I’m not sure whether this is a pricing error, or just a really good deal, but Mac Mall has the Navigon Freshmaps subscription card (3 years) for just $14.99.
With this card, you’ll get 3 years of map updates for your Navigon GPS unit (it will NOT update other brands). Since many vendors charge upwards of $100 for EACH map update, you’ll realize that this is a hot deal.
You can find the Navigon Freshmaps update card here.
I’ve never made a secret of it; I’m a big Sprint fan. After some initial skepticism they really impressed me when I signed up last year, and they haven’t let me down yet.
Of course, I’m lucky because I purchased a phone that I understand, but there are too many people out there that don’t have a clue how to use their device.
Last week, I ran into a friend who used the browser on his Blackberry to check his email, and was not aware that the Blackberry was actually built for messaging. I showed him in about 2 minutes how to setup push email on his device, much to his joy. So it is needless to say that this new announcement from Sprint seems to make so much sense:
Sprint closed all of its 1,219 stores on Sunday Aug. 17 to train its employees for the "Ready Now" program. The goal is that customers should leave stores with their phones "completely set up and personalized," said Kim Dixon, Sprint’s senior vice president of stores.
Customers "have got these really great devices … but they just don’t know how to set it all up," Dixon said.
Employees will now set up e-mail access, move over contacts from an old phone, connect Bluetooth headsets and explain other functions.
Customers who don’t have time for the 10-minute to half-hour sessions can make appointments for later visits. These free sessions will be available to existing subscribers as well, even if they aren’t buying a new phone or accessory, Dixon said.
(Via: Google news/AP)
Microsoft sure picked a bad day to announce their new lineup of peripherals. Right in the middle of the Apple madness, they took the wraps off a new desktop keyboard/mouse desktop combo, a new “blue laser” mouse and their newest notebook mouse. The Microsoft Arc Mouse is a folding mouse which will launch within a few weeks for $59.99.
The Arc mouse houses a “micro-transceiver” which snaps into the bottom of the unit, and it uses a regular laser sensor (not the new Blue Laser).
I’m pretty impressed with the design, but I would have preferred a Bluetooth version as I really hate having to plug a receiver into my laptop. For the time being, I’ll stick with my MoGo mouse.
HP just announced the newest entry in their Elitebook lineup; the new 6930p can be configured with several power saving features, which should make the machine capable of lasting 24 hours between charges.
By implementing an SSD drive, a special LED display and an ultra capacity battery, the boffins at HP may have finally delivered on the promise of all day computing. Of course, until the machine has been reviewed in a real life test, we’ll just have to take their word for it.
The Elitebook 6930p should be out by October, but no price has been revealed yet.
Several weeks ago some CAD drawings of “the new iPod Nano” popped up. Since then there have been even more leaks, and some photos of cases for this “new iPod”.
I’m not usually one to jump on the rumor bandwagon, but in this case I’m going to make an exception: I’m convinced all these images are part of a big hoax.
That’s right; I think someone is having a huge laugh posting these fake images, issuing false press releases and sitting behind his desk taking notes of every site that took his bait.
In the past, Apple has managed to keep its new designs pretty closely guarded, and while they may have been a little sloppy in the past, I’m just not convinced that any of the stuff leaked this time is real.
Either way, I guess I’ve just added more insanity to the Apple iPod rumor machine.
Looks like that magical price point for SSD drives has just been reached.
Zipzoomfly.com has the Patriot 64GB Warp SSD on sale for just $235, with a $40 rebate, making the final price just $195! At this price it finally makes sense to upgrade your laptop drive to a juicy new SSD drive.
If you are thinking of jumping on this deal, don’t wait too long, it probably won’t last long!
Valleywag has a story about a case of identity theft involving Skype and Paypal (who are both owned by Ebay).
The victim woke up one morning and found EUR100 in Skype purchases in his Paypal account. His Skype password was also changed.
None of this would be a big deal if the companies involved cared about what happened. Unfortunately Skype and Paypal keep pointing the finger at each other, and neither of them seem interested in resolving the matter.
Based on this story, I’ve removed the Paypal authorization on my Skype account as I don’t want to become the next victim of these 2 companies unwillingness to respond to theft, I strongly suggest you do the same!
Each week I’m going to pick several posts from the Flyertalk travel technology forum, and share them with you. Here are some of the highlights from the past week:
If you have ever wondered whether your VOIP box will work away from home, then you should read the real world experiences of fellow travelers in : Can I take my VOIP router overseas?
Signing up for a 2 year contract is like signing away part of your life. So someone asks the community: How to get a voice or data contract for less than 2 years.
And finally, one of the biggest pieces of browser news all year – Google chrome released – read from the perspective of a Flyertalker.
Apple is holding another super secret product announcement event on Tuesday, and the general consensus is that they’ll be announcing some new iPod models (they usually do this, just in time for the Christmas shopping season).
In a discussion on Flyertalk, I said that I expect them to announce a new iPod nano, which will be a cross between a regular iPod, and an iPod Touch. It’ll be the thinnest iPod ever, and Apple will claim it is the thinnest mp3 player in the world. Of course, history has shown that only 0.00001% of the rumors and leaks actually turn out to be true when it comes to Apple, so we’ll have to wait till Tuesday to see what is actually coming.
Apologies for the silly title, but there isn’t much you can say about free conference calls. This service has been around for some time now, and offers 100% free conference calls. Recently, they added some international access numbers, making it free and easy to hold a conference call between other countries. They offer access numbers in 10 European countries, and each call can accommodate up to 96 people. The service has no ad’s and no fee’s. At the end of the call, you can even request a recording of the conference.
I have not tested this service myself, so if you any experience with them, drop me a comment!
Source: FreeConferenceCall.com (via Berryreview.com)
