By Sean P. Aune |
When Apple released the original iPad last year, it was pretty much alone in the marketplace. There were rumors of numerous tablets coming in the future, but none that really stood a chance against the marketing muscle of the infamous maker of such cool gadgets…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Apple iOS operating system has remained essentially the same since its introduction with the first iPhone in 2007. While the company has continually innovated when it comes to its hardware, the core software has only seen updates in drips and drabs. When, if ever, is Apple…
By Sean P. Aune |
With the release of Motorola’s Atrix and Xoom last week, the age of dual-core processor powered devices is officially upon us. It was really inevitable that dual-core processors would make their way into our mobile devices. When they first came to computers, people immediately flocked…
By usersubmit |
Because that little green robot haunts my nightmares. No, I’m kidding. Or am I? Let me start off by saying that Android is a phenomenal smartphone platform. This is not an article bashing Android. I don’t own an Android device myself, but I have used…
By Tom Moccia |
It’s been just about three weeks since the Mac app store was launched, Jan. 6 to be exact, to what was perceived by many as a lack of fanfare. Maybe it was due to the fact that many media and industry analysts were busy preparing…
By Noah Kravitz |
A few weeks ago a guy named Danny emailed me asking for my opinion on an article he was writing. I don’t know Danny all that well, but he seems like a good guy and he’s the founder of an interesting startup called Blank Label…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s a well-known fact that AT&T’s service is spotty at best in a lot of locations, the most notable example being San Fransisco. The exclusive (for now) carrier of the iPhone in the United States has said many times that it is Apple’s fault, and…
By Jack McGrath |
One of the most highly-anticipated devices coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the Motorola XOOM, a 10.1-inch tablet running Google’s next-gen mobile OS, Honeycomb, which is targeted specifically tablet devices. Featuring a sleek user interface, it will likely sit next…
By Tom Moccia |
Back in the 90’s, tech start-ups were all the rage in the Silicon Valley and anyone with a fistful of twenties and an idea that wasn’t totally out in left field could go public. Many people made a lot of money on these start-ups and…
By Tom Moccia |
Well, another year has past, and we’ve seen some major changes in the tech world: Android has taken market share in the smartphone industry, Apple has unified iOS to all mobile devices, tablets have taken off,Windows 7 has become mainstream and LED televisions have started…
By Tom Moccia |
Well, another year has past, and we’ve seen some major changes in the tech world: Android has taken market share in the smartphone industry, Apple has unified iOS to all mobile devices, tablets have taken off,Windows 7 has become mainstream and LED televisions have started…
By Tom Moccia |
The holidays are wrapping up and that only means one thing: the International Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas is just around the corner. It’s a tech geek’s dream week, roaming hundreds of thousands of square feet of tech gear, fostering some relationships, getting together…
By Jack McGrath |
With the introduction of numerous new tablet devices that are beginning to innovate the genre in unique ways, and their obvious prevalence this holiday season, it is hard to see a future where dedicated e-readers win the eBook war: They are limited by function, processing power,…
By Sean P. Aune |
With all of the focus as of late on the Microsoft Kinect and the Sony Move controllers and how they are adding motion play to their respective systems, the lowly Nintendo Wii seems to be being left out in the cold. It introduced motion control…
By Tom Moccia |
Last week we reported that Best Buy would be offering the iPhone 3GS for free to upgrade-eligible AT&T customers, new customers and those wishing to add a line. Of course all of this was based on willingness to sign a two-year contract. This, in and…
By Sean P. Aune |
It would seem that old school media is beginning to tire of Netflix, a company it once whole heartedly embraced for what it could do for them when it came to the DVD business. Now that the company is migrating more and more to its…
By Sean P. Aune |
Free shipping has become a far more common occurrence in the realm of online shopping over the past couple of years. What was once an exciting perk has become expected of online stores, especially the larger ones. With Christmas speeding towards us, people are not…
By Tom Moccia |
The new year is almost upon us and I can hardly believe 2010 is in the books. Looking back over the last 12 months many things have changed in all walks of life: smartphones now rule the mobile world, the Saints won the Super Bowl…
By Tom Moccia |
Verizon Wireless seems to be having an identity crisis, between stocking the iPad, to the perpetual ‘iPhone to Verizon’ rumors, and culminating in the flip flopping of data plan pricing. I often wonder who is running the show at Big Red. Yes, Verizon has been…
By Tom Moccia |
The holiday season brings about a lot of hustle and bustle, travel, family gatherings, holiday shopping and a multitude of other events that go along with this time of year. Along with all these things come holiday traditions, and there are many that are unique…
By Sean P. Aune |
Apple has struck another blow for cleaning up its popular App Store: Single radio station apps. Some time back Apple put its foot down when it came to fart apps. While one or two of them were funny, several hundred was just getting to the…
By Sean P. Aune |
It seems that the United States government has come to the conclusion that laws regarding the use of cell phones while driving aren’t working, so it may be time for it to take that temptation right out of your hands. Speaking with MSNBC show Morning…
By Tom Moccia |
Many of you have been either watching my video reviews or reading my articles for quite a while now, and if not, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that I love tech. Shiny gadgets are my weakness, in fact my wife has those…
By Sean P. Aune |
I spoke with an obviously frustrated man yesterday on the phone. Bill Moore is the Chief Information Security Officer at Valdosta State University, and he has the unenviable job right now of clearing up issues over a story that came out about the school’s new…
