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In case you missed the Microsoft Surface launch, here’s the (uncomfortable) video

In case you missed the Microsoft Surface launch, here’s the (uncomfortable) video

"A tablet that's a great PC. A PC that's a great tablet." The jury is still waiting to hear all...

Your internet may be hurting your brain

Your internet may be hurting your brain

The brain is a wonderful creation and the internet is often used to enhance or complement the capacity and recall...

Factors to consider when tweaking, updating or overhauling your website

Factors to consider when tweaking, updating or overhauling your website

Creating a responsive design for content-rich news websites can never be an easy task – at least not for those...

Follow TECHi on Google+

Follow TECHi on Google+

For the last few months, I have been asked on and off why I didn't have a TECHi presence on...

How is the recession treating the IT industry?

How is the recession treating the IT industry?

  When the economy starts showing an ominous downward spiral, companies begin to cut jobs, wages start to decrease, the...

Can futuristic apps bring business email out of the Dark Ages?

Can futuristic apps bring business email out of the Dark Ages?

Email is one of those rare holdovers from the dawn of the Internet that continues to have practical applications to...

To mark, or not to mark: The nuisance of spam

To mark, or not to mark: The nuisance of spam

Spam is annoying. Period. There is always a random e-mail that we receive and don’t even bother to open but...

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Forget about Newt's plan to settle the moon. The folks over at Mars One want to put a human settlement...

This Google Place ain’t what it used to be: The Google+ and Zagat merger

This Google Place ain’t what it used to be: The Google+ and Zagat merger

It seems we have seen the last of Google Places. As of May 30, Goggle+ Local has resulted in the...

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Zuckerberg exploring ways to let pre-teens on Facebook

Recently the co-chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, Edward Markley and Joe Barton, sent a letter requesting that Mark...

How did you guys meet? On Spotify!

How did you guys meet? On Spotify!

Technology has made it easier for our generation to stay connected to each other in a variety of ways. We...

Larry Page:  PhD, innovator, visionary

Larry Page: PhD, innovator, visionary

Few businessmen are pushing the boundaries of technology further than that of Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page. Where Steve...

What do you really get from an online education?

What do you really get from an online education?

The recent announcement that Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating to provide free online classes through a...

For Salesforce, Buddy Media plus Radian6 equals corporate social gold

For Salesforce, Buddy Media plus Radian6 equals corporate social gold

When all considerations are tallied, it's possible that Salesforce has invested over a billion dollars into social media through the...

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs

Quick, what's your Twitter handle? What's your Facebook profile URL? What's you Google+ address? You were probably able to answer...

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees

It only takes 140-characters or less to send a Tweet and it takes under 1,000 employees to operate the company...

How does a smartphone know up from down?

How does a smartphone know up from down?

It was probably pretty cool to you the first time you ever tried it on a smartphone or tablet, but...

The rise of the mini media moguls

The rise of the mini media moguls

Social media is allowing a whole new generation to emerge. With young adults and children taking over social networking sites,...

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose has always been known as an "ideas guy". His ventures haven't always paid off as well as they...

Facebook vs. Google

Facebook vs. Google

Both Google and Facebook receive hundreds of millions of visits every month, but how do they compare as companies? The...