Posts from category IT&C

The watch phones trend

The watch phones trend

By default a wristwatch has the primary function of displaying time (a regular watch, not a collection one). A cell phone also has the function of displaying time but that's secondary. What do you get when you combine the two of them, a gadget in the form of a watch with an extended function of a ce

Patience is a virtue sometimes

Patience is a virtue sometimes

I'm a gadget freak, always wanting the latest and the greatest and as expected I always try to be up to date with anything in my domain of interest, including upgrading hardware and drivers. Today I've learned of a big firmware problem for some Seagate hardrives. As I own several Seagate drives I've

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hands on and first impression

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hands on and first impression

On of the advantages of working in the IT Press, even remotely, is that you get to test the latest gadgets and be the one that tells friends what to buy, not the one that asks. This week we've received at the office the 5800 XpressMusic, the first serious touchscreen phone from Nokia. I don't wan

Security issues are nothing to laugh about

Security issues are nothing to laugh about

Nowadays, information security poses greater problems because the knowledge gap between wrongdoers and regular people is wider than ever before. What makes me say that? Look around, the only thing regular people do is messaging, sending email, blogging, socializing and browsing around. In past pe

In a fast paced world you can't wait for tomorrow

In a fast paced world you can’t wait for tomorrow

Now that's what I call a bad title, as it doesn't tell you anything about what's inside the article, but since I'm no targeting any SEO keywords here please bear with me and listen to what I have to say. I love gadgets, I love IT&C and that means I love two of the fastest moving industries a

Cutting corners is only for F1 drivers

Cutting corners is only for F1 drivers

Have you noticed that lately your gadgets break more often then they did in past? How about expensive gadgets? In the past year I've experienced some poor quality products that were inspiring good build quality at buy time, products that eventually broke completely or partially. And I'm not talki

IcePhone could give Nokia Communicator a run for its money

IcePhone could give Nokia Communicator a run for its money

When I first saw the IcePhone I thought of "another Chinese gadget" that tries to immitate something, in this case Nokia's Communicator series, but I was wrong as IcePhone has something that no other phone has: it triple folds. Yeap, that's right, it folds 3 times. The first part has the 3 in

Blogging from EEE PC

Blogging from EEE PC

This is the first post written on my EEE PC. Everybody said that EEE PC is too small and underpowered for being useful but I'm trying to prove my point. When I first way it my eyes have grown bigger as I imagined it like a small Toshiba Libretto which is ten times cheaper. What's even more intere

First 24 hours with EEE PC

First 24 hours with EEE PC

Well, it's not my first impression, as I've got a hold on it a few weeks ago, but now it's something different, as I own one, a Galaxy Black Version, which I won at a contest. I can tell you that there is a big difference between testing and owning a product. That's why I've decided to make two l

First Google Android Demo looks interesting

After announcing Android, Google released the SDK and videos that show the capabilities of the platform. I'm not so sad now that GPhone doesn't exist, as the software capabilities of the next generation mobile OS from Google, Android, look promising enough to start saving money for my next smartpho