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App(s) review: JuiceDefender & UltimateJuice

By John Walton March 31, 2010 - 1:58pm EST Comments

48 hours of regular Nexus One use; always on, no charging. That's what JuiceDefender (free) and its partner app, UltimateJuice (€2.79; $3.76 at the time of this writing) have done for me. JuiceDefender, on its own, is a great app. With it, you can set up a profile that will determine under what conditions your data connection will be active and for how long. For... Read more »

App Review: App Protector

By John Walton March 25, 2010 - 4:18pm EST Comments

Are you concerned about the security of the information stored in, and accessed by, your mobile apps? I'm not just talking about worst case scenarios, in which your phone is stolen by a hacker who knows how to recover your banking password or your teenage kids get a hold of pictures depicting you on your knees with a beer bong. Maybe you like to show off your phone... Read more »

SMS Counter review

By administrator$$ March 21, 2010 - 8:03pm EST Comments

Ahh spring. Birds chirping, flowers budding, streams flowing, and my cell phone contract ending. Right around this time two years ago, I jumped right into a contract, signing away my cellular freedom. While I don't necessarily regret doing that, it couldn't hurt to check and see if my plan could use some revamping. I know I don't need to change the amount of minutes... Read more »

Opera Mini 5 Review

By administrator$$ March 18, 2010 - 12:35pm EST Comments

I wrote an article recently talking about how the new Motorola i1 was rumored to have Opera Mini as the default browser and that got me to thinking. If Opera is the biggest mobile browser, then surely I have used it. So why don't I remember? I read quite a bit on how it is extremely lite, fast, good looking, and very functional. I have never been a big fan of the... Read more »