by Alison J. Herzog on April 22, 2013 in News
You’ve probably heard of teachers penalizing students for any usage of cell phones while in the classroom. What you might not have heard as many stories on are penalties for anyone in the courtroom caught with a similar smartphone device. A Michigan judge created a policy for his courtroom that any electronic devices causing a [...]
by Joshua H. on July 31, 2012 in Gadgets, Product Reviews
Lazy phone users get all the fun toys. Now there is a long snake-like stand for your iPhone to keep you comfortable in bed or on the couch. iPhone Overhead Carpal Tunnel If you’re anything like me, you’ve been there: either late at night, or early morning, holding the iPhone up above your head so [...]
by Matt Butler on June 22, 2012 in Gadgets, News
Microsoft unveiled the details for their new Windows Phone 8 Apollo on Wednesday during their Windows Phone Summit, capping off a busy week on the heels of the Microsoft Surface announcement. Appropriately, they announced 8 specific updates that will be a part of Windows Phone 8. Hardware Updates. The primary updates to the hardware include [...]
by Caleb Hicks on May 10, 2012 in Apps, Gadgets
Nokia has been working hard to promote it’s flagship Windows Phone lineup. Their latest move may be good news for Nokia, but may signal trouble for the Windows Phone platform as a whole. Nokia announced that they have procured deals with some app makers that will guarantee that some apps will be available exclusively for [...]
by Joshua H. on April 28, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology, News, Rumors
I’ve made enough of a fuss about the fact that Verizon reps push Android phones. Now it’s time to talk about Verizon’s upcoming push for Windows phone. Weightier players Windows Phone handsets have struggled. They haven’t had nearly the sales that Microsoft was hoping for, even with Nokia backing the operating system full force. It [...]
by Caleb Hicks on April 21, 2012 in Apps
PaperKarma, founded by Seattle software developers Brendan Ribera and Sean Mortazavi, made a splash last month with their new mobile app touting the mantra ‘Kill Junk Mail, Save Trees’. The app is dead simple: snap a picture of your junk mail, and PaperKarma ensures that you don’t get any more of it. With annual estimated [...]
by Josh A. on December 6, 2011 in Gadgets, New Technology, News, Social Media
During Black Friday I bravely delved in to the section of Walmart where employees and cops were throwing out copies of Xbox games to the crowd. It was absolute pandemonium. It struck me then just how popular video games were, especially the Xbox. Microsoft already knows this, of course, and are taking steps to seamlessly [...]
by admin on May 11, 2011 in News, Rumors, Wishful Thinking
Now that Microsoft has officially bought Skype, what do they intend to do with it? That is a question many people have been asking since the news broke on Tuesday. Well, there are five possible uses being mention based on recent comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Let’s examine them. 1. Skype can be used [...]
by Ryan M. on April 20, 2011 in Gadgets, New Technology, News
Well, it looks like your physical local library can renew its lease…at least for a little while. Today Amazon, the behemoth in content selling and distribution, has announced that it will be partnering with the content lending company, OverDrive to make Kindle books available for check out at 11,000 libraries nationwide. According to the official press release, [...]