Motorola's handset division badly needs some ray of light to eke into its darkest hour -- and employees might just see that today. The company hired well-regarded Sanjay Jha, who had been Qualcomm's chief operating officer, to be the company's co-CEO with current CEO Greg Brown. Yes, it's...
Looking for a good Web-based task-management app ? You might want to check out Remember the Milk RTM. The folks at Black Belt Productivity rave: "Remember the Milk is an excellent task management app that excels with its use of tagging and smart lists through the use of its...
All of you Lou Dobbs fans out there might be curious about what happened to one of the greatest travesties in American economic history -- a proxy fight by an English hedge fund over board seats on CSX, an American railroad. Apparently, The Children's Investment Fund, the...
If you don't mind breaking the rules, you can use your iPhone 3G as a wireless broadband modem for your notebook. Lifehacker explains how: It starts by "jailbreaking" your phone, meaning hacking it a bit so it can run software from sources other than the App Store. This is a...
If your iPhone service plan doesn't include text messages or you routinely burn through your monthly allotment, here's a trick for getting unlimited SMS without spending a penny. In a nutshell, you install the iPhone AIM client iTunes link, then add new AIM contacts in your desktop instant-messaging program (iChat, AIM,...
If you'll tear yourself away from Bejeweled 2 for just a minute, you can actually put your new or updated iPhone to productive use. Here are five App Store gems -- four of which are free -- you'll definitely want to check out. (Note that all links require iTunes.) ...
In honor of today's iPhone 3G launch, here's a clever new app that taps the new model's GPS capabilities: G-Park, which helps you navigate back to where you parked your car. All you do is tap the Park Me button optionally adding details about where you parked. Later, when you...
Planning to take the iPhone 3G plunge tomorrow? One thing you'll soon discover is that there's no comfortable way to watch videos, as the iPhone comes without a stand. You'll either have to hold it for the duration of your show or try in vain to prop it upright at...
Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? Business travel sucks. It's always been difficult. Today it's horrendous. In the next few years it could be unbearable as airlines consolidate routes and pile on fees. So veteran business traveler Marshall Goldsmith checks in to Harvard Business with...
New Web service Alerts.com sends gas-price updates, traffic alerts, baseball scores, and more to your cell phone or inbox. The free service currently offers about a dozen alert choices, including a "free form" alert that lets you send yourself a reminder or any other tidbit of...
Can't find the instruction manual for your BlackBerry? Your old HP LaserJet? Adobe Photoshop? Head to SafeManuals, an online repository of instructions and user guides for a whopping 900,000 products. (Okay, the actual count is 883,542, but still.) You can browse the guide database or search for...
Whatever you do, don't call it a cell phone. As Julie Alexandria finds out, the Helio is a "device" that is part of SK Telecom's strategy to break into the U.S. market.
Unless you were on Mars yesterday, you no doubt heard that Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G. The big news: 3G connectivity, GPS-powered mapping, Exchange support, and an App Store. All that and lower prices: $199 for the 8GB model, $299 for 16GB. Not too shabby -- but is it enough to...
The Find: If you think text messaging is a distraction for your team, think again. A new study finds workers who use text messaging at the office actually report fewer interruptions. The Source: A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University...
It's here! It's here! It feels a lot like Christmas morning, only Steve Jobs got to play Santa Claus. I'm talking, of course, about the new version of the iPhone that got unwrapped at WWDC today and that will make its formal debut on July 11. As...
Andre Kibbe recently suggested a simple strategy for keeping your mind on the tasks or goals at hand -- or, as he puts it, returning your attention to your intention. The trick? Creating visual cues that let you literally keep your eyes on the prize. Three great...
Got a case of buyer's remorse now that the 3G iPhone is probably on its way out? Don't worry, because Gizmodo has a great tutorial on how to sell your old iPhone on eBay for more than you originally shelled out. The key points? Jailbreak it first, and be willing...
So you're standing in the aisles of your local big-box store, about to spring for a color laser printer, when you stop and think: "I wonder if can get this cheaper somewhere else." Frucall gives you price comparisons on your cell phone: Just call the service (888-DO-FRUCALL) and enter the product's...
The Find: 85 percent of written correspondence among adults and business professionals contains grammatical errors. The Source: An analysis of more than 5,000 pieces of business and other writing from software firm WhiteSmoke Inc. The Takeaway: WhiteSmoke makes grammar checking software, so...
Printer won't print? Lost the manual for your cell phone? Head to FixYa, a site that offers free tech support and troubleshooting. Getting started is a snap: Just type the name of the troublesome product or a brief description of your problem, then...
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