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Sonja Thompson

Sonja Thompson

TechRepublic Staff

Sonja Thompson

Sonja Thompson
Sonja Thompson has worked for TechRepublic since October of 1999. She is currently a Senior Editor and the host of the Smartphones and Tablets blogs. Sonja also edits the TR Dojo video series.
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    Intel's new 3-D transistor is good news for smartphone users

    Intel has figured out how to increase performance and battery life at the same time. And Moore's Law keeps on truckin'.

    Posted by Michael Kassner | June 17, 2011, 10:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by Michael Kassner

  • 10

    Google's Web mapping can track your phone

    In an exclusive story on CNET News.com, Declan McCullagh reported that Google is publishing the estimated location of millions of iPhones, laptops, and other devices with Wi-Fi connections turned on.

    Posted by Mary Weilage | June 15, 2011, 11:24 AM PDT | Latest comment by Cell Phones

  • 4

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

    If you encounter the Android 2.3 Gingerbread keyboard bug, developer William J. Francis suggests downloading an alternate keyboard from the Android Market.

    Posted by William J. Francis | June 13, 2011, 10:28 AM PDT | Latest comment by bruno.unna

  • 2

    HTC opens up Sense UI: Is there a hidden truth?

    Jack Wallen offers his take on HTC's announcement that it's opening up the Sense UI source and releasing an SDK. Read on to find out whether he'd welcome an HTC fork of the Android platform.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | June 7, 2011, 11:59 AM PDT | Latest comment by DanielRP

  • 15

    HTC Trophy is a powerhouse despite the Windows platform

    Is the Verizon HTC Trophy a worthy replacement for your current device? Jack Wallen's review may help you answer that question.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | June 3, 2011, 12:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by grayknight

  • 7

    Choosing the best mobile device for managing your email

    Deb Shinder discusses the pros and the cons of email management on popular mobile platforms and explains why she might switch to Windows 7 Mango when it comes out.

    Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | June 3, 2011, 10:17 AM PDT | Latest comment by Nsaf

  • 0

    Move telecom expense management to the CIO

    Scott Lowe explains why he thinks it makes sense for the CIO rather than the CFO to manage telecom expenses. He also describes the changes his IT department made since he assumed responsibility...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | June 2, 2011, 9:47 AM PDT

  • 7

    Apps for file sharing, backups, gaming, and more

    For his May 2011 mobile apps roundup, Scott Lowe features cloudsyncr, ShareFile Mobile, AD HelpDesk, MyBackup Pro, and Atari's Greatest Hits.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | May 27, 2011, 6:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by SKDTech

  • 25

    Lesser-known Android tips and tricks

    Jack Wallen shares five Android tips he's learned that may improve your mobile computing experience. He covers using voice activation, the power strip widget, 3D maps, and more.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | May 27, 2011, 3:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by junk@...

  • 12

    Windows Phone 7 tombstoning explained

    Windows Phone 7 developers can use tombstoning to provide an excellent user experience that is very similar to multitasking. Justin James provides more details about the tombstoning concept.

    Posted by Justin James | May 24, 2011, 5:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by Justin James

  • 4

    Firefox 4 for Android is feature rich but slow

    Read Jack Wallen's first impressions of how well Firefox 4 for Android handles bookmarks, add-ons, syncing, PDF rendering, and more. See if he ultimately prefers Android's built-in browser or...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | May 20, 2011, 12:04 PM PDT | Latest comment by justjackx

  • 3

    Taking your smartphone for a car ride

    If you ever use your smartphone in a car, learn about accessories, software, phone features, and best practices that can make it safer and more productive to talk or search the web while you're on...

    Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | May 20, 2011, 11:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by cswitch11

  • 0

    Edit web pages from an Android phone with this app

    Android Web Editor is a must-have application for web developers. Jack Wallen explains why and walks you through how to use the Android app.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | May 17, 2011, 1:24 PM PDT

  • 0

    Access social media sites via these apps

    Scott Lowe shares his operational procedure with regard to Twitter, Yammer, LinkedIn, and Facebook and explains how apps makes outreach to these four social media sites possible.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | May 13, 2011, 8:06 PM PDT

  • 0

    BlackBerry data solutions portfolio for businesses

    TechRepublic contributor Paul Mah recently spoke with Research In Motion about the business deployment options for the BlackBerry. Here's an overview of the data solutions options.

    Posted by Paul Mah | May 13, 2011, 9:39 AM PDT

  • 1

    Connect to Samba shares from Android with AndSMB

    AndSMB is a free app that allows you to connect an Android device to a Samba share. Jack Wallen shows Android users how easy it is to install and configure AndSMB.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | May 6, 2011, 11:38 AM PDT | Latest comment by jackdagnon

  • 12

    Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels

    Find out which smartphones are the best and the worst in terms of radiation output. Scott Lowe also shares tips on how to protect yourself from the potentially harmful rays of radiation emanating...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | May 5, 2011, 2:32 PM PDT | Latest comment by mickywi

  • 3

    Turn an Android device into a word processing tool

    Jack Wallen reviews the beta release of TextMaker Viewer 2010, a free document viewer. Find out what his one gripe is with the tool.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | May 3, 2011, 12:23 PM PDT | Latest comment by jolo100

  • 17

    Are antivirus applications necessary on the Android mobile platform?

    To install antivirus applications or not to install antivirus apps is a conundrum that confounds some Android mobile users. Jack Wallen weighs in on this debate.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | April 29, 2011, 1:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by alexdavid

  • 8

    Apps for expenses, health tracking, and network diagnostics

    Scott Lowe's new app roundup features Pocket Mileage Lite, ProOnGo Expense, healthycloud, and Network Pro. Find out why he thinks all four mobile apps are useful.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | April 28, 2011, 8:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by msieber@...

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