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Huawei debuts a 7-inch phone and its first Android Wear watch
Back in 2012, I suggested that for some, a tablet may replace a smartphone within the next few years. Fast forward to…
Read MoreTwitter is tracking the apps on your phone
In its latest effort to improve its ad targeting, Twitter will start collecting information on what mobile apps its users have downloaded.…
Read MorePinning from Pinterest just became way easier on mobile
Pinterest lovers rejoice! Once you update to iOS 8 and adjust your phone settings, you’ll be able to pin on the go. The extension…
Read MoreThe internet, network neutrality and permission to innovate
Not everyone agrees that Title II is the right way to resolve the impasse over network neutrality. We offered Richard Bennett a chance to explain why he's against it.…
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy W is a 7-inch Korean smartphone
Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy Tab line might not have the ability to make voice calls in the United States, but since 2011, overseas…
Read MoreWhy WhatsApp’s new subscription model makes perfect sense
The addictive communication app WhatsApp is a subscription service on both iPhone and Android now -- and that's a good thing.…
Read MoreA Facebook phone: Is this the final brick in the social network’s walled garden?
A "Facebook phone" is one of the longest-running rumors in the technology world, but a number of observers think such a beast is actually going to make an appearance next week. But do users actually want one?…
Read MoreThanks to telecom oligopolies, it’s always raining in the cloud
Even using a smartphone in fairly normal ways -- checking your location with a web-based map, sending email or text messages, uploading photos and so on -- can result in massive charges when it is done while roaming internationally, thanks to the market control that telecom carriers enjoy.…
Read MoreMapfia: Location sharing between two people via phone call
Need to share your location for a limited amount of time and with just a single person? Mapfia is an easy method on iOS and Android. You simply call someone and Mapfia shares the location of both people for the length of the call.…
Read MoreA Facebook phone: ambitious leap or fatal mistake?
There are reports the giant social network is taking another run at building a dedicated "Facebook phone." But is this a clever strategic gamble on the future or an expensive bet that takes the company beyond its core competencies and is doomed to fail?…
Read MoreiPhone SLR mount is kind of expensive, kind of awesome
Is it wrong that I want this new iPhone 4 SLR mount from Photojojo so badly? The new case/adapter combo that allows you to use either Canon or Nikon SLR lenses with your iPhone 4 to add some professional veneer to your mobile photos.…
Read MoreWorkers Increasingly Accept Vacation Interruptions, Study Says
The sort of "Let's Get Away From It All" vacation immortalized in the popular song may be a thing of the past. A new study confirms that web workers are increasingly accepting of being contacted for work while on vacation.…
Read MoreNexus One: The Best Android Phone Yet
Let’s face it, when it comes to the Nexus One, aka the Google (s goog) Phone, there’s really only one thing you…
Read MoreOnSIP Hosted PBX: A Business Phone System With Lots of Options
OnSIP, from Junction Networks, offers professional, flexible, business-oriented Internet phone systems for business that could be a good value, depending on your…
Read MoreI Need a New(TeeVee) Phone. To Droid or Not to Droid?
After slogging through two iPhone-less (s AAPL) years, my contract with Verizon (s VZ) is up and finally — FINALLY! — I…
Read MoreGrasshopper: A Business-oriented Virtual Phone System
With all of the fancy technologies we use today, it’s easy for web workers to overlook the importance of the telephone. I…
Read MoreTop 4 Ways to Cut Your Business Budget With VoIP
Web workers do pretty much everything else online, so why not use Internet phone service, too? Besides our natural technology addiction, there…
Read MorePhone and Computer Etiquette
For those of us who earn our living working online, the always-connected lifestyle can have its benefits and its drawbacks. I spend…
Read MoreGoogle Voice to Offer Phone and Messaging Services
Google Voice wants to be your phone manager, SMS and voicemail provider. The service is rumored to be almost ready for public…
Read MoreFormer OLPC Security Guru Headed to Apple
It may not have the charitable underpinnings of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, but Ivan Kristic couldn’t have asked for…
Read MoreHave You Called Your Client Today?
I like to try to check in with the client once a day. Sure, checking in ticks all the boxes you'd expect: it helps me build a client relationships, ensures I don't miss any project developments I need to know about, and can help with problem solving. But it achieves two other goals that are equally as important.…
Read MoreBecome a Mac Power User: System Preferences
The great thing about using Apple (s aapl) computers (loaded with OS X of course), is that some of the tasks that…
Read MoreCogi: Capture, Transcribe and Share Phone Meetings
Earlier December saw the launch of Cogi (pronounced co-jee), an audio recording and transcription service in the mould of QTech’s reQall and…
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