Technology

Google Glasses

Wearable technology

Ready for a tiny wearable phone? How about augmented reality glasses that feed you information about whatever catches your eye? We’re on the cusp of an era when wearables, like glasses and watches, will replace the functions of the world’s most popular gadget – your smartphone. Apple has been experimenting with the iWatch, a device […]

02 / 22 / 13

Firefox OS for Mobile

Coming Attractions

We’re already well into the new year, but it’s not too late – or early – to anticipate some of the consumer tech releases that will be highly anticipated this year. Last month we learned that the Blackberry 10 won’t be available to U.S. consumers until sometime next month. Here are a few other products […]

02 / 15 / 13

Magic 8 Ball

Anticipating Apple

After a stellar 2012, what does 2013 hold for Apple? Let’s have a look at the online speculation and buzz, and tell us your thoughts in the comments. Apple Radio One of the new products on this list is the “Apple Radio”. This will be a free service that would gain revenue through ads, as […]

01 / 16 / 13

Blackberry

BlackBerry Buzz

Once considered the go-to phone for the business elite, today BlackBerry struggles to stay above water in a marketplace dominated by iOS and Android operating systems. Three years ago, Research in Motion (RIM) held 50 percent of the smartphone market in the US; in September of 2011 there were eighty million worldwide subscribers to BlackBerry, […]

01 / 11 / 13

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Toys for Tenants

Whoever said that practical toys couldn’t be fun had never heard of SmartThings. Tenants will soon have access to an undeniably practical, incredibly fun, and potentially life- and money-saving set of devices. Before the ink on the business plan has dried, the product has already taken off, blazing a trail in home automation that is […]

01 / 08 / 13

online rental payments

A Paperless Reality

It’s the time of year to make resolutions, and Steven Rea of Roscoe Properties tells us that the Austin, Texas property management firm has set some ambitious property management technology goals for 2013. “This is still very much an analog business,” observes Rea, who has been in the industry for ten years and worked his […]

01 / 03 / 13

Google Communities focus on users' interests and hobbies

Google+ Communities

In an effort to grab a larger piece of the online networking market dominated by Facebook and LinkedIn, Google has added a new feature to Google+ that will help people connect and build virtual relationships. It’s called Google+ Communities, and the marketing spin is that it will add substance and coherence to online interaction, with […]

12 / 27 / 12

iPhone thief protection

Stolen Phone Solutions

Canceling credit cards and getting a new drivers license after an “old-fashioned” wallet is lost or stolen is no picnic. But what if you lost your wallet with $900 inside, plus your address book, your bank passwords, access to your email and social media accounts? That’s what it is like when you lose your smartphone […]

12 / 26 / 12

God mode

Divine Utility

Back in 2010, the blogosphere discovered and publicized a hidden feature in Windows 7 it coined “God Mode”. It appears this feature had existed long before Windows 7. I often see tech tips, for Windows or otherwise, with limited value or that are unique to solving rare OS issues. This feature doesn’t expose any new […]

12 / 21 / 12

YotaPhone

Yo, YotaPhone

The ‘YotaPhone’, a two-sided smartphone out of Russia, has been a topic of much tech chatter for the past few days. Industry buzz calls the development a surprise, as Russian technology developers have thus far kept a low profile in the mobile phone market. Will they profoundly impact our next generation of smartphones? With this […]

12 / 17 / 12

Google Maps Goes Indoors

Just in time for the holiday rush, Google brings shoppers, travelers and those who find themselves looking for an exit new access to indoor maps. The new service offers over 10,000 indoor layouts for malls, stores, museums, casinos, and airports from different parts of the world. The technology powerhouse is late to the indoor map […]

12 / 06 / 12

Traveling Light

The holiday season is official upon us. Whether you’re traveling near or far to visit friends and family this year, there are dozens of smartphone apps you can download to help you get where you’re going – and help you navigate a new city once you get there. Here are a few recommended apps to […]

11 / 21 / 12

Optical fibres surrounding planet Earth

Google Fiber Goes Live

The nation’s fastest residential Internet connections are now online in Kansas City. The Missouri/Kansas metropolis is already gaining fame and attention as the first market for Google Fiber, a super-powered service installed in selected Kansas City neighborhoods that offers online access at speeds 100 times faster than what most of us are used to. Internet […]

11 / 20 / 12

VMWare's MVP

Smart Phone Virtualization

“Virtualization” is one of the hottest buzzwords in the IT world today. Virtualizing servers has become a common practice in most large IT shops. We have recently seen the introduction of virtualization with graphics processing cards (GPUs) And of special interest to executives and IT professionals exploring Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for their business, […]

11 / 15 / 12

Office and greenhouse .. green office

10 Office Ideas

Make your workspace brighter, better and more productive. Design an office space that fosters productivity, encourages creativity, and promotes the health and well being of all who enter. This holistic approach to an otherwise function-driven space could be the change that you need to breathe fresh air into your business and boost the morale of […]

11 / 12 / 12

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