Why aren’t we ...

Tweet It’s a question I ask myself on a pretty regular basis. Why the heck don’t more journalists stream live video? It’s the easiest thing to do if you want to add depth to  your online coverage. More: More in streaming...

Using Netflix on the...

Tweet Watching DVDs is old-school. So is working a full shift at work. Enter the Netflix iPhone 4 app. It’s the coolest thing since getting movies in the mail that you put in a Que of desired movies. The new app came out earlier this...

What journalists sho...

Tweet Facebook has gone geo. It’s sort of the next big thing on the internet. That means that anybody with a Facebook account in the U.S. has the ability to check-in from Starbucks. We can thank Foursquare’s vision for the...

The fix for the iPho...

Tweet Apple decided to fix the iPhone 4′s notorious antenna problem by saying every phone manufacturer in the world has the same problem, then offering up free cases to iPhone 4 users. That begged the question: If everybody has that...

Android vs. iPhone 4...

Tweet Today we’re talking about which cellphone operating software does better with voice features. Here are two videos. The first is on voice navigation. The second is on voice searching. More: Better video? | Better...

TIP: Using a flash c...

Tweet All the smartphones in the world have a flash for taking pictures. Well, at least all the ones I’ve played with do. They all suck hard. None take even decent photos with flash in situations where the subject is close to the...

Droid X vs. EVO vs. ...

We've already discussed taking pictures. Now let's take a look at how three of the leading smartphones handle HD video. Shall we?

Reporter suggests wa...

Tweet A major goal of mine for this blog is that it be useful to people with a variety of tech knowledge and backgrounds. So I will be on the hunt for tips from any journalist willing to offer them. Today I give you a very good list of...

Coming this week: Mo...

Tweet I’m planning to post my latest story in a series I’m doing on which cell phone is the best for journalists. Tomorrow’s post will focus entirely on video. I hope to do both a written and video post. Then I will have...

Qik camera app upgra...

Tweet This isn’t the free broadcasting app that we loved for the iPhone 3/G. This is the $2.99 app that added some depth to our cameras. With the new OS, though, the free app has been rendered useless by way of a blue tint. On top of...