Archive for the ‘Mobile Computing’ Category

HTC Incredible to support Near Field Communciation (NFC) (2011-9-16)

A friend of mine is working on NFC and I wondered if my Android device would support it – well it didn’t but there is a new version of the phone in development that was just tested by the FCC for NFC compatibility. http://www.nfcrumors.com/08-17-2011/is-the-htc-incredible-s-the-next-google-wallet-enabled-nfc-phone-it-just-passed-through-the-fcc/

Verizon getting the iPhone and >1M ATT & T Customers (2011-1-10)

It appears that it will finally happen that Verizon will announce tomorrow that Apple’s iPhone will be carried on Verizon’s network. There is a press event scheduled for 1/11/2011 at 11am that included bright red invitations to media insiders. While it is not a done deal Apple has purchased large quantities of CMDA units (requried [...]

Verizon gets Apple iPad friendly (2010-10-17)

I received this by email over the weekend. While Verizon can’t seem to get the Apple’s iPhone it is going to sell Apple’s iPad starting in late October.

Review, Droid HTC Incredible, My First Week (2010-6-11)

Friday of last week I brought my wife home from the hospital where she had undergone surgery for errant gall stones. When I got back to the house there was a shipping tag saying I missed my delivery company and that they had a package waiting for me at the local pickup – I just knew it [...]

Droid Incredible, Verizon 3 Week Backorder (2010-5-18)

So I went to the Verizon store yesterday and after a twenty minute wait for help – I ordered my Droid Incredible. About half way through doing the paper work I was told the phones were on three weeks back-order. When I asked if there was a loaner phone available there was not – the Verizon rep [...]