MichaelMichael
My name is Michael, and I'm the tech guy. I eat App Stores, Twitter feeds, and Facebook pages for breakfast! (With a little chocolate milk on the side.) I graduated from BYU with a Computer Science degree, and now it's time to mix it up at Textopoly. If the words 'REST API' make your heart skip a beat, then we'll get along great! (If not, I guess we can still be friends.)

Posts by Michael:

AT&T: Thanks for Saving Me Money, But I’m Still Mad.

AT&T just updated their pricing options for smartphone data plans. I’m actually set to save money, yet I can’t help getting mad at their tactics.

First the breakdown. AT&T currently offers a single plan – “unlimited” 3G data for $30/mo. Now don’t ask me how, but in 2010 the word ‘unlimted’ actually translates to ‘5 gigabytes’. [...]

Cell Phones Are… Magic?

No, they’re not magic silly! Want proof? Check out this great infographic over at cellphones.org for the lowdown…

http://cellphones.org/blog/how-a-cell-phone-call-works/

Gotta love a good infographic. Gotta love mobile!

iPad Draws in Reluctant Brands

One thing has always left a sour taste in my mouth about the iPhone. Apps number in the hundreds of thousands, yet many major brands and publishers seem reluctant to support the platform. Where are the big players in video, Netflix and Hulu? And why is Google letting me view docs but not edit them? [...]

Windows Phone 7 Series

BOOM! That was the sound of Microsoft reentering the mobile atmosphere. The software giant unveiled Windows Phone 7 Series, their answer to all this smartphone business we’ve been hearing about lately. WP7S (for short) isn’t just a feeble “remember me?” – this is the most gasp-worthy interface to hit the industry since Steve Jobs first [...]

Every iPhone Should Ship With These 5 Apps Installed

The iPhone comes with almost 20 apps pre-installed, but I’d like Apple to increase that number – by 5 to be exact.

The App Store will turn 2 this year. In the time we’ve had together, a few apps have risen to the top of the pack. The following apps are so useful, so synonymous with [...]

It’s like real life. But, you know… augmented.

In his article entitled How Will Augmented Reality Affect Your Business?, John Sviokla details some of the possibilities for the future of augmented reality. I have to agree with his assessment that this future is a bright one.

Location recognition is already here. Most smartphones now have the capability to present you with metadata about places [...]