Matthew Miller

Contributing Writer

Bio
Disclosure

Matthew Miller started using mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since. He was a co-host, with Kevin Tofel, of the MobileTechRoundup podcast for 13 years and authored three Wiley Companion seri…es books. 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 a Galaxy Z Fold 3, COROS Vertix 2, Garmin Fenix 945 LTE, Microsoft Surface Pro 6, and many 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."

Matthew is a professional naval architect by day and a mobile gadgeteer at all other times. He purchases his own devices and then sells them on Swappa to buy more. Many other devices are sent for review on a typical 30-day or long-term loan basis and then returned to the carrier or manufacturer.

Latest from Matthew Miller

Bible App by YouVersion crosses the 50 million installed milestone

Many applications today are available on multiple platforms, which helps them achieve higher installation milestones. YouVersion's Bible App just passed the 50 million installed level, which is quite an achievement.

May 10, 2012 by Matthew Miller in iOS

Spotify takes on Pandora, Slacker, others with updated Radio feature

Spotify launched in the U.S. and is working hard to be the premium streaming music service. The upcoming Spotify Radio feature addresses the last major issue I had and brings a Pandora-like experience.

December 9, 2011 by Matthew Miller in iOS

What's better than 2-way video calling nobody uses? 4-way video calling, of course

Even as a heavy user of smartphones, I rarely make a video call and it is usually more as a demo or novelty rather than a need. fring is rolling out support for 4 on a call, but I still wonder if any video calling is needed at this time.

April 6, 2011 by Matthew Miller in iOS

Slacker taking on Rhapsody with new Premium Radio service

Streaming music from Slacker Radio is one of my favorite things to do on Android and iOS devices and Slacker is revealing their new subscription model where you control the content being served up on your device.

September 15, 2010 by Matthew Miller in iOS