Troy Dreier

Let’s end the week with a little music (part 2). We’re sorry, Shazam, we loved your amazing music ID feature before, but that’s before Midomi stole our heart. Midomi, available here, can do what Shazam does (quickly listen to and identify any song playing), but it does so much more. You can sing or hum […]

RulerPhone One of the most ingenious apps we’ve seen, RulerPhone ($2.99), available here, lets you measure anything even without a tape measure. Simply place a credit card, gift card, or driver’s license next to the item you want to measure, then use the app to take a picture of the item. The app computes the […]

Apple iPhone 3Gwww.apple.com; www.att.wireless.com$199 (8GB); $299 (16GB) Pros: 3G speeds; the App Store; hybrid locationing; ActiveSync support. Cons: Pricey data plans and two-year contracts; still missing basics, such as cut and paste; shorter battery life. A few early adopters probably regretted their decision when the iPhone 3G was released. While the original iPhone was a game-changer that spurred forward […]

Our weekly roundup of the best free and paid applications available for the iPhone and the iPod touch. Flight Status Frequent fliers, this one is a must-have. Flight Status ($4.99) lets you check the status of thousands of flights worldwide from your phone, using data from 1143 airlines and 4246 airports. Check status either by […]

Apple MobileMewww.apple.comPrice: $99 per year for a single license; $149 per year for a five person Family PackPros: Streamlined interface for sharing e-mail, calendar, and contact information between computers and iPhone or iPod touch devices.Cons: Wireless syncing doesn’t go far enough; Calendar not robust enough. If you’ve been waiting for a time when it was […]

The Apple iPhone is a major player in the mobile Internet space, but the iPhone still doesn’t support Flash, which means it can’t display most of the video available online. What’s a hardworking video site to do? Until the folks in Cupertino decide to allow the iPhone’s Safari browser to display Flash content, online video […]

iPhone 2.0 Software Upgrade www.apple.com Price: Free for iPhone users; $9.99 for iPod touch users Pros: Allows users to access the App Store; push connectivity; loads of small usability improvements. Cons: Doesn’t deliver long-awaited features, such as the ability to copy and paste, view Flash in Safari, or synch To Do items.   A new […]

While Cognos 8 Go! Mobile, our 2008 Datamation Product of the Year winner for Best Wireless Software, was initially meant for executives who need current business intelligence, its found many takers who never set food in a boardroom. Airport tarmac workers use it to track lost luggage, while field sales representatives use it to get […]

In the surprisingly tight race for our Product of the Year award in the Network and Systems Management category, DataFlux Accelerator eked out a narrow victory. This relatively new suite lets customers analyze their data, improve data when problems are found, and then keep an eye on it to make sure quality doesn’t slip. History […]

Building on support for a well-known malware fighter, Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware 2007 Pro has won a Datamation Product of the Year award in the Anti-Spam category, a category that has grown to include anti-malware products of several types. In the case of Ad-Aware, the product has a significant reputation for rooting out intrusive advertising software on […]