I figured out how to take screenshots with my cellphone, so I uploaded some images of my home screens.


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Effective July 24, 2011, the monthly charge for Total Equipment Protection will increase $1.00, from $7.00 to $8.00

Rest assured that, Total Equipment Protection will continue to provide the same comprehensive coverage for loss, theft, liquid or physical damage, and mechanical and electrical failures due to defect or normal wear and tear.

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(These instructions also apply to the Droid X and probably several other phones)

1.  Insert the USB plug into the jack on the bottom of the phone.
2.. Realize you're trying to insert the plug upside-down and flip it over.
3.  Insert the USB plug into the jack on the bottom of the phone.
4.  Realize you've been trying to plug into the HDMI jack.
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Sprint had announced that the update to Android 2.2 for the HTC EVO 4G would be available August 3rd, so naturally every few hours yesterday I would hit the update button on my phone.  Finally at about 8:30 last night, I got the "an update is available" message, and about 20 minutes later, I had Froyo on the EVO.  Unlike previous phones where an ( Read more... )

So now Apple claims the "death grip" problem with the iPhone 4 is because they have been using the wrong algorithm to calculate the number of bars to display.  When the phone displays 4 or 5 bars, it should really be displaying 1, 2 or 3.

So...  what Apple is saying then... is that AT&T's network sucks even more than previously thought?

So a man goes to Steve Jobs and says, "My iPhone doesn't work when I hold it like this" and Steve Jobs says, "Then don't hold it like that."

Since this phone has an entire panel devoted to Twitter, I'll probably be using it a lot more often.  My Twitter username is captpackrat.  Who else uses Twitter so I can add you to my watch list ( Read more... )

So if the front AND back of the iPhone 4 are made of glass, and there's a smooth stainless steel band around the sides, how the heck are you supposed to hold onto it, especially if your hands are slippery/wet/sweaty/greasy/etc?

When I bought my HTC Mogul phone in 2008, it was already a year old design, and the hardware was actually inferior to my Dell Axim X50v from 2004.  It was a decent phone when it came out, but it quickly began to show its age, especially compared to the iPhone and Android designs, plus it was starting to have problems requiring frequent reboots.  ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I bought a MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth stereo headphones, but it wouldn't fit my ginormous 7-7/8 head, so I gave it to my SO.  He in turn gave me his old Motorola H500 (mono) headset.  I works fine and it's comfortable to wear, but being a few years old, the battery doesn't last as long as it should; the other day I completely depleted ( Read more... )