Kid Mode on the HTC One Phone

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The HTC One Android phone is one of the best new phones on the market. It's fast and has a beautiful design but when I played with one in a store recently what caught my eye was an app that comes with … [Read more...]

At WWDC Apple Continues Desktop Dominance While Playing Catchup on Mobile

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At its World Wide Developers Conference yesterday, Apple showed off it's newest operating systems for the desktop and mobile. I'm not going to go into the details of features or benefits of anything … [Read more...]

Amazon and the Decline of the E-Reader

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It's no surprise traditional black and white eReaders like the Amazon Kindle are starting to take a serious hit as the popularity of full function tablets rise. Amazon's Kindle application runs on all … [Read more...]

Managing Expectations for Google Glass

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Google Glass, Google's grand experiment in wearable computing is starting to hit developers and early adopters. Reactions will be coming in the next few weeks, but I listened with interest to Robert … [Read more...]

From Personal Computing To Convenience Computing

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The evidence and data are becoming clear, tablets are now outselling laptops and it indicates a switch to what I am calling convenience computing. Utility Computing or work computing is what we do … [Read more...]

Disney Goes Big Data With Magic Band

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Mobile technology and big data are two continuing trends to watch in 2013 and Disney is utilizing both in a bold new plan for its park guests. This year Disney will roll out the Magic Band which is a … [Read more...]

Welcome to the Next Big Thing – Wearable Computing

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In technology we are often looking for the "next big thing" and I am ready to make a prediction on what that is. I think it's wearable computing. This is not a brand new concept and variations of it … [Read more...]

Google+ Communities Show Promise

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As far as social networks go, Google+ has been lagging behind Twitter and Facebook ever since it's inception. Because it is from Google and is being more tightly integrated into other Google services, … [Read more...]

Wunder Radio iOS App For Radio Lovers

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Let me introduce you to one of my favorite mobile apps, Wunder Radio. I have a long standing love affair with radio, which is funny because I rarely listen to it anymore, at least not in the … [Read more...]

Google Chromebook Finally Makes Sense at $250

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Google has been playing with their Chromebook concept for a few years with little success, but now, a new release of a super thin machine at a price of $250 is finally the right combination of price … [Read more...]