Author Archives: Dennis Bournique

Straight Talk – $45 Unlimited Talk, Text, Data, Roaming and 3rd Party Apps On AT&T

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Mexico based América Móvil, the fourth largest mobile network in the world, doesn’t have a network of it’s own in the US but operates the country’s largest MVNO under the TracFone banner with subsidiary brands Net10, Safelink and StraightTalk.  The latter has been offering unlimited talk, text in and data for $45/month since late last year. Straight Talk phones are only available online and at Wal-Mart stores.  While Straight Talk is attractive to  heavy talkers and texters, the data part … Continue reading →

Found On The Mobile Web #225

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2296 mobile sites. Local Search Parking Assistant www.anagog.com/wa/ A Google maps mashup the uses the Geolocation JavaScript API to create a map showing nearby parking lots. Green and red icons indicate free and paid lots, respectively Although the developer calls it an “iPhone … Continue reading →

US Mobile Data and Voice Options For Travelers

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This post is no longer updated! Please click here to read the latest version at PrepaidPhoneNews.com. I get a lot of questions in comments on what options visitors to the US have for using a local SIM to avoid the exorbitant international roaming charges that almost all operators charge. So here’s a break down of the easiest and best value options for visitors. As it’s difficult for travelers to order online and  have a SIM shipped internationally, I’ve limited this … Continue reading →

Mobile Bookmarklets, Now Easier Than Ever

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Bookmarkets are snippets of JavaScript in a browser bookmark that automate sharing links on Twitter or Delicious, subscribing to feeds in Google Reader or Bloglines, translating web pages to another language, fixing illegible page colors and much more. I use them all the time and find they really enhance my productivity. A couple of years ago I created o.yeswap.com, a special page of bookmarklets for Opera Mini users. Mini lacks drag and drop or any other way to directly save … Continue reading →

Found on the Mobile Web #224

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Welcome to Found on the Mobile Web, a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2286 mobile sites. Web Design & Development Travis Berry m.travisberry.com Web designer/developer and video production specialist, Travis Berry’s blog has loads of good articles on web development techniques and a portfolio of his designs and videos. Mobile view by Mobify. Content: Usability: … Continue reading →

Opera Mobile 10.1 With Location Support For Symbian and Maemo

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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Opera Mini 5.1 for Android release, Opera Software today put up Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian 3rd and 5th Edition and Maemo 4.1 and 5.0 (N800, N810 and N900). This release adds long anticipated support for Geolocation to along with: Support for CSS3 border-radius, background attachment, box-shadow, border-image attributes and for the 2D Transforms module. The latest Carakan JavaScript engine (with JIT on Maemo) The Vega vector graphics library An update of the Opera … Continue reading →

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android’s Saved State Soups Up Multitasking On The G1 and Magic

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Opera Mini for Android dropped the Beta tag with the release of Opera Mini 5.1 today. The new version brings a number of bug fixes and enhancements to Opera Mini on Google’s smartphone platform. The most significant improvement is that when Opera Mini  gets closed in the background by the Android OS it now saves its complete state, including the contents of all open tabs and the browsing history.  Android is very aggressive about closing apps that are in the … Continue reading →

Found On The Mobile Web #223

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2277 mobile sites. Shopping NexTag m.nextag.com The mobile edition of the price comparison site NexTag helps find the best online prices for computers, gadgets, financial services, travel, automobiles, education and more. Search by keyword or SKU. Android and iOS devices get a special … Continue reading →