So I unwrapped a spanking new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone the other day. It’s Samsung’s most popular handset, earning iPhone-level sales in the first two weeks on sale, and I had to wonder whether I had a mobile gadget, or a doorway to a magical world with all the publicity it has received. Well, I […]

So Google made news this week with the announcement that they intend to bring their gigabit Google Fiber broadband and cable TV service to Austin next year. It appears AT&T is prepared to do the same with their U-Verse offering. This means that the citizens of Austin, or a hefty portion of them at any […]

If you believe T-Mobile’s hype machine, they are doing away with the traditional wireless carrier contract. Instead of being saddled with a two-year contract and early termination fees if you quit early, the handset will be unbundled from your cellular plan. So you will get a lower price, sort of. Now it’s true that T-Mobile […]

Ahead of Samsung’s launch of the next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, you could read a fair amount of speculation about how the product would evolve compared to the previous version. Now since many of you will be reading this article after the product is unveiled, I’ll avoid most of the specifics. The main point […]