Matthew Miller

Contributing Writer

Bio
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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."

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

Review: TeleNav Shotgun internet connected personal navigation device

Last week TeleNav announced their new Shotgun personal navigation device (PND). The Shotgun takes the tried and true TeleNav navigation software (found on many carrier phones as AT&T Navigator, Sprint Navigation, etc.) and places it on a very nice piece of hardware. I was sent an evaluation unit to check out and wanted to offer a few first impressions, along with plenty of device pics and screenshots in my image gallery and the video below. The TeleNav Shotgun is available now for US$299.

November 16, 2008 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Windows Mobile does better than iPhone in 4th quarter 2008

Back in December we saw Gartner's 3rd quarter 2008 report on the world smartphone market with Nokia showing its first decline in sales. Today, Gartner released the 4th quarter 2008 data and Nokia continues to show a decline in market share. Compared to the same quarter in 2007 Nokia is down from 50.9% to 40.8%. Apple went from 5.2% in 2007 to 10.7% in 2008 while RIM also saw an increase from 10.9% to 19.5%. HTC also saw a minor increase from 3.7% to 4.3%.

March 11, 2009 by Matthew Miller in CXO

iPad Office app showdown: Four apps to help you get work done

The Apple iPad is an extremely powerful device and there are now some excellent Office-compatible applications available. In this showdown we take a look at the four top apps for working on the road and ask you which is your favorite.

June 21, 2010 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Review: Griffin IntelliCase for iPad 2 provides smart cover and back protection

The Apple Smart Cover is a nice solution for the front of your iPad, but what about protecting the back? The Griffin IntelliCase solves that with a full protective back cover and front flip cover with magnets.

August 21, 2011 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Galaxy Tab 7.7, Transformer Prime, leadership changes (MobileTechRoundup show #259)

Kevin has the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Asus Transformer Prime in hand and they both look sweet. There were several other topics to discuss this week in mobile too.

January 28, 2012 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Jawbone UP improves activity awareness and motivation (review)

The Jawbone UP is a new entry to the health and fitness market and uses an unobtrusive band to track our sleeping, eating, and movements 24/7.

November 13, 2011 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Jawbone CEO offers no questions asked refund to UP owners

The Jawbone UP band launched in November as a device to help you improve your health and for many of us it has worked well. However, there were also a large number of people with issues and Jawbone is taking bold steps to correct the problem.

December 8, 2011 by Matthew Miller in CXO

QuickOffice integrates Mail for Exchange on S60 devices

I am close to finally posting my review of QuickOffice for S60 devices, but QuickOffice Inc. keeps updating the software with new features. The latest feature will please those enterprise users and individuals who use an Exchange or hosted Exchange account since Mail for Exchange 2.0 support is integrated in QuickOffice Premier v4.5. Now when you receive email attachments they will appear in a Mail for Exchange folder within the QuickOffice file explorer. The free update for existing users went live late last night and I updated the software right from my device this morning.

October 3, 2007 by Matthew Miller in CXO

iPhone Dev Team issues statement in response to Apple

There were several posts (like the one from Jason) on Apple's statement posted yesterday regarding hacked iPhones. Everyone who hacked their iPhone, like I did, shouldn't be a bit surprised by this statement and if you are then you shouldn't have hacked your iPhone in the first place. Hacking the iPhone carries a known risk and I am sure Apple felt some pressure from AT&T to make such a statement. I personally am saving myself US$50/month by using my iPhone on T-Mobile and dropping AT&T, but I also made the decision before I hacked it that I can live with the iPhone the way it is now along with the 3rd party applications I have loaded on it. The iPhone Dev Team who enabled us to SIM unlock our iPhones issued a statement today in response to Apple's statement.

September 25, 2007 by Matthew Miller in CXO

Updated ScoreMobile iPhone app provides custom experience with tons of stats

Mobile phones are always with us and are great for following sports action when we are out and about. ScoreMobile was updated for the iPhone and iPod touch and is an excellent application for sports fans.

December 1, 2011 by Matthew Miller in CXO

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