Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t all that long ago that Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the legendary BlackBerry, ruled the roost when it came to smartphones. But now RIM is hanging on for dear life, having suffered a one-two punch...
Margaret writes: I’m finally ready to break down and get the iPhone 4, but here’s my question: which one should I get, the 16 GB version or the 32 GB one? I don’t want to spend an extra $100 on the 32 GB iPhone if I don’t really need all that...
Is your four-digit PIN for unlocking your iPhone “1234,” or “0000”? How about “2580,” “1111,” “5555,” or “5683”? If it happens to match any of those codes—or any of the other top-10 iPhone PINs,...
Mark writes: My HTC Evo 4G from Sprint has the worst battery life that I ever experienced from a smart phone. I have to manually stop running programs and applications in my application settings to conserve battery life. How can I further extend my phone’s...
The Apple rumor du jour has it that the U.S. will finally be getting an unlocked version of the iPhone 4 later this week. Before I launch into the details, though, you might be wondering: what is an “unlocked” phone, anyway? Update: Apple confirmed its...
here’s the thing will be taking a breather Friday, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear your questions—particularly about smartphones. Confused about the difference between Android and the iPhone? Want to know how to easiest way to get the...
Wish you could send that cute picture of your kids at the beach to your friends back home … but maybe in more of a classic, old-school way than as a picture message? Enter Postagram, an iPhone and (as of today) Android app that plucks snapshots from your...
Derek writes: Ben, tell us: AT&T or Verizon for iPhone 4? A New Yorker wants to know! Hi Derek! Great question. While the actual iPhone 4 handset costs exactly as much on Verizon Wireless as it does on AT&T, there are a few key pricing differences in terms of...
Sorry, folks: Apple didn’t have any new iPhones to show off at its big software event Monday. That said, the software that powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is due for a major overhaul, including a new feature that makes it easier to use an iPhone without...
Ever wish you could just pay for a single, shared data plan for all your smartphones and tablets? It’s a pretty reasonable request, given how many of us walk around with data-hungry iPhones and iPads (or Droids and Xooms, for that matter). Asked that very...
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