With Twin Cities AT&T customers getting an added Thanksgiving gift of LTE, I decided to run a handful of tests to see what performance looked like. This was performed on a Samsung Galaxy SIII using the app from speedtest.net. The results are pretty impressive. Almost 40Mb/s down and over 10 […]
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AT&T Rocking 4G LTE in the Twin Cities
Looks like today is the day when AT&T flips the switch on full-time LTE for the Twin Cities. I noticed back in September that the State Fairgrounds was lit up and providing some nice download speeds. Also the U of M campus and a few other northern suburbs have been […]
Start8 fixes the missing Start button dilemma
I was reading the article: “Will Microsoft restore Start Menu to Windows 8?” in the Tuesday edition of the USA Today newspaper. This was an interesting headline that piqued my interest given the announcement that Microsoft Windows head, Steven Sinofsky was making a quick escape so close to the launch […]
Running with the Crucial M4 SSD
I decided to do some hardware upgrades this weekend, and as prices on SSD continue to drop, I found a pretty good deal at my local MicroCenter. The Crucial M4 256GB SSD normally retails for $239, but you save $50 instantly, and an additional $20 on a rebate, so you […]
Windows Phone 8 DevCenter Membership for Just $8!
From the Windows Phone Developer Blog: “Windows Phone 8 is out, the tools are available, and devices are about to be released—it’s time to get coding. As an added incentive, for the next 8 days individual developers can register for a Dev Center account for just $8 (a 92 percent […]
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Justin Braun has been a technologist for over 20 years, first getting his start in IT with a large international retailer in the 1990’s. He has a passion for new technology, mobile devices, software development, photography, and the weather. In his spare time, he is a managing editor at techbrieftoday.com, co-host of The Tech Five Podcast, and has blogged about his various technology interests right here since 2006.