Category Archives: cell/smartphones

My CES panel on Passpoint (aka Hotspot 2.0, aka Next Generation Hotspot, aka NGH)

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

In the next few years, how you connect to Wi-Fi is going to change radically – it’ll be seamless just like connecting to a cell signal – thanks to a new Wi-Fi standard called Passpoint (sometimes known as Hotspot 2.0 … Continue reading →

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Our 4G Future

Posted on 6 July 2010 by Stewart Wolpin

Last weekend I took the Sprint HTC EVO 4G down to Philadelphia, the closest 4G zone to New York City, to see what all the 4G fuss is and will be about – especially after Verizon launches its 4G LTE … Continue reading →

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If you build it, they will videophone

Posted on 6 July 2010 by Stewart Wolpin

Apple’s FaceTime is stoking the flames of videophoning passion, and could help video telephony finally engulf the living room (to complete the suddenly ridiculous fire metaphor). Yes, futurists have been prognosticating ubiquitous videophones since, well, since futurists have been prognosticating; … Continue reading →

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How to Solve iPhone Reception Problems

Posted on 30 June 2010 by Stewart Wolpin

The recent broohaha over iPhone 4 reception issues reminds me of an old vaudeville joke. Man goes to a doctor and says “It hurts when I do this.” Replies the doctor, “Well, don’t do that!” This is my response to … Continue reading →

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CNET Cell Phone Reviews

Posted on 18 March 2006 by Stewart Wolpin

Here are a stack of cell phone reviews I wrote for CNET in 2006. UTStarcom CDM-8945 UTStarcom CDM-180 Samsung VI-A820 (SPH-A820), Sprint LG VX9800, Verizon Samsung SPH-A560, Sprint Samsung PM-A840, Sprint Nokia 2115i Shorty Kyocera K10 Royale Samsung SGH-E335, T-Mobile … Continue reading →

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