Articles about mobile technologies
On May 16th , Apple announced that its 50 billionth app had been downloaded from the App Store. The 50 billionth app was a free app, Say the Same Thing, by Space Inch, LLC. Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio received a $10,000 App Store gift card […]
Sometimes, my friends will lament to me the fact that they wanted to watch something in Flash on their iPad or iPhone but couldn’t since Apple devices do not support Flash. This tends to be a common misconception. While it is true that Apple’s
The iPad turned three years old on April 3rd. More than 300,000 Wi-Fi only iPads sold on its first day. On the same day that the 3G-enabled iPad went on sale (April 30th), Apple sold its millionth iPad after only 28 days on the market. The
I was sifting through my usual early morning online news sources today when I came across a couple of reports which really tickled the ole humerus. The fact that the two stories were published on the same day and involve a somewhat similar topic is
It seems that hardly a day, or certainly a week, goes by without some website being hacked and member information being stolen. Some companies (Facebook, Twitter and Dropbox to name a few) offer two-step verification to make it more difficult to hack into your account.
When it came time to get my own cell plan and adopt the same device and ecosystem as my coworkers, I was a bit sad to end my 3 year relationship with Android. I knew I’d miss the customizability and widgets of Android, but I looked forward to being
Wood iPhone accessories make me love my iOS device Read More »
Out with the old in the with new. No sooner has Google decided to abandon Google Reader, its popular RSS feed reader, than we hear of a new service on offer from the internet giant. The net has been abuzz with news of Google’s new online sticky
Recently, I’ve had my name, email address and password ‘comprised’ (or, I would say, stolen) from at least three different websites, Evernote, LinkedIn and Jawbone. Technically, LinkedIn didn’t tell me that my information was comprised. I’m just guessing that it was. The other two sites
A little over a month after releasing iOS 6.1, Apple released its third iteration, iOS 6.1.3, yesterday (March 19th). Most notably, it finally resolves the lock screen bypass issue. Prior to this release, it was possible to bypass the four-digit lock screen and gain access
Apple is coming for your wrists, but not this year Apple got where it is today by climbing the industry ladder with great technology. In the early 2000’s, the company had a knack for entering an emerging device market and creating a near-ubiquitous “need” for
The iWatch makes a lot of sense for Apple, likely won’t see 2013 Read More »
I am not a heavy user of social networking by any means. I would check Facebook and Twitter a few times a day, LinkedIn not even weekly and use FourSquare rarely. It was just too much of a pain to use four different apps. Also,
There has been some confusion about what happened recently regarding modifying smartphones. First, let’s distinguish between some terms that are often at the “root” of the confusion: Jailbreak: essentially this is the act of obtaining superuser (root) access on your device so you can modify
Jailbreak your smartphone. It is Legal, and you should do it. Read More »
Apple did their weekly release of iOS 6.1 (ouch) a few days ago. According to Apple, iOS 6.1.2 “fixes an Exchange calendar bug that could result in increased network activity and reduced battery life.” This is one of two issues that have been identified
According to the latest test results published by independent testing lab AV-Test, the two Android security apps which offer the best possible protection are ‘TrustGo’ and ‘Lookout’ respectively. The good news is that all but one of the 22 apps tested passed AV-Test certification… that
