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18 January 2010 ~ Comments

NBA League Pass Free Trial on iPhone and Android – through 1/24/10

Through January 24, 2010 you may download and use the NBA League Pass for free on either your Android or iPhone. The application allows for streaming live game video either through 3G or Wi-Fi connections. You can listen to one game while checking scores on another. Full replays of past games are also available. [...]

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28 November 2009 ~ Comments

How to Tether Your Android Smartphone Without Root Access

When I was buying my Verizon Droid the guy next to me asked the salesperson if tethering was allowed on the device. He was promptly informed that Verizon doesn’t have a plan for that yet but when it happens it will be an extra cost fee.  I wanted to tell him that while the salesperson [...]

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26 November 2009 ~ Comments

How To Sync Droid’s Google Calendar to Outlook

If you’ve purchased a new Verizon Droid and used the calendar you’ve seen how quickly it links up to your Google Calendar “in the sky”.  But what happens if you use Microsoft’s Outlook on your desktop – and you’re not also a Microsoft Exchange user (which the Droid will synchronize)? There’s seemingly no way to [...]

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25 November 2009 ~ Comments

Droids Power Times Square Voice Searches

Amazing as it may seem there’s actually a series of Motorola Droid smartphones powering Google voice searches this week in New York City’s Times Square. Over the past couple weeks from 12:30-2:00pm or 6:30-8:00pm,  Google Search by voice has been powering Times Square’s largest combined displays — the Reuters Sign and the NASDAQ sign. Anyone [...]

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24 November 2009 ~ Comments

Disney Ride Wait Times on Your Pre, Droid, iPhone

Are you the type of person who loves Disney but hates the line wait? Within the theme park there are some tools for avoiding lines. You can always obtain a Speed Pass that provides a definite time when you can board the ride with no waiting. And Disney has announcement boards that display the estimated [...]

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