Verizon’s “Long Term Evolution” Network Coming Sunday
Verizon plans to begin rolling out their 4G network to its customers on Sunday, but only those who have USB modems equipped to access the data on their computers. The 4G network won’t be available for smartphones until 2011.
You would assume that 4G, being naturally faster than 3G, would also cost more. At Verizon, apparently to sell customers on this almost unnecessarily fast data speed, the 4G access costs $10 less per month than their 3G access. To gain access to 5 Gigabytes of data at 4G speeds will cost you $50 per month, while access to the same… Continue reading
Holiday Electronics: Hottest Bargain, Game, and Gift
The many electronic products released in the past couple of years are going to drive holiday sales in 2010. Devices like the iPad, smartphones, eReaders, and video games will be on millions of holiday wish lists, then sold by the millions.
You will view this article in one of two ways. Some of you will see it as a list of electronic products that will be great for your friends and family members. Some of you will see it as a list of electronic products that will be sold out and difficult to find. Either way, here is our take… Continue reading
Rating Applications for Android Market
Starting next week, Android applications available for download will be required to post a rating that determines for what age an app is appropriate. Any new or updated apps will require a rating by next week, and application developers that do not plan to update soon will be given just a couple weeks to add the ratings. If they don’t, their app will default to a “Mature” rating.
The confusing part about this change in the Android market is that the application developers come up with the ratings themselves. As noted in an article on SlashGears.com, it is obvious that… Continue reading
Enjoy Amazon Sales Tax Evasion While It Lasts!
Take advantage of online shopping this Christmas, particularly at sites like Amazon.com and Overstock.com; next year, the lack of online sales tax on sites like these will most likely be just a memory.
A story from Slate.com posted on November 19th outlines the ways Amazon.com avoids charging sales taxes on its products and, whether they intend to or not, steals sales from huge retailers like Apple and Best Buy. Law states that a retailer like Amazon only needs to charge sales taxes in states that have a strong company presence. In other words, Amazon doesn’t need to charge sales taxes… Continue reading
Amazon ‘Give As A Gift’ Feature = Nook Advantage
When you buy someone a book as a gift, you have experienced one of two things: a) you heard from that person that they specifically wanted that book or b) you have read the book yourself and know they would like it.
So how does this relate to the new feature offered by Amazon and its Kindle e-book reader? Well, now you can use Amazon to send an e-book as a gift to anyone who has an email address, according to Engadget.com. Unfortunately, if that recipient owns a Nook, they will have to find another way of reading it… Continue reading
