December 2011
51 Stories
The face of mobile? One little girl appears in Apple AND Samsung commercials.
One of the most important ongoing stories in tech for 2011 was the incessant legal maneuvering between Apple and Samsung....
My faith in the US education system has been restored
Blogging can be rough (from a #firstworldproblems perspective, at least). You're constantly being attacked for your opinions, bashed for your...
“Blue Busters” video proves nothing, not even Apple, was immune to the 80s
Those of us who grew up in the 80s are well aware that the culture, attitude, and utter cheesiness of...
Windows Phone 7 will see 3 LTE releases within 6 months
Just when many (including us) were writing off Windows Phone 7 and waiting for their more-anticipated next generation of phones...
How Digg left its tech geek roots behind and embraced the mainstream
I was struck by something when I began reading Digg's list of its "Ten stories you'll be sorry you missed...
Flying robots that build things open doors to automated architecture
In the movies, it always start innocently. They are designed to help humans, to do the mundane or difficult tasks...
Apps are rising on Windows Phones. Should they be taken more seriously?
I'll never forget when my boss at the time showed me his shiny new Windows Phone. I liked the interface,...
Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012
They just passed 62 million users by adding 625,000 new users per day. Now, Google+ is predicting that they will...
What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012)
Tech exploded this year. There's little to argue that gadgets and gizmos, social media and apps all had huge years...
Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels
Twitter is used by different people for different things. It's a communication tool for some, a news aggregator for others,...
Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter
In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out...
GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.
Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims "Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation" the company...
As Santa Anita Park opens, smartphones take center stage with the horses
Big races, big crowds, and big bets have been associated with Opening Day at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA,...
House of the Rising Sun, ancient computers version
The term "ancient" is relative and unfortunately I can remember using many of the machines in this video, but compared...
The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)
The internet took us by storm and changed the way we live our lives. Social media came along and had...
Senseye: Aim at your smartphone enemies by looking at them
When it comes to technological innovations heading into 2012, much focus is being put on mobile devices. Advancing the technology...
The Steve Jobs statue is beautiful, creepy
Steve Jobs has touched the lives of people everywhere in the world. His influence is unquestionable worldwide and we can...
Despite a cure in hand, a vaccine is the only way to end malaria (and may be right around the corner)
Technology and science often move faster than the money and logistics required to implement it. Such is the case with...
Who will buy T-Mobile now?
The unraveling of the AT&T merger with T-Mobile was not entirely bad for the fourth largest mobile carrier in the...
From upgrading genetic code to reducing the cost of crime: why early childhood education is so important
Asking why childhood education is important is like asking why oxygen is useful. The benefits are obvious, but the best...
Technology use on American college campuses
Colleges have always been a venue for the latest and greatest in technology to not only be used, but often...
Could Amazon have saved RIM?
First and foremost, RIM is dying. Anyone with knowledge of their situation knows that they have already lost the war...
Security: The final piece to the digital wallet puzzle
We have everything we need. The technology has been around for over a decade. The adoption of smartphones and other...
Nerdgasm: The Dark Knight Rises trailer
It's hard to make us speechless. We are often overly-verbose rather than sitting dumbfounded by anything, particularly as unimportant as...
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