Author: James Mowery

There is something different about this; something I can’t quite explain. There is no paper, no page turning, no cover, and no physicality to it at all. It’s confusing, yet it’s intriguing. So what is this thing, exactly? It’s a revolution. It’s the e-reader. I have never owned an e-reader (or e-book reader, as they are commonly referred to). I’m one of those types of people who prefers books: real books — you know, those things with dust covers, paper pages, scribbles in the margins, and the occasional yellow highlight. Sure, the idea of using an e-reader has intrigued me — I had tinkered around…

We were planning on writing about Rockmelt, a new social browser that is the modern-day Flock of Chromium, here on Techi today, but it appears that the browser is having a rocky start. After installing it, giving it access to Facebook, and finally starting the browser, the social magic that should have been has turned into disaster. Where there is originally supposed to be a bar on the left and right sides of the browser to show me my friends and social website connections, there is nothing. In fact, much of the browser, at this point is useless. All I am left with is a little swirly icon on the top-left…

Menus and toolbars are one in the same. If you’ve seen them on one operating system, you are probably not shocked by what you see elsewhere. However, a new patent by Apple filled in the EU is revealing details of a new system that could change how we think about them forever. While the details are hard to envision from only a picture, it appears that Apple is attempting to remove the need for the menu/toolbar, which appears at the top of Mac OS X. This is interesting because Apple appears to be planning this implementation for Mac OS X and iOS, which will further unify the two platforms. What is more interesting,…

Are you thinking about purchasing a new HD television? You could, but you might regret it, especially after you read this. Samsung has apparently developed a new 70-inch 3D-enabled television. But what makes this television so special is that it is twice the resolution of the standard 1080p television available today. So just how well can real life be portrayed on Samsung’s 70-inch television? Well, start off with an 3840 x 2160 resolution and a 240Hz or 480Hz refresh rate (for newer models). They are calling it “Ultra Definition.” Considering that I’m sitting in front of a 60-inch Samsung LCD…

In what could only be considered an awkward move, Sharp and Fujitsu have announced that they intend on releasing 11 new phones running the ever-aging Symbian platform, which is primarily utilized by Nokia, who has also recently taken over control of future development of the platform. Nokia has already lost significant market share to Android and iOS, but maybe Nokia knows something we don’t. While Samsung and Sony Ericsson have abandoned the Symbian platform in favor of Android, the newly shown love by Sharp and Fujitsu shows that these two companies have an agenda. They will either attempt…

“You are only allowed to use your OWN knowledge, your OWN class notes, class handouts, your OWN class homework, or The Earth and Its Peoples textbook to complete assignments and assessments UNLESS specifically informed otherwise by your instructor.” Is this a cult? No. It’s actually the “Expectations of Integrity” for Westfield High’s AP World History class. Students are not allowed to use outside references for their class: You may not discuss/mention/chat/hand signal/smoke signal/Facebook/IM/text/email to a complete stranger ANY answers/ideas/questions/thoughts/opinions/hints/instructions….

Today wasn’t so incredibly different from any other day: I woke up, I ate breakfast, I checked my RSS feeds, I logged into Facebook, Facebook told me I should vote, Facebook told me some of my friends had already voted, and Facebook told me that over 2.2 million other Facebook users voted. Okay, so today is election day — Facebook is making that fact well known — but could Facebook be one of the most powerful motivators to get out and vote? Maybe! At the time of this writing, 2,202,404 people have already told Facebook that they have gone out and voted, and we can’t help but wonder how many of those 2.2…

While yours truly still misses the “Get a Mac” advertisements from yesteryear, Apple’s new advertisements, the ones for the iPad in particular, are much more friendly, inviting, and less patronizing. The iPad has been the recipient of Apple’s advertising genius. This latest round features how your iPad can be electric — guitar, that is. They even included a remix of the musical jingle at the end. Rock on, iPad!…

It is ironic that this piece of video and creativity takes place within the confines of a library — especially when considering how the Internet has replaced visits to libraries for many — but this one happens to be awesome. Seriously, who wouldn’t want to have a few million books at their disposal to do something crazy? Wait… was there really a person playing a guitar, too? Aw snap!…

If someone asks you which company is most likely to take over the world, there should be little question in your mind as to which company it would be: Apple. That’s because Apple, along with the Steve Jobs’ brilliance, knows how to make products that the world desires. So it should come as no shock that the latest statistical evidence is suggesting that the plan is working. The company has a total control of mobile music players, significant share of mobile phones, a growing share of desktop and laptop computers, and now we learn that the company controls 95 percent of the tablet computing market —…