Category Archives: Wireless

An Ounce of Mobile Prevention?

One of the biggest controversies within the high-tech world is whether mobile phones are dangerous to our health. Does the use of electromagnetic radiation mean there’s a chance it could cause cancer, particularly for people who are heavy mobile phone … Continue reading

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Long Live Mobile Tethering!

As a “mobile warrior”, I have a suite of tools that let me work anywhere at any time. One of these tool is wireless tethering that lets me access the Internet by connecting by iPhone with my MacBook. If you … Continue reading

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Nokia's Smartphone Aspirations

Om Malik had an interesting blog post yesterday about an interview he did with Tero Ojanperä, Nokia executive vice-president of services. What caught my eye was how Om set up the interview by making outlining his criticisms of Nokia, “including … Continue reading

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Wow, An Internet-Friendly Airport!

When you fly these days, it’s the little things that make things a less aggravating – the check-in person who’s happy and efficient, decent coffee, a flight that leaves on time, and an in-flight entertainment system with movies that don’t … Continue reading

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Nokia's North American Struggles

Over the past two days at Nokia’s The Way We Live Now conference, there’s been a lot of talk about the focus on services, particularly in new emerging markets. And there’s been some positive chatter about the new N900, which … Continue reading

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Espoo (and Nokia), Here I Come

I don’t travel for business that often, mostly because most of my clients are located in Waterloo, Toronto and Montreal. I also find business travel to be gruelling, which is why I wonder about people who proclaim to enjoy the … Continue reading

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Review: The Rocket Stick Rocks

The upside of running your own one-man/woman business is, in theory, there is lots of flexibility to work when and where you want. The downside is when you’re not working, there’s no one back at the home office to take … Continue reading

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Where Did the Wonderful World of Wi-Fi Go?

In the past few months, I’ve consumed a lot of Starbucks coffee and, occasionally, those snacks that quietly call out your name from behind the display booth. Part of my Starbucks patronage has to do with business meetings, and part … Continue reading

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The Perils and Dangers of Obligation

Renny Gleeson made a three-minute appearance (see the video below) at TED in February that captured one of the biggest challenges facing the digerati. What Gleeson thrust into the spotlight is the “culture of availability” – the concept that mobile … Continue reading

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Skype to Storm the iPhone

According to GigaOm, Skype for the iPhone, possibly at the CTIA Wireless conference next week in Las Vegas. It will be interesting to see how the availability of a free VOIP service will change the economic dynamics of the iPhone-carrier … Continue reading

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