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Google has a Siri competitor around the corner

Google has a Siri competitor around the corner

Google's competitor for Apple's Siri is codenamed "Majel" and could be launched before the end of the year according to...

Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world

Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world

The concept of business intelligence has been around for decades, but only in the last dozen or so years has...

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

It's been a long time since a concept car has really sparked the imagination of tech geeks and car enthusiasts...

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Technology has been accused of ruining many things in the world and in society, but there are times when it...

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Few devices have come along that have truly made me say, "Wow". Perhaps the last one was the first iPhone....

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Laugh synth for iOS has just been released, compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Laugh Synth makes it possible create...

The Facebook Phone (Comic)

The Facebook Phone (Comic)

In Mark Zuckerberg's response to the FTC, we learned that Facebook is being forced to be more transparent, more privacy-oriented,...

Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones

Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones

The Kindle Fire was just the start of Jeff Bezos' and Amazon's "Holiday Gadget War 2011" against Apple (and everyone...

Buffy the Facebook Phone will Fail

Buffy the Facebook Phone will Fail

In the next year or two (anyone's guess is valid at this point) Facebook will be releasing a smartphone by...

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

There's a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called "dumbing-down" of America. We don't read, we can't write except in and...

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

In so many things, understanding comes by following the money. It works in many criminal cases, political decisions, and societal...

Samsung takes over as biggest smartphone seller, Apple #2

Samsung takes over as biggest smartphone seller, Apple #2

Anyone who questioned why Apple has been focusing so much on trumping Samsung in the courts around the world can...

Sony declares the death of feature phones

Sony declares the death of feature phones

It may not have been their intention, but it's definitely a clear indicator. By purchasing Ericsson's half of the phone...

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

In the world of public relations, you sometimes have to toot your own horn when others won't. That seems to...

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

As the buzz surrounding the iPhone 4S fades a little (it's been a week, after all), Samsung unveiled the most...

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture...

The “Blackberry Down” compensation is an apps package, not cash

The “Blackberry Down” compensation is an apps package, not cash

In lieu of a refund or cash considerations, Research In Motion (RIM) is offering an apps package normally valued at...

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

It has been speculated that home entertainment would meld with online and app-based engagement more and more over time. Today,...

Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant

Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant

Despite heavy support from both parties and an outcry of the people, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill passed...

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

Here's a quote from the head of the Windows Phone unit at Microsoft: “So, I think that what our strategy...