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Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2007
What is Mobile TV and why do we care? In this absolutely fascinating analysis, Monte Silver takes you behind the scenes of the mobile market to help you understand how the motivations of the handset vendors might impact your mobile phone experience.


The Sprint A920 phone: should you buy it, or a PDA smartphone?
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2006
We continue our battle of the phones with a review of a multimedia-equipped cellular phone, the Samsung A920 from Sprint. Over the past few months, we've reviewed the newest and hottest smartphones: the Palm Treo 700w, the Sprint PPC-6700, Verizon's variation on the theme, the XV6700, and compared them all to the venerable Treo 650. This month, we'll be looking at a few new devices, starting with the Samsung A920 phone profiled in this article, graciously provided to us by Sprint.


Just how clever can a cellphone be?
Computing Unplugged Magazine - April 2006
Senior Technical Editor Mick Moignard tells the story of the little Motorola RAZR that couldn't. Why did his friend have both an old Nokia and the hot new RAZR, and why was the RAZR unusable? You'll have to read this particularly fun take on Life in These Digital Times.


Plucking a Berry
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2005
The Berry, from Sakar, is a handheld for children. Coming in four "flavors", BlueBerry, GreyBerry, GrapeBerry, and StrawBerry, it lets children feel like their parents. Read on for Contributing Editor Heather Wardell's coverage of this hybrid telephone/organizer.


Use of camera phones expected to triple in 2004
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2004
Are you using a camera phone? According to a study by IDC, the answer is yes. For an in-depth analysis of camera phone adoption, read this fascinating article by analyst Bill Ablondi.


Understanding wireless local number portability
Computing Unplugged Magazine - November 2003
There's big news in the wireless/cellular phone world this week. The American FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is now allowing you to change phone carriers and take your number with you. Before you go off on your holiday shopping spree and get yourself a new wireless carrier as an early Christmas present for yourself, there are a number of things you need to be aware of. We've asked our resident expert, Heather McDaniel, to help us understand the issues and costs involved.


A moving view of the California fires
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2003
In the panoply of natural disasters, fire has got to be one of the most terrifying -- and yet most beautiful at the same time. I've always been something of a pyro, a fire bug, and so my awareness of the fire's incredibly destructive nature would conflict with my artist's appreciation of the epic beauty inherent in the flames. In this Site of the Month, we send you to a site that's right in the middle of the event.


Kyocera 7135 smartphone beats the competition
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2003
If you carry a phone and a Palm OS organizer but never considered combining them, it could be time. The latest hybrids have shed weight, added bright color screens, and found better ways to integrate telephone and PDA functionality. Of all the new smartphones hitting the market, Barton Gellman believes the Kyocera 7135 is the best of the bunch. In this review he'll tell you why.


The Kyocera QCP 6035: a powerful tool for the enterprise
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2001
Attempts to create a combination cell phone and PDA have had less than stellar results. Until now, that is. Kyocera has come up with a winner in the form of the QCP 6035, a smartphone that combines cellular phone functionality with the computing power of a Palm OS handheld. In this review, Jason Thibeault reveals why this two-in-one device is especially ideal for enterprise users.


QUALCOMM's pdQ 1900 Smartphone
PalmPower Magazine - January 2000
The QUALCOMM pdQ, in development for over a year, is the first example of a Palm device built into a cellular phone. Is the pdQ the greatest thing since sliced bread, or just another geek gadget? Contributing Editor Jason Perlow gives you the scoop.