John Walton

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John Walton

John Walton is a student and writer who spends most of his free time fingerpicking an acoustic guitar and authoring biographical snippets in the third-person. He lives with his wife and their cat, who are, like him, compulsive movers/travelers. He is passionate about open source software, learning to speak Thai, and watching poker tournaments on television (WPT).

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Review: BlueAnt V1 Bluetooth Headset

EDIT: Please see the comments for updates on my two complaints. The BlueAnt V1 is the best bluetooth headset I've used to date. Then again, it's the first one I've dropped over $120 on. I bought mine...

Why can't I connect?

With all of the methods of delivering data to cell phones, it can be a bit confusing to track down connectivity problems. Phones that are capable of EDGE and 3G data usually connect to which ever one...

Handango exec talks Android

I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Bloom of Handango last week, who was appointed Vice President of the company's Content and International divisions in May. While Handango offers products for...

John's BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 review

At a Glance What's Good: surprisingly music-friendly; external play/pause button; stereo bluetooth, standard headphone jack; UMA capable; unique form factor; slick new BB interface; more compact than...

John's Samsung Highnote M630-Blue review

At a Glance What's Good: Very music-friendly; loud and clear speaker; 3.5 mm (standard) headphone jack; stereo bluetooth; comes w/ 1 GB microSD and accepts 16 GB; dedicated music button; Sprint's One...

Twitter client for Android released

Today is the scheduled release date for the first public version of the Twidroid application, formerly known as Twitroid. It allows you to post updates with pictures via a site called--you guessed it...

John's Samsung Rant Black review

At a Glance What's Good: It's a godsend for mobile text/IM/email addicts; slide-out QWERTY is comfortable and requires about 60 seconds of adaptation; it's Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store capable;...

Phones, phones, phones!

There are a lot of new phones out there; on the shelves or ready to drop. And I've got three in hand. Sprint's latest offerings from Samsung--the Highnote and Rant--are at the top of my review list....

Dev details on BlackBerry apps

Developers will begin submitting programs and content in December, choosing their own price for the products, which will be purchasable via Paypal. Future BlackBerry phones will feature an...

Skyfire ups the ante for "mobile" browsing

Immobilized by your mobile? Tired of being redirected to a crippled shadow of the site for which you've diligently searched? Well, there's a new beta browser on the block, turning desktop tricks that...

Opera mobile gets widgets, makeover

A new beta of Opera Mobile has been released for Windows and UIQ phones, and it supports widgetry; the act of twiddling widgets. (Legal in Norway since 2005.) The catalog is meager at the moment, but...

Motorola readies Android phone

Motorola has never been timid about trying out various Linux configurations on their phones. And right now they're prepping for a major Android release that will turn its focus to social networking....

Screenshots and thoughts: Firefox mobile

The browser is called Fennec, and gets its name from a small, nocturnal fox found in the Sahara Desert, if my memory serves me correctly. O.K., I looked it up on Wikipedia. It's an appropriate title...

Handango: Android apps on deck

Handango, the provider of countless games, productivity tools, entertainment software and business applications for the cell/smart phone, tablet PC and PSP markets, has made an announcement: it will...

Flash 10 shows love for Linux

As I indicated in my post on Silverlight for Android, a phone that could run both Silverlight and Flash could steal the title of "most web-friendly phone." Well, get a load of this. Adobe just...

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