The bar was empty as I waited. Outside it was snowing and dark, another typical evening of what seemed like of what was an endless blanket of snow. Or, as we call it, February in Boston.
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Facebook Home Could Be a Pain, Unless...
Facebook Home is something we’ve never seen before. It’s far more than just an app and beyond just a skin, but something less than an operating system. It doesn’t replace Android or skins like TouchWiz, but installing it will radically transform your Android phone — and not necessarily for the better.
What Home boils down t [...]
Businesses Think They ‘Get̵...
Just a few years ago, social media and mobile marketing were the Wild West of business strategies. On the surface, they offered seemingly ambiguous value and, to the more old-school veterans of branding and advertising, were simply a distraction from the tried-and-true tactics of the pre-social media age.
That’s all changed with the ad [...]
Whoa: Facebook Now Owns Over 25% Of T...
Well, it looks like Zuck might have had it right. Facebook may still be figuring out this whole monetization thing, but it
Windows 8′s 2013 Enterprise Rep...
An estimated 40 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold by Microsoft as of mid December. But it is not clear how many of those licenses will show up in the enterprise vs. the consumer market
Text Messages May Be In Decline, But ...
As the 20th anniversary of the text message came and passed last week, many in the tech and mobile business world (including Dan Rowinski of ReadWrite) couldn’t help but declare the death of SMS, claiming that text messaging is finally over the hill and on a one-way path to irrelevance. This was after
Why Evernote Just Doesn’t Work ...
Evernote is a very useful, Swiss-Army knife kind of software application that provides users with the tools they need to collect all of the information from their online journeys. It is a boon to anyone serious about task management and online research. So why can’t I get it integrated into my own work habits?
For some inexplicable rea [...]
Sorry, Samsung, iPhone Is Not Your Mo...
The iPhone owes its ongoing success partly to Apple’s success at making it one of the coolest devices a consumer could buy. But perception is shifting, and now the iPhone is coming to be seen as “your Mom’s smartphone.” At least, that’s what Samsung wants you to believe.
The culmination of the crusty-iPhone meme is Samsung’ [...]
Android Update Rollouts Accelerating ...
It has been a little less than a year since Google officially announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The first device to roll out with version 4.0, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, hit store shelves in December. Since then, 4.0 has reached 23.7% of all Android devices – with 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean, waiting in the wings. What is the holdup? [...]
How My Smartphone Saved Me $2,500 On ...
In many states, you could end up paying a stiff fine if you get caught driving while talking or texting on your mobile phone. But savvy consumers are learning that going car shopping without your mobile phone could cost you much, much more. For me, it saved my family $2,500 and wasted trips to dealerships across town.
U.S. auto dealers say t [...]