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Personal hotspot or portable 3G router?

May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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During a recent trip to Spain I used a local sim card for internet access. More and more countries have prepaid options for affordable mobile internet these days. There are currently multiple options to use mobile internet also on Wifi connected hardware such as a laptop or wifi enabled tablet. Most smartphones these days have a portable hotspot option, like can be found on WebOS, Android and more recently iOS. And then there are dedicated portable 3G routers like the Novatel Mifi (reviewed by … [Read more...]

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Connect to hidden WiFi networks on Windows Phone 7 with HTC

April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Until now it was not possible to connect to hidden networks on your Windows Phone 7, leaving a lot of disappointed users with no other choice to connect other than visible networks. The reasons to make a network hidden are obvious. What can't be seen isn't there. Although a lot of laptop or tablet users can connect to hidden networks without any problems, Windows Phone 7 users can't even see those networks. Now HTC has developed a small app to let your HTC Windows Phone 7 connect to those hidden … [Read more...]

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How to Turn your Samsung Focus and Omnia 7 Windows Phone 7 into a Wifi Hotspot

November 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
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Earlier last week we found out that using the Samsung Diagnostics Toolon the  Samsung Windows Phone  7 devices you could tether your device to your laptop. But using this same method will also allow you to create a Wifi Hotspot using your Samsung Focus or Omnia 7 Windows Phone 7  device.With thethering with the  Windows Phone 7 Samsung Focus and Omnia 7 uncovered last week made me go back in my draw and pull out my CradlePoint PHS-300. I used this personal Wifi hotspot 3G/4G for some … [Read more...]

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WinMoSquare Foursquare client for Windows Mobile review

March 17, 2010 By 3 Comments
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Recently the first Foursquare client, named WinMoSquare showed up in Microsoft's Marketplace. For those of you, who don't know what Foursquare is, here is a brief description of the Foursquare principle: People use Foursquare to "check-in", which is a way of telling your whereabouts. When you check-in someplace, Foursquare tells your friends where they can find you and recommend places to go & things to do nearby. People check-in at all kind of places - cafes, bars, restaurants, parks, … [Read more...]

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HTC Touch Pro2 review

May 30, 2009 By 26 Comments
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The long awaited successor of the HTC Touch Pro has finally been released to the public. Only  two days ago I received an email from Clove Technology informing me they had the HTC Touch Pro2 on stock,  almost one month before it would be released in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe ! I ordered it straight away and had it delivered to me in one day thanks to FedEx Priority. I grabbed it from the FedEx delivery guy’s hands (sorry about that!) and started unwrapping. It is always a lot of … [Read more...]

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AT&T Samsung Jack Reviewed Unbox part 2

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Last week we received the new AT&T Samsung Jack Windows Mobile 6.1 device. My previous article has a quick unbox-video to see what is in the box. It is currently only available through AT&T for $99 with a two year contract and a $100 rebate. Below is my review video with my impressions of the new AT&T Samsung Jack .A couple of great features I forgot to mention in the video are listed here:Quick dedicated access buttons for GPS, Silent Profile, Camera, and Mail Extra … [Read more...]

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