Author: James Mowery

There is a lot of chitter chatter going on throughout the tech industry about a big potential acquisition of Groupon by Google, but the biggest question yet is whether or not Google has already purchased the site. Some reports have already been released that have stated that Google has already purchased the site. The only thing that is missing, however, is a confirmation from either company. VatorNews has reported that an unnamed source has informed them that Google has already purchased Groupon for $2.5 billion. However, the certainty of this being the actual truth is under question (we know…

While skepticism remains high about how much success Kinect can achieve, Microsoft is proud to shove that skepticism in people’s faces. The company announced that they have sold over 2.5 million units of Kinect, with the potential of 5 million units shipped by year’s end becoming a possibility. Microsoft’s controller-less controller (that’s funny) is apparently doing better than many expected, especially with the Xbox 360 crowd assumed to be primarily hardcore first-person-shooter types. Even more impressive is the fact that Kinect is experiencing this growth while only having around…

The creation of the Internet has created plenty of good in the world. People now have access to more information, tighter connections with more friends, and the ability to make a difference. But some things haven’t had an easy time making the adjustment. Here are just a handful of technologies that the Internet is transforming for better or for worse. 1. Pay TV Recent findings have revealed that the U.S. pay-TV industry has lost 119,000 subscribers in the last quarter. This has only ever happened twice, which doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that the first time was two quarters ago. So two straight…

I used to be big on music editing and production, but even I am amazed with how far digital music creation has come. Vinyl now operates MP3s, software has replaced hardware-based synthesizers, and an entire music studio can be created for only a few hundred dollars. But now it is getting crazier. I don’t exactly know how to describe Konkreet Performer, so I’ll let the video and company do that for me. But what we do know is that it is going to be released as an iOS application and it will control music: Konkreet Performer is a control instrument for live music performance. Its unique and intuitive multi-touch…

I love Steve Jobs as much as the next person, but I am not willing to buy a Steve Jobs action figure. However, if you really are that crazily obsessed over the mind behind Apple, you can actually buy a Steve Jobs action figure. Just don’t be under the assumption that it will score you any cool points. Made In China (which is quite fitting) is the company behind the Steve Jobs action figure, and if you want one, you can visit their website. It’s only $79.90, but money should be no issue for Apple fans — after all, it’s a tiny version of the many behind Apple! I’m just a little bit upset that there isn’t one for…

The Internet continues to grow faster and more data hungry, so broadband providers need to build the infrastructure to support our bandwidth needs. Verizon is happy to oblige, with the recent announcement of 150Mbps connections with Verizon FiOS. Verizon has already began rolling out the enhanced service, which offers 150Mbps download and 35Mbps upload, and offers speeds three-times faster than previous offerings by the company for a price of $195 per month. While only available to a few select markets at this point in time, Verizon hopes to have the service rolled out to all FiOS customers…

November 26 is a hectic day of the year — it’s Black Friday. It’s a pretty big deal for many companies, and while Apple doesn’t seem to be lacking in the revenue department, all the little boys and girls will probably want the latest generation iPods, iPads, iMacs, and more from Apple this year. So Black Friday might be the day that enables a struggling global economy to get their hands on some good deals on Apple products. The Black Friday deals page on Apple’s website offers little insight on what to expect, but we are hoping there will be better deals than what was offered last year, as there was little…

I don’t know exactly how far this Augmented Reality (AR) thing is really going to go, but I do know that it is getting more technically impressive each and every day. String, a company focused on creating AR applications for mobile devices, has created Scrawl, an application that empowers users to draw in three-dimensional space, looks to usher in a new dimension of artistry. Scrawl is currently a tech demo, but the company has garnered so much interest that they have decided to continue developing the application and intend on releasing it on the Apple App Store in the near future. Until then, all…

I remove people from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks on a daily basis — not by choice, but because there is too much information — but I never thought of the consequences. I always just assumed that there is an understanding between people in the digital age. But one day changed everything for me: I had removed someone who didn’t take it so lightly, and he made me feel guilt and pain that I had not felt since high school. What was I becoming? He was nice to me. He engaged me in conversation, retweeted articles that I posted, and joined in on conversations that really got me thinking. It…

Three things are now certain in life: death, paying taxes, and Chinese growth. China just so happens to be the one I’m focusing on now. And why is China so important? Video games! More specifically, Web-based video games — those time wasters that we spent hours on, which probably contributed to our economic demise and China’s incredible growth, is now invading China at a hot clip. How big can it get? The browser-based gaming market in China has already doubled from 990 million yaun ($149 million) in 2009 to 2.28 billion yaun ($343 million) in 2010. Around 15 million Chinese got their gaming on last…