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Matthew Miller provides you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile phones sporting iOS, Android, and Windows.

Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller started using mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since. Matthew started using mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned hundreds of devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone operating systems. His current collection includes the latest and greatest foldables, wearables, and more, along with classic devices like the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and Sony CLIE UX50. Matthew can be found on various social networks under the user name of "palmsolo."

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MobileTechRoundup show #176, I need a Hero

MobileTechRoundup show #176, I need a Hero

We missed recording a show last week since I was in line for my iPhone 3GS, the first time, and so now have our second show of the week for you all to enjoy. James, Kevin, and I all started off MobileTechRoundup show #176 by talking about the announcement of the new HTC Hero and HTC Sense UI coming later this year. Palm seems to be doing well with Pre downloads, but needs to get their SDK out for applications to start filling up the Palm App Catalog. Kevin mentioned that iPhone tethering works with a simple provisioning file and then we each told how much we would be willing to pay for the service that should be coming to AT&T a bit later. There are a couple of slick new netbooks available from HP and ASUS and Kevin has one in his shopping cart. There won't be a show next week since we'll be off enjoying the 4th of July.

June 27, 2009 by in Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GS

Review: In depth look at AT&T Navigator voice navigation system on the iPhone 3GS

Back when I saw the TeleNav client come to the T-Mobile G1 I knew it was just a matter of time before we would see this application come to the Apple iPhone. It has taken Apple a lot longer than I thought it would for them to open up true voice navigation, but the 3.0 OS now allows for this functionality and TeleNav wasted no time at all in rolling out AT&T Navigator for the Apple iPhone. Check out my image gallery containing screenshots of the application and service in action, as well as my video below. The application is quite fast and responsive on the iPhone 3GS and is pretty full featured. There are some areas for improvements, but it is a great first start and I am excited to see it on the iPhone.

June 23, 2009 by in Tech & Work

Voice guided navigation comes to the iPhone as AT&T Navigator

Voice guided navigation comes to the iPhone as AT&T Navigator

I wrote how the T-Mobile G1 beat the iPhone to voice-guided navigation with the TeleNav client on T-Mobile. Today, AT&T and TeleNav announced that AT&T Navigator is now available in the Apple App Store. AT&T Navigator is the AT&T-branded version of the TeleNav software found on many Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and Nokia S60 mobile platforms, as well as their dedicated PND, and brings true, high-powered voice navigation to the Apple iPhone. AT&T Navigator is a subscription-based service costing $9.99 per month, billable through your AT&T phone service. I now have it loaded on my new iPhone 3GS and will be using it tonight and posting a first impressions article for you to all see it in action so you can make an informed purchase decision.

June 23, 2009 by in Mobility

Carrier strength drives smartphone selections

Carrier strength drives smartphone selections

Jason Hiner earlier posted on his buying decision between the iPhone 3G S and Palm Pre and as this blockbuster smartphone Summer kicks off I imagine that many prospective buyers will be looking at the available choices. Fellow MoTR podcast co-host James Kendrick actually owns the flagship device from each of the four major US wireless carriers and posted his thoughts on which phone/carrier combo would he choose that I think you should also check out as you look for a new smartphone. I'll offer my opinion as well since I have tried these devices and carriers as well. As you will see the choice for each personal is highly dependent on their carrier signal strength and performance in the location where they live and work.

June 22, 2009 by in Mobility

How well does your smartphone support your Exchange server?

How well does your smartphone support your Exchange server?

Now that the iPhone 3G S is out and available half of the premium smartphones coming to us this Summer are ready for people to purchase and try out. The T-Mobile myTouch 3G is coming next month, the HTC Touch Pro2 devices should be coming in July too, and the BlackBerry Storm 2 will be coming at some unknown date. We do have the Palm Pre, iPhone 3G S, and Nokia N97 and I personally purchased all three of these devices with one being returned so far. One of my evaluation criteria for a smartphone is its ability to work with my Exchange account. Windows Mobile sets the bar for Exchange support since Exchange is a Microsoft client and this is one area where Windows Mobile does things right. A bit surprisingly, the new iPhone 3.0 OS found on the iPhone 3G S offers the second best Exchange experience with only one thing left to add for me to be truly happy and no longer reliant on a Windows Mobile phone.

June 22, 2009 by in Enterprise Software

Day long iPhone 3G S buying saga ends in success

Day long iPhone 3G S buying saga ends in success

Earlier today, I described by early line experience and if you saw my Tweets I was pretty angry at the time after waiting for four hours in line and not having that wait time considered at all by Apple. I am a sucker for shiny new phones though and couldn't resist, so I headed over to another Apple store at Southcenter at lunchtime to find there were only about 15 people in the coach (non-reserved line) and another 12 or so in the first class (reserved) line. I was able to speak with someone now that I was calm and collected and found out what the issue was with pre-authorization and pre-ordering. I then waited approximately 45 minutes to get through the line and into the store where I went through the buying process.

June 19, 2009 by in Hardware

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