Since we write mobile software and need to test on a variety of hardware we buy a lot of phones. And I often carry two phones around, an Android device and my iPhone. Sometimes I forward my main number, which is associated with my Verizon iPhone, to my Android device. Alas, I can’t forward the [...]

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Let me preface this by saying that although I have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, I know very little about electricity. My degree is really in computer systems.
One of the benefits of blogging is that I get to suggest untenable solutions to other people’s problems. Ok, Here goes.
So the issue with the iPhone 4 [...]

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My week with Android is over. I am back to my iPhone. I dropped a call on the way in to work. Good to be back.
I truly believe that Apple has the better product right now. The hardware is smaller, lighter, and more attractive. The software is more intuitive, better polished and better looking.
Nevertheless, [...]

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I got an Android phone yesterday and am going to spend a week with it as my primary device. My phone number has been forwarded, close family has been notified that SMS messages need to be sent to the new number and my iPhone is sitting at home right now. I am going to post [...]

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Apple announced the new iPad yesterday, essentially a large format iPhone. Some are disappointed that it is not more revolutionary with respect to the iPhone. I think the device is exactly what it needed to be.
Many of my friends and colleagues who own iPhones have noted that they already use their home computer much less, [...]

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We all hear that Garmin is going to be disrupted by cell phones and be left with no business. Maybe that is true, but that day has not yet arrived for geocaching, a hobby of mine.
I went out geocaching today with my son. Geocaching is awesome. It combines three different activities that I love: hiking, [...]

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There is a new version of Phanfare Photon for the iPhone available in the app store. This version fixes the nasty bug where you get knocked offline because you created an album when your default music pref was null.
However, this version also removes our super cool image import flow and replaces it with the default [...]

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We are announcing today that we have updated Phanfare Photon for the iPhone to enable home printing to HP printers. The updated version of the iPhone app is available in the app store now.
We worked with HP to get this all working. We are the first app outside of HP’s iPrint Photo that will allow [...]

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Apple responded to the FCC’s questions today about the rejection of Google Voice. It’s an interesting read, especially for Apple watchers like us. Apple loves secrecy and the letter is surprisingly open and forthright.
The details of why the rejected Google Voice are not all that surprising and will certainly be discussed by everyone endlessly. I [...]

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We have had our app in the iPhone store for over a year now. The reviews have been consistently positive, although the average rating is only 2.5. Seems like 1/2 the people delete it from their phone, write no review, and give it 1 star. The other half of reviewers give it five stars or [...]

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