Matthew Miller

Contributing Writer

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.

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Access Google Calendar from your mobile device

Access Google Calendar from your mobile device

I use Gmail as my primary email service and also like the other personalized Google services (Reader, Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.), but never really used Google Calendar much because I haven't found a simple solution to access it with my mobile devices. I just read on the jkOnTheRun blog that Google Calendar for Mobile has arrived. If you visit the Official Google Blog you will see that all you need to do is go to calendar.google.com from your mobile phone to see your agenda of upcoming events with details like date, time, location, description, and guest list. There is also the ability to add events to your calendar. Now I just need to get my hosted Exchange calendar in sync with my Google calendar and I'll be all set on my mobile devices.

May 28, 2007 by in Google

You don't have to wait for Google to update your Nexus One OTA

You don't have to wait for Google to update your Nexus One OTA

As readers here know I am quite happy with my Google Nexus One and have been using multi-touch with the Dolphin browser. On my train commute home I read all over Twitter that Google started rolling out an update for Nexus One owners that was also reported here on ZDNet by Sam and Jason. It took forever for me to get the last update sent over-the-air to my T-Mobile G1 so I immediately started looking for ways to get the update done manually. It didn't take long for me to find that my buddy Phil posted the specific directions to manually update your Nexus One using no hacking or anything. This is a completely legitimate way to update your Nexus One and does not require rooting or anything shady at all.

February 2, 2010 by in Google

Think Google Maps Navigation is good? Nokia just blew past them with FREE Ovi Maps

Think Google Maps Navigation is good? Nokia just blew past them with FREE Ovi Maps

I have been using Google Maps Navigation beta on my Google Nexus One and it has performed very well, especially for a free voice guided navigation client. One aspect of this solution is that you have to be connected to your wireless carrier network to use Google Maps Navigation. Nokia has a very good Ovi Maps client that works offline and online with advanced premium features such as traffic, weather, pedestrian walking mode, and voice-guided navigation. Prior to today's announcement these premium services were subscription services on most devices (some devices had lifetime licenses). Today, Nokia announced that ALL of the Ovi Maps premium services will now be FREE on Nokia smartphones. This announcement helps Nokia towards their goal of making GPS navigation as standard on smartphones as the quality cameras they have been providing on devices for years. This adds significant value to Nokia smartphones and fires another major torpedo into the sinking PND ship.

January 20, 2010 by in Google