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The exception: Why Rovio should not go public

The exception: Why Rovio should not go public

In the tech world, companies are often encouraged to go public for many reasons, not the least of which being...

The rise of the mobile employee

The rise of the mobile employee

There was a time not too long ago when the only employees who could be considered "mobile" were the high-powered...

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

When a product becomes synonymous with the general term for the item itself, it can own the market. To paraphrase...

Is Yelp spending too much money?

Is Yelp spending too much money?

They say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may...

Some amazing facts about mobile around the globe

Some amazing facts about mobile around the globe

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on when it comes to mobile technology, it's that the industry is...

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Less-useful than a laptop, less-awesome than a tablet, the netbook market has suffered the most in the past two years...

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Merchant tools on Foursquare are free and the company claims to want to always keep them that way. It's challenging...

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Samsung is knocking off the top players in mobile. First, they ousted Nokia to become the top mobile phone vendor...

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going...

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

There are certain brick and mortar outlets that simply refuse to go down without a fight. Barnes & Noble is...

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

Those of us who have owned an iPhone are familiar with the multitouch keyboard and overall interface of Apple's smartphone....

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

For the first time in 40 months, gaming has a partner at the top of the charts for time spent...

Can we connect 7 billion people?

Can we connect 7 billion people?

The technology is in place. Now it's time to get it out to the people of the world.As personal technology...

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

It's just sitting there in your pocket. No noise. No vibration. The smartphone that's doing "nothing" is probably a whole...

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

Since the dawn of graphic interfaces on computers, designers and developers have faced off over the proper ways to present...

Sprint will keep unlimited data plan on next iPhone, even 4G LTE

Sprint will keep unlimited data plan on next iPhone, even 4G LTE

The iPhone world has been getting more crowded over the last year and Sprint has been on the tail end...

Smartphones and smart ads: Microsoft ups their game

Smartphones and smart ads: Microsoft ups their game

Essentially everyone has a smartphone now. If you don’t, don’t feel badly – my phone is intelligent enough to function...

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

The best mobile spokesperson for the worst mobile carrier is dropping the pink dress that helped to make her so...

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook's huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a...

The World of Lost Smartphones

The World of Lost Smartphones

If you're like most people, you've lost a phone or two in your life. It's not as simple as the...