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About Johan van Mierlo

Johan van Mierlo has been writing and reviewing for the online communities since the launch of the handheld computer Palm IIIe and Compaq iPaq in 1998. He owned and tested many mobile devices including Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, Android, Apple iOS iPhone, iPad and many different GPS and other Mobile products.

Johan was awarded MVP Windows Phone Consumer (Previous MVP Windows Phone and MVP Windows Mobile Devices) by Microsoft in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for his community activities.

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JayBird BlueBuds X Reviewed

April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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If you are an active person and want to listen to your music on your phone while being active, a good Bluetooth headphone set is a must. I had the pleasure to test the JayBird BlueBuds X headset and I have to say these JayBird BlueBuds X meet the requirement for an active person. The JayBird BlueBuds was designed to have the best flexible opportunity to wear them in different ways. The two ear pieces are combined with a ribbon in which three button are integrated for volume, answering … [Read more...]

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How to Play Unsupported Voicemail Wav files on Windows Phone 8

March 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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One of the biggest issues on Windows Phone 8 has been that many users haven't been able to play certain wav audio files which are their home or office voice mails attached to an email. The issue is that that there are different type of wav files and somehow the codecs of older wav files didn't make it in the chip sets on Windows Phone 8. I will give you two great solutions. One of them requires help from others and can be difficult, but the other solution is easy and you can set it up in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Microsoft, Phones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 Tagged With: , , , , ,

TouchPal Free Predictive Slide Keyboard for Windows 8 will increase your Productivity

March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Windows 8 has a great on screen keyboard but definitely can slow you down. The company Cootek from TouchPal already has a swiping predictive keyboard for the iPhone and Android phones. But Today they launched the first Windows 8 Predictive Slide Keyboard. If you are a previous Swipe user, you kind of know already what this keyboard will do for you. I have been using the beta version for awhile and just installed the final version and you are going to love it. In their press release they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Microsoft, Notebooks & Netbooks, Tablet & Slates, Windows 8, Windows Tablets

How to Change the Viewing Angle of the Microsoft Surface Pro and RT

February 14, 2013 By 7 Comments
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I really do love my Surface Pro and RT. But it has one small limitation. The build in kick stand can only be opened in one fixed position. The Surface Pro kick stand angle is already slightly adjusted compared to the Surface RT but again it is one position only. However I just got an accessory added to My Surface set up that just gives me a great extra flexibility in my viewing angle in two different ways. When I picked my Surface Pro last week a day after the release day (Blizzard Nemo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Microsoft, Notebooks & Netbooks, Tablet & Slates, Travel Gear, Windows 8, Windows Tablets Tagged With: , , , ,

SkyDrive stored documents can be shared and edited without a Microsoft account

February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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One of the largest complaints with documents shared on SkyDrive was that others couldn't edit collaborated documents if they didn't have a Microsoft account. Well SkyDrive listened and this is now possible. According to the Inside SkyDrive official Blog a billion Office documents on SkyDrive can be collaborated with ease. With a special edit link all recipients (even with a non-Microsoft ) can edit the document. You can even edit this at the same time. Of course you can have more control … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cloud & Web, Microsoft, Microsoft Cloud, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 Tagged With: ,

Best Mobile Hotspot Data Package for on the go in the United States

February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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If you are travelling to the United States or if you live in the United states you realize that Mobile data comes at huge cost. Many get charged international roaming data costs or if you live in the United Sates you get charged overages. In some cases you even have to pay your carrier to turn on the hotspot functionality on your phone just to be able to share your current data plan with other devices. Many have asked me over the years what is the best dataplan to get. Well there is a new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone, Cellular Data Solutions, Cloud & Web, Google, Google Android, Google Cloud, Maemo, Mediaplayers, Microsoft, Microsoft Cloud, Notebooks & Netbooks, Other Gear, Palm WebOS, Phones, RIM Blackberry, Samsung Bada, Symbian S60, Tablet & Slates, Travel Gear, Vodafone 360, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows Tablets Tagged With: , , , ,

The LG Optimus G should be a Flagship Android Device

January 15, 2013 By 9 Comments
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In the last couple of weeks I have been using the LG Optimus G on the AT&T network. Most of you know I have a Windows Phone as my main device since all the Android devices won't give me a "Wow" factor anymore. Ok the Samsung Galaxy S III still has some wow to it. But the design, performance and added functionality in the LG Optimus G is making this a Flagship device for me on the Android platform. The technical specifications are on upper side compared to other android devices, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Google Android, Phones Tagged With: , , ,

How to get the Windows Phone Update for the Nokia Lumia 920 820 and HTC 8X today

December 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
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As reported by many sites the Windows Phone update for the Nokia Lumia 920 , 820 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC will be released today. However there is no guarantee this is for everyone The word is that T-Mobile and AT&T are letting Microsoft pull the trigger for their users. Let me explain how this process will work for you. There are going to be two different ways you can get the update once the trigger has been pulled at Microsoft in combination with their partners. We know from other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Microsoft, Phones, Windows Phone 8

Review Sonos Play:3 an Amazing first impression

December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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I have heard and read many times about the Sonos speaker system. But I wasn't really familiar with it. After contacting the pr agency for Sonos and seeing them at a Pepcom event in NY City I was given the opportunity to test the Sonos Bridge and the Play:3. And after some small start up issues I am now pretty "Wowed" by Sonos. Why? Let me tell you. If you don't Sonos yet you might want to know a little bit more about their system. The system is a Wireless HiFi system using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apple, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft, Phones, Tablet & Slates, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 Tagged With: , , ,

Video Sample Nokia Lumia 920 versus Apple iPhone 5

December 7, 2012 By 2 Comments

My  fellow Microsoft MVP Windows Phone Consumer Pino Paparone has done it again. Last time he made a comparison video of the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Titan II. But now he has made a comparison video of the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Apple iPhone 5. The video below was taken like last time on a moving train. However this time it was raining outside. But you can clearly see that the iPhone 5 video quality is losing all the colors you actually want to see. The Nokia Lumia 920 has gotten … [Read more...]

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