Matthew Miller

Contributing Writer

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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

Image Gallery: First thoughts on the Nokia N85 North American version

The Nokia N85 is the first Nseries device to use an OLED display and it looks FANTASTIC. The N85 may be one of the best Nokia S60 devices and should replace the N95 as the most popular Nokia device in 2009. All I needed to see to convince me to purchase the device was the OLED display, but there is a ton more packed into the device too. Take a look at several photos of the device as I start working on my full review.

January 1, 2009 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Image Gallery: Initial hands-on look at the Google Nexus One smartphone

HTC and Google launched the "Google phone" yesterday called the Nexus One. Mine came overnight and is up and running on T-Mobile at this time. The hardware is sleek and the internals are the best we have seen on an Android device. Check out a few unboxing and orientation photos in this preview of the Nexus One.

January 6, 2010 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Image Gallery: A look at Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Samsung Blackjack II

The Samsung Blackjack II has been out for a few months, but will soon be getting an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. I had a chance to use this cool device with the latest operating system and find it to be a very solid and responsive Smartphone.

July 7, 2008 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Image Gallery: T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve with HotSpot @Home service

The BlackBerry Curve (8320) is the first smartphone that supports the @Home UMA network on T-Mobile. The device is light, powerful, durable, and may just have me purchasing my first BlackBerry device.

October 23, 2007 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Top 11 smartphones to end 2010

The smartphone space changes quite often, but now that all of the major holiday announcements have been made it is time to look at the best smartphones available as we head to the end of 2010. As you will see in the post and in the full article, Android is dominating the stage at the moment.

October 24, 2010 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Image Gallery: REDFLY Mobile Smartphone Companion First Impressions

A couple challenges facing Windows Mobile smartphone users is the small displays and small keyboards that limit productivity. Celio Corporation is getting ready to launch their REDFLY Windows Mobile Smartphone Companion and we have an early beta model to evaluate for a couple of weeks.

March 19, 2008 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Image Gallery: Nokia N80ie Internet Edition

The Nokia N80ie is an upgrade in the software of the N80 slider S60 smartphone. Integrated WiFi with VoIP support is a major feature of this compact multimedia computer with high resolution display.

March 1, 2007 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

HTC Advantage X7501

The HTC Advantage X7501 was just made available at U.S. retailers like CompUSA and Amazon starting at US$850. This Windows Mobile 6 Professional device packs in everything, but the kitchen sink and after just a couple of hours with the device I found it does many things very well.

August 7, 2007 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.0

People who have Macs and Windows Mobile devices have a syncing solution that actually turns out to be much more functional and powerful than the ActiveSync client found on Windows PCs. Mark/Space just released their latest version that adds support for Windows Mobile 6, improves SMS log functionality, and many more new features.

August 15, 2007 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

Hands-on with the SuperTooth HD Bluetooth speaker

While we hope people can pull over to a safe place to make calls, there are still times when calls need to be taken while driving and the best way to do that is what a Bluetooth speaker. I found the SuperTooth HD to be one of the best ever with rare charging needs and never having to turn it off.

October 11, 2011 by Matthew Miller in Smartphones

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