Mobile

The rise of the mobile employee

The rise of the mobile employee

May 5, 2012

There was a time not too long ago when the only employees who could be considered "mobile" were the high-powered...

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”

May 4, 2012

When a product becomes synonymous with the general term for the item itself, it can own the market. To paraphrase...

Is Yelp spending too much money?

Is Yelp spending too much money?

May 3, 2012

They say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may...

Some amazing facts about mobile around the globe

Some amazing facts about mobile around the globe

May 2, 2012

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on when it comes to mobile technology, it's that the industry is...

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Jun 28, 2022

Less-useful than a laptop, less-awesome than a tablet, the netbook market has suffered the most in the past two years...

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

May 1, 2012

Merchant tools on Foursquare are free and the company claims to want to always keep them that way. It's challenging...

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Jun 28, 2022

Samsung is knocking off the top players in mobile. First, they ousted Nokia to become the top mobile phone vendor...

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

May 3, 2012

There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going...

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

Apr 30, 2012

There are certain brick and mortar outlets that simply refuse to go down without a fight. Barnes & Noble is...

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

Apr 29, 2012

Those of us who have owned an iPhone are familiar with the multitouch keyboard and overall interface of Apple's smartphone....

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

Apr 27, 2012

For the first time in 40 months, gaming has a partner at the top of the charts for time spent...

Can we connect 7 billion people?

Can we connect 7 billion people?

Apr 27, 2012

The technology is in place. Now it's time to get it out to the people of the world. As personal...