a series of unfortunate circumstances at last week's Tool concert at KeyArena. In brief, the situation went down like this: Travis forgot his noteboo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Lisa Gralnick

    Tools​I got a little behind on my Ear Candy reading, but when I cruised over to Travis Hay's Seattle music blog today, I noticed his story about a series of unfortunate circumstances at last week's Tool concert at KeyArena. In brief, the situation went down like this: Travis forgot his noteboo ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 7, 2010

    The Fussy Eye: Lost in the Woods

    Tools​I got a little behind on my Ear Candy reading, but when I cruised over to Travis Hay's Seattle music blog today, I noticed his story about a series of unfortunate circumstances at last week's Tool concert at KeyArena. In brief, the situation went down like this: Travis forgot his noteboo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    iJacking Becoming the New Rage for Lazy Headline Writers

    Even the Hamburgler knows iPhone theft has been going on for years.​Smartphone owners, beware! KOMO News says that you're the target of the latest crime wave sweeping greater Seattle. In an article published last night, KOMO declares that iJacking is "becoming the new rage for criminals." Wha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    Rhapsody in Zune

    The best feature of Microsoft's underrated mp3 player just lost some of its shimmer.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Microsoft Employees Use iPhones, Also Enjoy Oxygen and Committed Relationships

    Steve Jobs's dark merlot stains the collars of about 10 percent of Microsoft employees.​Ask anyone who works at Microsoft whether or not they have co-workers who use an iPhone and you're bound to get one or two stories about employees who'll refuse to answer a call in front of their boss, beca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Windows Phone 7: The Early Reviews Are In

    All new! All different! But you can't buy it yet.​Windows Mobile is dead. Long live "Windows Phone 7 Series," which kills Microsoft's old, unloved WinMo at version 6.5. Announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the renamed and redesigned mobile OS is expected to reach the ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    "Game Over" for Microsoft?

    Do you really care if this software is or isn't on your phone?​Up in the San Juans, tech analyst Mark Anderson publishes an influential newsletter called Strategic News Service, little read by laypeople but studied intently by industry players in Redmond and Silicon Valley. In a recent pronoun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Microsoft WinMo Getting Ass Kicked by Cupcake

    ​While Redmond is crowing and Steve Ballmer is gloating about the successful launch of Windows 7, the smartphone platform Windows Mobile is being treated like a bastard stepchild--locked and starved in the basement, if you will. With the PC operating system market now fairly mature, the new gr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2009

    John Freeman

    ​While Redmond is crowing and Steve Ballmer is gloating about the successful launch of Windows 7, the smartphone platform Windows Mobile is being treated like a bastard stepchild--locked and starved in the basement, if you will. With the PC operating system market now fairly mature, the new gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    You Damn Penguins Get Off My Phone!

    ​Has it come to this? Are we so besotted with penguins and other cute animals that the Woodland Park Zoo insists on our monitoring them via smartphone? The answer, apparently, is yes. The zoo announced today that it's offering a 99-cent application via iTunes for your iPhone. Developed by som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    I Sure Hope Those iPhones Were Free

    Because Apple is getting some darn good publicity for their newest product through local hip-hop group Dyme Def. The Seattle-based rap trio of Brainstorm, Fearce Villian, and S.E.V. recently shot a video for their song "I'm Gone" using iPhone 3GS' exclusively. It's creative aside from the iPhone a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Amazon Vs. Barnes & Noble: The Tale of the Tape

    So Barnes & Noble, the world's largest retail bookstore chain, is entering the the ebook market in a big way. As the company announced today, it's promising "more than 700,000 titles, including hundreds of new releases and bestsellers at only $9.99, making it the world's largest selection of eBooks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Kindle Vs. iPhone, Round II

    In a long business story in this month's Fast Company magazine, there are some interesting observations on the mounting battle between the Amazon Kindle electronic reader device and Apple's iPhone. Writer Adam L. Penenberg cites Jobs' past pronouncement that, "It doesn't matter how good or bad [the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    New York Post: Bing Has Google in a Panic!

    NY Post sets up a face-offIt's not often that the sensation-masters at the New York Post dive into the nerdy world of tech battles, but yesterday they weighed in on the Google/Bing battle (which has yet to be proved a battle, except in Microsoft commercials). Under the headline "FEAR GRIPS GOOGLE", ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    SIFF Invades Your iPhone

    It had to happen: movies in your pocket. Or rather, the SIFF movie schedule on your smartphone. SIFF's searchable Web site is up and live today, and you can start buying individual tickets there tomorrow (Friday). One cute ancillary feature will also be mobile: "SIFFter," which allows you to mouse a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    GoTime Goes to Portland

    GoTime, the revolutionary Seattle-based company that feeds ultra-specialized drinking establishment and happy hour data to your iPhone, has expanded its coverage area to Portland, thus making Rip City's manifold mom-'n-pop strip joints that much easier to navigate for transplanted Seattle bachelor p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Annals of Civil Disobedience

    Since our state passed a law last year banning the use of cell phones while driving, I haven't noticed too many infractions. That's because I don't drive that much, and almost never during rush hour. Last night, however, I had an excellent perspective on our civic (non) compliance. I was stuck on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    PUSA Unveils its own iPhone Application

    I just got a press release from Dave Meinart announcing that Seattle's storied rock band, the Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) have jumped in bed with Apple and now have a new iPhone application. The $2.99 app gives those who subscribe to it, full-tracks from four albums as well as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Ballmer Demands Market Share!

    Over at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft has several announcements designed to up its share of the valuable smartphone market. As the NYT reports, having 90 percent of the PC software market is not enough. (Besides, Windows is a mature product.) MSFT only has about 14 percent of mob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Microsoft's New Weapon Against Apple

    Why even bother hiring an advertising firm, when reality is so much better? As Microsoft ramps up its efforts in the smartphone wars against Apple's iPhone, this news just came in from the English-language site of Al Jazeera. Reporter Hamish Macdonald, undoubtedly a very brave man, is wandering arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    WSJ Reports on MSFT's Phone Strategy

    Let's shoot down some rumors and relay some facts about Microsoft and smartphones. The Wall Street Journal reports here that the Redmond software titan will start playing catch-up to Apple's iPhone app store by offering similar phone-friendly gizmos for the new Windows Mobile 6.5. One such service, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2009

    Ballmer in Your Pocket

    Speculation continues to mount about Microsoft elbowing itself further into the smartphone market. The company accidentally launched a beta-site version of MyPhone, as Cnet reports here. The service, expected to be announced later this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will allow user ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Kindle Fever!

    Kindle 2.0 is koming! As predicted, next Monday morning in New York, Jeff Bezos will unveil the second generation of the popular digital download device. Gizmodo says the press conference, which it will live-blog, begins at one o'clock our time, and predicts Bezos will announce some features that pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Zune Will Save Us All

    Over at TechFlash, Todd Bishop says that MSFT is importing some key executives from its Zune division to help the guys in Windows Mobile. The latter application is used on some, but not very many, smartphones. Motorola is one client for the software. But that's a brand in decline. Now we've already ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Tickle Me, SpongeBob

    Thanks to Redmond company Mobui, SpongeBob SquarePants, erstwhile target of the religious right, is now available for tickling on your iPhone. Released on January 20th, SpongeBob Tickler "creates a virtual underwater iPhone buddy that lives in players' pockets and allows them to manipulate a virtual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    If MSFT Made a Smartphone

    We recently relayed the rumor that Microsoft should, according to some speculators, buy Palm, which is about to market the sexy new Pre smartphone. The cell phone market, according to The New York Times, is stagnant, so any new growth lies along the smartphone path. (Or, as some would have it, follo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Should MSFT Get Into Smartphones?

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    I Need a New Spy Phone

    I have a first-generation Blackberry Pearl that I've basically loved to death (OK, dropped), and the photos it takes look like I'm shooting through a dirty handkerchief. This year, I promised I would buy a cell phone with a decent camera. Normal people would simply bring along a camera and take pho ... More >>

  • Food

    September 3, 2008

    Taking the Sloe Out of Gin

    You’re gonna have to do it yourself.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Frank Bruni Reviews Urbanspoon

    You’re gonna have to do it yourself.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Gabriel Iglesias

    You’re gonna have to do it yourself.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Blackberries on Acid

    You’re gonna have to do it yourself.

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Squirrels, Plums, & Blackberry Update

    You’re gonna have to do it yourself.

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Silicon Rainier Valley

    A text-messaging system is proposed to encourage neighborhood connections.

  • Music

    October 5, 2005

    Presidents of the United States of America

    A text-messaging system is proposed to encourage neighborhood connections.

  • Diversions

    August 4, 2004

    Best Bus Driver

    TURF: URBAN LIVING

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    Data Unbound

    New mobile-phone services are roaming for customers.

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Number of the Week

    New mobile-phone services are roaming for customers.

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