Wii U Experience in Los Angeles

Saturday was a busy day for us. In addition to attending an L.A. Galaxy soccer game, the family went to the invitation-only Wii U Experience in Los Angeles (or more precisely, Hollywood) to experience firsthand what Nintendo’s latest system has to offer. The event was held at Siren Studios on Sunset Boulevard and was scheduled … Continue reading Wii U Experience in Los Angeles

Review: LG Optimus Elite for Virgin Mobile

You might recall a post I wrote in April in which I was debating whether to stick with Virgin Mobile or move on to T-Mobile since Virgin was going to make it practically impossible for users to avoid rate increases by implementing said increases upon the activation of any smartphone released after May 2012. I … Continue reading Review: LG Optimus Elite for Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile to Sell iPhone on June 29

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all day, you’ve no doubt heard about Virgin Mobile’s earth-shattering yet not entirely unexpected plan to finally bring the iPhone to the U.S. (it’s been in other markets for quite some time now). It will be sold at Virgin Mobile's site, Radio Shack, Best Buy and "select local … Continue reading Virgin Mobile to Sell iPhone on June 29

Roughing It — Kind Of

Here's Anthony sitting in the tent in the backyard where I promised him we'd camp over the holiday weekend. We're doing Night 2 as I post this. Perfect night for it, too. Device: LG Optimus V Apps: PicSay Pro for color manipulation; lightning provided by Nintendo DSi XL screens

Virgin Mobile to Raise $25 Plan to $35–Again (UPDATE)

If you are like me and are subscribed to Virgin Mobile’s SMS alerts, then you probably got this message the other day: Starting 5/27/12, new smartphones will be subject to current plan rates. This will apply if you switch phones. There was also a link to this site. In short, here’s what they are going … Continue reading Virgin Mobile to Raise $25 Plan to $35–Again (UPDATE)