As technology evolves, Brandon’s love grows deeper, a love that stems from watching the Back to the Future trilogy one-too-many times. When he’s not covering the latest tech news for TechnoBuffalo, you can find Brandon enjoying the outdoors, listening to music and playing Soccer.
By Brandon Russell |
Chat Heads, a feature introduced with Facebook Home, is a pretty convenient way to communicate without breaking the experience you’re in. Instead of jumping between apps when messaging, Chat Heads pop up and allow you to respond right over the whatever app you’re in, allowing…
By Brandon Russell |
LinkedIn on Thursday revealed first-quarter figures, beating street estimates with revenue of $324.7 and 45 cents per share. Even with better than expected results, the 225 million member strong network’s shares fell roughly 11 percent after-hours because of weak forward-looking guidance. Wall Street estimates expected…
By Brandon Russell |
Right under our noses, Apple’s immense App Store emporium is slowly creeping toward 50 billion downloads—yes, that’s billions with a B. The Cupertino company regularly highlights big App Store milestones, and it typically gives out some healthy rewards for whichever customer pushes the company over…
By Brandon Russell |
One of our favorite automative companies is again dominating headlines: stock prices are up, and the company is introducing new services to ensure complete 100 percent customer satisfaction. When Tesla founder Elon Musk isn’t re-defining the space industry, donating personal funds to improve highways, or…
By Brandon Russell |
It was recently announced, via data collected by analysts at Informa, that IP-based messaging platforms have grown more popular than traditional SMS. In the age of always-on Internet connections and increased smartphone accessibility, this is really no surprise. And, for that matter, there’s really no…
By Brandon Russell |
We just crossed into May and Motorola hasn’t announced a single flagship device, though Google’s confidence in the company’s lineup assures we’ll see some pretty great things. Still, what little information we’ve heard has made us restless—though enough to keep us interested—but today @evleaks unveiled…
By Brandon Russell |
Following news that Nokia was investing in Pelican Imaging to help boost its already excellent Lumia cameras, comments from Pelican CEO, Chris Pickett, suggest an actual device with the plenoptic camera tech will arrive in 2014. Pickett didn’t specify which OEM would be first to…
By Brandon Russell |
Instagram got a small dose of Facebook on Thursday, with an update that allows users to tag their friends in photos. No more @ mentions. It’s exactly the same experience you’d find when sifting through albums in Zuckerberg’s online friend palace. Once you update, a…
By Brandon Russell |
When Google showed off a video demonstrating Glass’ basic functions, much of the navigating heavily relied on swipes and taps. And while everyday use will mostly focus on Glass’s small touchpad, along with plenty of voice commands, the technology is capable of sensing when a…
By Brandon Russell |
Android’s latest distribution figures, collected during a 14-day period ending May 1, were released this week and Jelly Bean’s popularity is growing. The latest figures show a steady increase in adoption of Android 4.1 and above, likely due in large part to handsets that are…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s gradual Fiber rollout has kicked off a gigabit revolution, opening up more widespread access in the small town backyards of America. Following news Vermont would receive gigabit coverage from provider VTel, Internet service provider CenturyLink announced plans on Wednesday to bring gigabit Internet to…
By Brandon Russell |
Twitter on Wednesday updated its iOS and Android applications with an all new ability to see what’s happening in your area. The option to have control over location-based trends follows a rumor that pretty much detailed exactly what Twitter introduced today. In addition to seeing…
By Brandon Russell |
Foul-mouthed individuals will want to steer clear of Google’s new wearable tech, or at least bite their lip when talking to Glass. When replying to a text or email, the face computer apparently won’t recognize unacceptable language, just as Google’s voice-to-text translation feature censors dirty…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon rants about the unethical reviewing procedures that some well-known tech websites secretly do. Whenever we accept…
By Brandon Russell |
Before Samsung unleashes double-duty octo-core specs in the Galaxy Note III, the company has to actually choose what the device will look/feel like. We previously heard the S4-maker wanted to change things up, step away from its plastic foundations, but that may not happen at…
By Brandon Russell |
We’re expecting to see big changes when iOS 7 is unveiled at WWDC in June—more Ive minimalism, less Forstall skeuomorphism. But, according to Bloomberg, iOS is reportedly going through such a big transformation the platform could be facing a significant delay, though it’s unclear by…
By Brandon Russell |
A lawsuit was filed against Microsoft on Wednesday by a company asserting the Windows 8-maker is using encryption technology from the 90s in its Skype service. Web Conference Encryption, a subsidiary of Copytele, which is a patent monetization and assertion company, filed the suit in…
By Brandon Russell |
While Netflix’s original library grows stronger, the company’s lineup of third-party content is shrinking. Up to 1,794 movies will be stripped away from Netflix’s catalog—titles such as Big Daddy, Adaptation and Snatch, according to Instant Watcher—giving users that much less video to choose from on…
By Brandon Russell |
Jawbone on Tuesday made its activity tracking Up bracelet much more flexible with an all new API. Now, rather than being limited to Up’s own self-contained app ecosystem, the device is now able to share data with other complementary services, including LoseIt!, Maxwell Health, MapMyFitness,…
By Brandon Russell |
Virgin Galactic on Monday successfully completed a rocket-powered test of its SpaceShipTwo (SS2) aircraft, in the process breaking the sound barrier while soaring 55,000 feet high. In a flight that last around ten minutes, the momentous event is a first step toward Sir Richard Branson’s—who…
By Brandon Russell |
A man in an orange vest with the words “I Can Help You Walk and Text” is strolling down a busy New York street. Another man in a plaid shirt clinging to a leash attached to said vest. Plaid shirt man is busy, phone in…
By Brandon Russell |
Notable developer Jay Freeman, of Cydia fame, recently tweeted a picture of Glass running modified software. The image was important for a number of reasons, but Freeman on Tuesday outlined the most worrying potential outcome of all: the possibility of surveillance malware, installed right there…
By Brandon Russell |
Before Google Reader is executed on July 1, Digg will launch its own RSS reader—in beta form, mind you—this June. The revived social news platform announced its intentions to offer an alternative back in March, almost immediately following Google’s announcement that Reader would be shut…
By Brandon Russell |
AT&T on Tuesday said it will run a trade-in promotion starting May 1 that will offer customers up to 50 percent off current smartphones. That means you could walk into a retail store with your old device—up to three years old in good, working condition—and…
