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...

BlackBerry Torch unb...

Tweet I’ve never really used a BlackBerry before Tuesday night. I’ve seen the various models and know that they’ve been really popular, but I have little experience with the phone and the software. So I was glad when...

A reporter between j...

Today I give you Lily Leung. She's a friend who is in between jobs, getting ready to start reporting for the San Diego Union-Tribune. She was nice enough to write something on how she used her Droid phone and twitter to cover a protest. Read more to get some valuable tips and some insight on being a reporter.

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...

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...

Newspaper photog use...

Tweet Working where I do allows me some great opportunities. The coolest one is working next to supremely talented people who will try anything in the name of getting and presenting the news. It’s what that in mind that I post the...

Streaming mobile vid...

Tweet What’s the point of having one of these awesome smartphones if we’re not going to tap into everything they can do to help our coverage? Streaming mobile video is easily one of those things that we need to do more of while...