Articles about mobile technologies
So you decided to get an iPad. Now what? Here are my top ten iPad apps to get you started. Netflix – While the ‘instant queue’ (aka streaming) content can be a little lacking, I can always find something worth watching. The TV series content […]
Asus, one of the World’s leading PC manufacturers, has recently announced a partnership with BlueStacks which will bring Android apps to the Asus range of home computers. For the uninitiated: BlueStacks is emulation software which enables users to run Android apps on Windows computers. It’s
Apple’s iPad still remains, by far, the tablet market leader. As reported by ABI Research, Apple shipped 11.8 million of iPads in the first quarter of this year. The colossal iPad sales were due to the release of the 3rd generation iPad as well as
Two weeks and counting, I’m still paperless at work. I have to say that I think it’s getting easier. Taking my iPad to meetings or using it to record information is starting to become second-nature. I am still using Evernote to capture thoughts, meeting notes,
At work, I typically work at one of three sites. It always seems that I never have the right papers, notes, or notebook with me. What I need is always somewhere else. I have thought about ‘going paperless’ in the past but never really put
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 this week. According to Apple’s release notes, the following issues were addressed with this release: — Improved reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut. — Bug fixes for issues that could prevent the new iPad
Once again, it’s time for Android’s top manufacturers to refresh their flagship handsets and give customers a couple more reasons to drop $200 and extend their contracts by two long years. While new Android phones and tablets are announced what seems like twice daily, Samsung
The next best Androids–a look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy s III and HTC One X Read More »
It looks like a multiple-device data plan is coming to Verizon later this year. At Verizon’s quarterly earnings call on April 19th, Fran Shammo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Verizon Communications, stated: …we will be launching our data share plan in midsummer
Well, I got prompted by Apple to set up some security questions when I tried to download an app to my iPhone today. I had heard that this was coming and I guess today was my day. It doesn’t seem to be across the board
Of all the interesting terminology which has passed into the language following the emergence of newer technology, don’t you think that ‘the cloud’ is among the most inventive. I do, yet it is both appropriate and somewhat misleading at the same time. The term itself
Polkast: The cloud you have when you’re not having the cloud? Read More »
A few months ago, I wrote a post about my impressions with the Android version of the wonderful cross-platform productivity suite SpringPad. The App and corresponding website have gone through many changes since then, both in design and function. The new SpringPad still aims to
SpringPad goes social, gets all clean and fresh for Spring Read More »
As a geek with a strong affinity toward the latest phone technology, I’ve always dreamed of being a beta tester for the mobile phone segment. Even before Apple and Google threw their hats into the ring, Palm, Blackberry, and WinMo were innovating the way we
What is this curious website/phone/viral marketing campaign? Read More »
Consumer Reports came out with their tablet ratings today and named Apple’s iPad the top tablet. The top rating was based on the new iPad’s Retina display, its 5-megapixel camera, long-lasting battery and dependable connectivity to Verizon’s 4G network. Other highly-rated tablets included the Toshiba
On March 20th, I posted an article about reports that the new iPad was running considerably hotter than the iPad 2. At the time, Consumer Reports conducted some tests that found the new iPad to be about 12 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the iPad 2
