Microsoft has released a celebrity tracking app called Snipp3t
Microsoft is no stranger to iPhone apps, but its latest Snipp3t app is a surprise addition. Released over the weekend, Snipp3t lets you subscribe to...
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Scarlett Madison
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Scarlett Madison is a mom and a friend. She blogs for a living at Social News Watch but really prefers to read more than write. Scarlett Madison contributed articles on social media and online communication, consumer technology, software and cloud computing, and design and digital culture to TECHi.
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#Infographic: How design and love come together
If you start a sentence off with "Love is like..." you don't often end it with "...being a designer". Then again, if you're not a designer, you probably...
#Infographic: Facebook vs Twitter - the IPO battle
The first day went very differently when the two social networks went public. Facebook stayed steady, bolstered by some strategic investing. It eventually...
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(mt) Media Temple strikes again. If you haven’t yet heard about their virtual private server offers, here’s a helpful review that draws upon some of...
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#Infographic: Facebook vs Twitter - the IPO battle
The first day went very differently when the two social networks went public. Facebook stayed steady, bolstered by some strategic investing. It eventually...
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Earlier published articles and coauthored reporting on TECHi.
17 Amazing Facts About Wikipedia
Discover amazing facts about Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia. Uncover its influence, history, and growth. Read now to explore more!
The iWatch isn't even real yet and there's already a video showing how to improve it
Apple certainly knows how to spark innovation outside of itself. Nobody outside of the lowest dungeon levels in Cupertino has any idea what the iWatch...
Life like robotic doll invented to study child development
Researchers are looking to make ground-breaking discoveries in learning child development during the early stages of life and to do so they have invented…
The dubstep dispute. With robots
Families argue. It's part of being a family. When your "family" is made up of unhappy robots getting ready for a nutritious meal of glowing objects, you...
Google's self-driving car user #0000000001
Steve Mahan is just like everyone else with a car. He likes to hop in the driver's seat on a sunny California day and hit the drive-thru for a taco on his...
Can robotic supports replace wheelchairs for many?
The Tek Robotic Mobilization Device developed by Istanbul, Turkey-based AMS Mekatronic, bridges the gap between bulky wheelchairs with the inherent...
If you invested in Groupon's IPO, the good news is you've only lost half of your money
In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at $15.24, down 46% since their...
Is Groupon IPO-ready? No
If it wasn't for Netflix, Wall Street, and Herman Cain, Groupon would probably still be one of the biggest punching bags by bloggers and mainstream media...
Ultimate geek gifts: 3D steampunk robot magnets
Every now and then you come across something that's, well, different. It's hard in today's world where so many products are simply variations of others....
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Can video games help autistic children improve their social skills?
It’s still hard to believe that we now live in a world where playing video games is a viable career, and where video games themselves are being used for both educational and medical purposes. There are numerous examples of this, but one of the more recent ones comes from the University of West
Spotify plans to release a dozen original video programs
Spotify was the undisputed king of music-streaming before Apple entered the market, but now that Apple Music is here… Spotify is still undisputed leader. In fact, a Spotify vice president by the name of Jonathan Forster claims that the launch of Apple Music has caused his company to grow faste
Nintendo’s first smartphone app has launched in the West
Nintendo’s first smartphone app has been enjoying quite a bit of success in Japan, but now it’s time to see if the app will be as popular in the West. Known as Miitomo, the quirky app launched on Android and iOS in several Western countries earlier today, including Canada
Reviews for the LG G5 are starting to come in
LG’s flagship smartphones are always decent, and that’s why they’re never as successful as Samsung’s flagships, because just being decent isn’t enough to compete against the likes of the Galaxy S series. That’s why LG is being a little more bold with its
Reviews for the cloud-first Robin smartphone are coming in
Storage anxiety is something that most smartphone owners are painfully familiar with, and the only solution is to drop some extra cash on more internal storage, or buy a microSD, assuming your smartphone even supports one. Nextbit has another solution, however, and not only do yo
Elon Musk wants to have humans on Mars within a decade
Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious, especially when it comes to the future of space. At a startup festival in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the SpaceX CEO said that he’ll be announcing plans for a Mars-bound spacecraft later this year, and claimed that he plans to send humans to the planet within t
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Historical articles
233 articles from Scarlett Madison's earlier editorial era on TECHi. These remain available at their original URLs but aren't part of the current beat.
Do you really want to drive?
Some of us would rather be able to get in a car and allow it to take us where we need to go without the hassle of having to actually drive the car. Much...
Microsoft has released a celebrity tracking app called Snipp3t
Microsoft is no stranger to iPhone apps, but its latest Snipp3t app is a surprise addition. Released over the weekend, Snipp3t lets you subscribe to...
#Infographic: How design and love come together
If you start a sentence off with "Love is like..." you don't often end it with "...being a designer". Then again, if you're not a designer, you probably...
#Video: The Hollywood versus gaming industry generation gap
Is Hollywood too old to grasp what video games represent? As graphics improve and storylines become more complex, the nature of the gaming industry is...
Cats from a scientific perspective
It's possible that cats are the most interesting creatures on the internet. It could be because cat people take more pictures than dog people. It could be...
Dropbox wants to tell the world what the government asks of them
The words "transparency" and "US government requests" rarely go well in the same sentence, but some companies such as Google and Twitter have been able to...
VPS hosting, perfected: DV Managed and DV Developer from (mt) Media Temple
(mt) Media Temple strikes again. If you haven’t yet heard about their virtual private server offers, here’s a helpful review that draws upon some of...
The cost of being Batman, 1939 vs 2013
Wouldn't it be great to be Batman? Rich playboy by day. Gadget-toting crime-fighter by night. It's the type of lifestyle that many would love to try out...
RIAA hits milestone: 25 million Google takedowns
Despite massive public disapproval, questionable techniques, disingenuous motives, and disputed effectiveness, the RIAA continues to plod along in their...
Sci-Fi tech that turned out to be pretty accurate
One of the most appealing aspects of science fiction is that it allows us to take a peek into the future through the imagination of the writers and...
Vinstagram? How a Vine-like feature on Instagram could change Facebook
Anyone who loves the Vine app for Twitter knows two things - it can be a lot of fun and it's a shame it shows up as a link on Facebook rather than a...
Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook
In a world where people are often having trouble getting full-time jobs, there are a few internships in the tech world that are more coveted than even a...