Apps are rising on Windows Phones. Should they be taken more seriously?

I’ll never forget when my boss at the time showed me his shiny new Windows Phone. I liked the interface, the feel of the hardware...

Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels

Twitter is used by different people for different things. It’s a communication tool for some, a news aggregator for others, and a way to spread...

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out the stories that were thought...

GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.

Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims “Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation” the company and its CEO have dodged...

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

The unraveling of the AT&T merger with T-Mobile was not entirely bad for the fourth largest mobile carrier in the US. They get $3 billion....

Technology use on American college campuses

Colleges have always been a venue for the latest and greatest in technology to not only be used, but often created as well. Today’s and...

Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter

Twitter’s latest major chunk of backing comes from the Arab world as Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested $300 million into the microblogging site according...

2011 through the eyes of Google (and therefore, the world)

Every year, Google composes a Zeitgeist report that attempts to capture the essence of the year and give a glimpse of what we can expect...

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 AndroidandMe. Geeks are aware that...