For all of its hip commercials and excellent word-of-mouth buzz, Apple’s iPhone is still second-best. Market analysis from this past quarter revealed four-fifths of the world’s smartphone users are Android users, Google’s mobile operating system. As dominant as 80 percent sounds, why does it feel like Google’s stronghold is an
Read More →With the passing of daylight savings time and two gluttonous holidays approaching, maintaining a healthy lifestyle becomes nearly impossible. As easy as it may be to give in to winter laziness, there is an entire niche industry of tech gadgets designed to keep the susceptible on the path to good
Read More →There are two sacred cows in smartphone-user experience: battery life and constant connection to information. One of the best features of smartphones is the ability to notify users of new content through a background tool known as push notifications. For years popular services such as email, text messages and social
Read More →In the shadow of the release of the newest iPhones, Apple unleashed on its users something even bigger, the seventh iteration of its mobile operating system (iOS). Every iPhone, iPad and touch screen iPod was given the option to upgrade to iOS 7 earlier this month, and hardcore Apple users
Read More →Remember the good old days when lousy parenting meant plopping your kids down in front of a TV for hours on end? Cartoons, “Sesame Street” and sing-a-long VHS tapes were the cure-all for kids who wouldn’t settle down. Today, it appears tablets are slowly supplanting the idiot box for babysitting
Read More →After a long, hard-fought battle, one of the world’s worst evils is almost completely eradicated. No, I’m not talking about a heinous disease or tyrannical dictator. This evil is the resilient tech scourge known as Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). Once upon time, in an age known as 1994, a little
Read More →Just as television networks kick off another season of reality shows, sitcoms and dramas, a deluge of media outlets are pondering the future of TV. With advertising dollars being spread thin between cable television and the rise of online video, will TV follow the path of the daily newspaper industry?
Read More →Three years after the Affordable Healthcare Act was signed into law, the Jan. 1, 2014, deadline is fast approaching for uninsured Americans to either acquire health insurance or pay a penalty. Thankfully, the federal government has established a powerful and slick website to help find a policy that best fits
Read More →With Apple’s announcement of two new iPhones, it’s safe to assume tech writers everywhere are losing their minds while whispering tear-soaked thank-yous to the ghost of Steve Jobs, right? Well, not this one. While there were a few intriguing updates to the latest iteration of Apple’s wonder product, I personally
Read More →Sam Goody, Suncoast Videos, Borders Bookstores and Circuit City; what do all these stores have in common? They were all brick-and-mortar stores that laid to waste by the rise of e-commerce, and the big box tech store has been hit the hardest. Still I occasionally find myself wandering the aisle
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