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I think its fair to say that i am in the minority when it comes to mobile phones. I dont have one and i dont want one. Weird? Probably, but thats just me, plus i save quite a bit of money per month this way compared to people i know with mobile phones.

One thing i do miss though is a 3G mobile broadband internet connection using something like an iPhone.

When i first heard about the Novatel Mifi 2352, i knew straight away that this would solve this problem for me.
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I recently purchased a Samsung NC10 Netbook with Built-In HSDPA (3G). This was my first ever “Netbook”, and i always knew that Netbooks were low powered compared to “Laptops”, and especially machines like my Macbook Pro. But the main reason i wanted a netbook, was to have 3G internet access on the move.

In January (2009) i had heard about “Jolicloud” on techcrunch.com. Jolicloud is a Linux based operating system aimed directly at Netbooks, and this really interested me. I didn’t want a machine that would run Photoshop or other high end software programs like that. All i wanted was a machine that allowed me to check emails, and access certain websites like twitter.com and so on. continue reading »

I’m a huge fan of the iPod Touch. I have a 2nd Generation version and i use it on a daily basis, but like any tech geek i’m always looking forward to what might come in the next version.

You could say i am a bit of a freak of Nature when it comes to the iPhone, and by that i mean i dont have one. In fact i dont have any kind of mobile phone, and thats probably why i am such a fan of the iPod Touch, as it has just about all the features of the iPhone, but just without the phone, and thats perfect for me. continue reading »