Courtney Carlisle

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Courtney Carlisle

When Courtney Carlisle, a Memphis, TN native moved to Los Angeles "for the summer" seven years ago, the MacBook toting, BlackBerry addict never thought she would end up blogging about gadgets. But, after a crash course in the mobile industry launching the MVNO, Helio, as part of the in-house communications team, she was hooked and began writing about all tech things shiny, speedy and new.

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Pocket full of horses

I love a 5.7-liter V12 producing 532 horsepower with 434 lb-ft engine as much as the next girl, but I don't know that you get the same sensation when you hear that engine ring in your pocket? For...

eCycle: Don't throw away your cellular device!

Nearly a billion cell phones are thrown out after 18 months of use, and most Americans buy a new phone every 12 months. That's a lot of unused, unloved mobile phones out there. Check out Flipswap...

Nokia NFC - enabled 6212

Last week, Nokia announced the 6212 classic, a candy bar style handset with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services...

Nokia: Mobile Remade

CTIA 2008 in Las Vegas brought a lot of cool product introductions, including the highly touted Samsung Instinct, which is following in the footsteps of the Helio Ocean ($174) being touted as the "...

Test drive: Parrot minikit

Unlike the majority of my family and friends, my car did not come fully equipped with built in hands free Bluetooth compatibility to allow me to talk on my mobile while driving with my hands at 10...

Verizon's big win

It's been a big week already for Verizon Wireless at CTIA in Las Vegas. The owner and operator of the world's largest and most reliable network just announced that the Blackberry Curve (8330) will be...

High tech goes high touch - the LG SH240 launches

LG Electronics announced the launch of its first GSM HSDPA handset for the Korean market with a ?life like? feel. The new handset comes with a silicone cover that makes it feel like skin on skin...

Citi goes mobile?

You can take it to the bank. While other financial institutions and companies like mfoundry are just trying to get consumers to check their statements from their phones, it looks like Citi is taking...

Runtriz: In-Home hotline

With mobile phones becoming seemingly impossible to live without (just ask my 87 year old grandma who answers to the ring of ?Jack of Diane?), it's not surprising that most of the new technology in...

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