Firefox OS Extinguishes Spark of Interest
I’ve tried my best to be optimistic about the Firefox mobile operating system. Linux-based, open source, and from a group I respect. Mozilla, the parent company, has been making the rounds at Mobile...
View ArticleBright Ideas In Indoor Location Awareness From Bytelight
Outdoor location awareness, otherwise known as GPS, has become ubiquitous. It started out as a way for the U.S. military to have location awareness and then spread to the rest of the world, literally....
View ArticleGoogle Soon To Expand Google Now To More Platforms
There are a depressing number of non-Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) handsets in the wild, so it could be that many are unfamiliar with Google’s impressive virtual assistant, Google Now. While other virtual...
View ArticleGoogle Closes The Book On Reader
Microsoft was everyone’s favorite Evil Empire, but now Google is earning that nickname. Every time the search giant shuts down a service, it garners new bad sentiment amongst its user base. It started...
View ArticleSXSW 2013: The Highlights
South by Southwest lasts 10 days during the month of March. The festival takes place in Austin, TX. SXSW is broken up into three sections: Interactive, Film, and Music. Throughout the festival, many...
View ArticleGoogle Keep May Not Be For Keeps
This past Wednesday, Google announced Google Keep, poised to take on Evernote as an unstructured collection of digital things. Google’s announcement states that: With Keep you can quickly jot ideas...
View ArticleGoogle Now For iOS Now
Google has finally taken the cool but creepy Google Now application and put it on a non-Android platform. Starting today, iOS users can download an update to the Google Search app that adds some of...
View ArticleAndroid 4.3 Release Leaked Early
Today’s keynote address at the first day of Google I/O 2013 may lack a few surprises considering the amount of news leaking out early. One such example is the release of Android 4.3, which The Verge...
View ArticleBuycott Helps You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Have you ever wondered if the money you spend ends up funding causes you oppose? The front page of Buycott’s website poses this question to visitors. In a political landscape where a dollar for...
View ArticleInteroperability Onslaught: BB Messenger Leaves BB OS, Outlook Chatting With...
In the words of Doctor Peter Venkman, “Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats, living together! Mass hysteria!” That was my initial reaction to the news that BlackBerry has created iOS and Android versions of...
View ArticleGoogle Voice Allegedly Hanging Up
Don’t look now, but it appears that Google is plotting to get rid of Google Voice. As someone who uses that service as his main number, I started to freak out. Except Google isn’t ditching the...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8.1 Comes Calling
Windows Phone has long been an operating system that sort of interested me, but I can’t see myself in a relationship with it. It’s a flirtatious acquaintance when there are better options out there to...
View ArticleCodeBabes.com: Sexism’s Newest Face In Technology
In tech industry-heavy cities, there’s a running joke that goes like this: “I have been displaced from my residence because rent has gone up 200 percent and insanely wealthy young tech workers are...
View ArticleIsis Wallet Changes Name To Softcard Because Of Course It Does
In a move that’s only shocking because it didn’t happen sooner, Isis Wallet is officially changing its name to Softcard. Softcard CEO Michael Abbott released this statement: In July, we announced that...
View ArticleGoogle Hangouts Wants You To Ring Someone Up
Remember how back in March we reported that Google may be getting rid of Google Voice and rolling it into Hangouts? Turns out we were partially right. The search giant will roll out a new version of...
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