Last month, Republic Wireless made waves when it announced an Android phone with “unlimited” service for just $19 per month, no contract required. I’ve spent the past couple weeks test-driving that phone and service, and I’m happy to report that except for a few wrinkles, both performed beautifully. (Read my original post for the full …

One of my favorite products of the year is Epson’s MegaPlex MG-850HD projector. Plunk your iPhone, iPod, or iPad into its pop-out iDevice dock and presto: you’ve got a complete home theater anywhere there’s a chunk of wall space. The unit has a list price of $799, but P.C. Richard & Son sells the Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD projector for $644.97 …

To reboot (i.e. reset) your iDevice, hold down the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons for about 10 seconds. Screenshot by Rick Broida iOS isn’t perfect. There, I said it. This will become evident to anyone who’s ever tried to figure out Notification Center or organize contacts into groups. And I guarantee that at some point or another, you’ve installed a shiny …

Looking for some fun this weekend? If you own an Android device and have a Twitter account, start following @GameloftAndroid. Starting on Black Friday and running all the way through Cyber Monday, Gameloft will offer a free game–but only for a two-hour period during each of the four days. That means you’ll have to monitor your Twitter feed pretty closely–or …

I’m a longtime fan of Tales2Go, the iOS app that provides unlimited children’s audiobooks for a flat monthly rate. Tales2Go – Happy Holidays bundles 20 seasonal audiobooks into one app, with no subscription required. Instead, you pay just 99 cents. That’s a great deal any way you slice it, and an outright steal for parents and schoolteachers alike. The collection …

One of the big draws of jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad is access to SBSettings, a free app that provides quick access to settings like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, screen brightness, and so on. If you’ve ever wished for that kind of convenience without the hassles of jailbreaking, this is your lucky day. A hack called IconSettings lets you add up to 40 …

Apple’s iOS 5 sure does have its problems, doesn’t it? (Too bad the recent iOS 5.0.1 update didn’t fix most of them.) My wife’s iPhone 4S, for example, definitely suffers from the no-audio-on-outgoing-calls bug. And my mom lost all her Camera Roll photos after installing iOS 5 a couple weeks ago. Let’s talk about the latter problem, which can definitely …

Looking for a no-contract Android phone with low monthly rates? Until now, your best bet was Virgin Mobile, which has plans starting at $35 per month. Newcomer Republic Wireless just blew that out of the water. The company offers an Android phone for just $19 per month, including unlimited voice, data, and text. No contract, no early termination fees, no …

As CNET reported last week, Apple is not only aware of the battery problems associated with iOS 5, but has already pushed out a second beta of iOS 5.0.1–which promises to fix them. My take: why stop there? Apple’s already prepping an update, so why not address some of iOS 5’s other quirks, annoyances, and omissions? Here are five I’m …

So your shiny new iPhone 4S finally arrived. Now it’s time to outfit it with some killer accessories. I’m talking about a Bluetooth headset designed for runners and cyclists, a backup battery that’ll keep you talking and texting until you can get back to the charger, a custom case adorned with a photo of your loved one(s), and a lot …