http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog General Article Blog Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:34:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, this was only a matter of time, and we’re a little surprised we didn’t see one earlier. Regardless, this is the Palm Pre knockoff we’ve been waiting for. Seemingly called just iPhone +QWERTY — this KIRF is being marketed as just that — a real business phone with a ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/12/keepin-it-real-fake-part-ccxxxviii-palm-pre-knockoff-doesnt-know-what-it-wants-to-be-when-it-grows-up-2/ If you have ever thought about starting a legitimate home-based business, this is probably the best time to start one. With heaps of opportunities available online, making money with internet marketing has become easier than it ever was. Take affiliate marketing for example, you can start building your online business ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/11/affiliate-marketing/ We checked out Verizon’s most unusual Razzle sourced from PCD at CTIA this week, and put simply, we’re pretty sure there’s a reason that this form factor is among the rarest. Twisting the bottom half of the phone to choose between QWERTY and a speaker with music controls just doesn’t ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/11/verizons-razzle-does-the-twist-for-us/ We had a chance to take a tour of Nokia’s research and development facility in San Diego this week — and while we’re afraid to say we didn’t see any Maemo 6-powered devices or Symbian^4 emulators lying around, we did see some pretty cool stuff, particularly in the product testing ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/11/video-nokias-product-testing-labs-in-3-minutes-42-seconds/ Strategy Analytics latest look at its spec-tracking (hence the name) SpecTRAX database of wireless devices has unearthed a few juicy tidbits of information, none more notable than the fact that phone thickness is at a new all-time low — 13.96mm on average, the first time the metric has ever fallen ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/10/cellphones-thinner-than-ever/ Sure, you’ve been able to get it a little early in one way or another, but the Sprint HTC Hero officially launched today, which means a second US carrier is now selling an Android device. High five. Now, is anyone spending the $179 ($479 off-contract)? And Sprint customers, we have ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/10/sprint-htc-hero-now-on-sale-to-everyone/ Yesterday we showed you this bad boy behind a thick, hand-stopping sheet of glass, and today, we’re taking you just a little closer to the action. The emphasis has to be on “just a little,” unfortunately, because neither T-Mobile nor Samsung were willing to slip a battery in the phone ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/09/samsung-behold-ii-handled-with-less-battery-than-wed-like/ Got a cool grand to drop on a Windows Phone? Oh, yeah? Then have a gander at Samsung’s latest fashion piece, the Armani-branded M7500. The cool cats over at PhoneArena managed to get their paws around a unit, and as predicted, they didn’t hesitate to bust out the camera and ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/08/samsungs-winmo-65-powered-armani-smartphone-gets-previewed/ Life is an intricate process, each constituent requires its fair share of balance but sometimes rushing our way through it we forget to tip the balance and uncertainties start populating and stealing our peace of mind. At times like these we turn to our friends and dearest to tell the ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/08/professional-psychic-reading/ Filed under: Handsets Yes, this was only a matter of time, and we’re a little surprised we didn’t see one earlier. Regardless, this is the Palm Pre knockoff we’ve been waiting for. Seemingly called just iPhone +QWERTY — this KIRF is being marketed as just that — a real business phone ... http://www.imspeakeasy.com/blog/2009/10/07/keepin-it-real-fake-part-ccxxxviii-palm-pre-knockoff-doesnt-know-what-it-wants-to-be-when-it-grows-up/