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How Your Smartphone Killed Your 3-day Weekend

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:00:04 +0000

New studies are showing more and more of us can’t unplug, even if we want to. Just the other day I was talking to friends about how it seems that I never really have a day off. With email, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all loaded to my phone, it seems like I can’t go a [...]

PC Computer Sales Hit Record Low

Paul Wolfe — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:13 +0000

Somewhere in this world Bill Gates is shaking his head. A 14% dip may not seem like much, but it was an all time low for PC computers. Ever PC manufacturer took a hit in the first quarter of the year. Windows 7, smartphones and tablets are to blame. Many businesses have been installing Windows [...]

Woman Buys $500 Fake iPad at Wal-Mart

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:28:28 +0000

A Massachusetts woman bought an iPad at a local Wal-Mart to find things aren’t as they appear. Suzanne Nassie bought the bogus iPad at Westgate Mall Wal-Mart. After paying $500 for the gizmo she took it home and opened the box. Instantly she noticed the iPad was very light. When the product didn’t turn on [...]

Did a Google Street View Car Kill This Donkey?

Mike Adams — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:12:53 +0000

In their high-paced efforts to document the mean streets of the world, it appears as if Google may have become cold-blooded donkey killers. In a series of shocking photographs widely circulating on Twitter, you can see the Google Street View car driving past a donkey in one shot and the brutal and dusty demise of the beast in the next.

Soon Your Smartphone Will Know Your Mood

Dan Seitz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:00:49 +0000

Imagine a world where your smartphone can realize that you’re angry or sad, and react accordingly. Thanks to the University of Rochester, it’s not as far away as you might think. The app is designed to measure twelve different factors, such as the pitch of your voice, and determines whether you’re in one of six [...]

Marketing Genius Oprah Gives Props to Microsoft Surface – Using Her iPad

Kathy Landin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:00:15 +0000

Anyone who has anything they're trying to peddle to the American people is truly blessed when Oprah Winfrey gives them a shout out. Being one of Oprah’s “Favorite Things” is the retail equivalent of having Jesus himself turn your paltry water into the finest of wines.

So we can understand why Microsoft happily let Oprah push their new Surface tablet. But chances are good they didn’t want her doing it with her iPad.

Test Your Eyesight With the Superb Vision Test App

Lisa Bernier — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:30:31 +0000

Have you ever wondered whether you were colorblind or just needed glasses, but you're not sure if an appointment with the eye doctor is warranted? Well, with the Vision Test App, all you need is your phone to know if you need to start trying on frames.

Apple Introduces the iPad Mini, Which Is Like an iPad, Only Smaller

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:14:19 +0000

Just a few short weeks after the successful release of the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled its latest offering in the growing tablet computer market: the iPad Mini. As you might guess, it’s a bit smaller than the standard iPad (which also got an upgrade), but this product is meant to compete with items like Google’s [...]