A few years ago, you either owned aBlackBerryor you owned a Sidekick. Sadly, the Sidekick lost out in the “smart”phone race, as it just wasn’t quite smart enough. But now,Samsungis bringing back the Sidekick, still onT-Mobile, with 4G to boot. I got a chance to play with the new Samsung Sidekick and I have to say that I’m really impressed. Not only does it feel like it’s built exceptionally well, it’s also a really nice implementation of the Android OS....
There couldn’t be a more perfect time to get the phone you’ve always wanted.T-mobilewill sweeten up your Valentines weekend with free phone deals, including its newest 4G smartphones. On February 12-13, you might want to spend your Valentines weekend lining up at the nearest T-mobile store because the company is not kidding when it says all phones will be free. Consumers can choose from a selection of over 30 devices, no phones excluded....
T-Mobile’s Bobsled service, a VOIP-based communication platform that initially allowed smartphone owners to call their Facebook friends from their mobile device, has today been expanded to provide free calls to any mobile or landline number in the U.S, Canada or Puerto Rico from anywhere in the world, simply by using their desktop browser. Whereas before, Bobsled would allow you to call Facebook friends from a dedicated smartphone application, the service has been adapted to give users the opportunity to call numbers in North America directly from the browser using their desktop computer and iOS or Android tablets or smartphones, taking aim at Google’s Voice service and Skype’s popular application that has recently been updated to include Facebook support across all platforms....
If you’re in the mobile payments space, it’s a crowded market. How do you set yourself apart? You focus on industries that make sense. As our mobile phones become more like our identification each day (think of all of the information stored on your phone, then contrast that to your physical ID), we’re more likely to walk out of the house and forget our wallet than our phone. So you’re at the bar, you’re getting drinks and you suddenly realize that you’ve forgotten your wallet....
TablesReadyis a new company that realizes a restaurants biggest struggle is competing with larger restaurants, especially when it comes to seating people in a timely manner. If you’re TGIF’s, you can useOpenTable. OpenTable provides online reservation systems, table maps, payroll management and more. However, it charges restaurants a monthly fee to use it in addition to $1 per person seated. TablesReady, however, offers a solid alternative. Origins The typical experience at a restaurant, especially a good one that is busy, is you check in and have to wait for a table....
