New Microsoft Starbucks app is good news There’s one in the grocery store. Next to the gas station. There’s the drive through. The mall. And the big one on the corner. Lots of Starbucks. Very convenient. But Starbucks is working with Microsoft to make it even more convenient. How about putting Starbucks in your Microsoft Outlook? An…
Mobile is significant because… Here are ten reasons why mobile is significant, starting with world wide acceptance level by 2020 of 90%. As in 1 in ten will not have a mobile phone – 9 will!
What is LTE Advanced? Almost 3 years ago (June 2013) LTE Advanced was touted as the “next major step in the evolution of LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks. It’s a new network technology that’s expected to both help band aid the massive increases in mobile data demand, and deliver much higher data speeds for all. That…
There’s an app for that! Remember when? Do you remember when that slogan first came out? In 2009 Apple introduced the iPhone 3G with a commercial showcasing what was then 250,000 apps in the App Store. The phone could do so much more than merely handle phone calls. It could tell you how many calories…
Do you want to work, or play? John Fortt, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Alley, in responding to Steve Jobs’ 2010 claim that in the computing world future PCs would be like trucks, clearly defined the problem with that somewhat misguided vision. In his article, The PC: Suddenly, Surprisingly Alive, he said,
The new tech ailment is a pain in the neck! Reliable Tech News urgently warns all our readers: there are health problems related to the use of tech equipment. Whether texting on your cell phone or bending over your computer, you will create big problems for yourself just by the degree you tilt your head. Tech neck!
Mobile Phones Getting Spammed? Recently I received one of those suspicious email that says, “Help others by passing this on.” And just what was I to pass on? The email claimed that, “In just 4 days from today all U. S. cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketing companies and you will begin to…
How to meaningfully complain about unwanted phone calls It bothers me. A lot. Whenever I get one of those unwanted phone calls where there’s a 5 second empty pause while the robo-caller catches up and puts the telemarketer on the line, I begin to dream up ways to say, “No thank you!” Kindly, but firmly.…
Three ways smaller is big! Three items you will find useful and interesting that show how smaller can actually be bigger. Mobile? Bigger! We all know how pervasive mobile phones are. I see them held by every other driver I cautiously pull up to. That’s roughly 60%, given my bias against driving and texting. Well,…
Does your SmartPhone need more battery storage? Visiting my family in Colorado Springs I experienced the ultimate problem of all Smart Phones: no battery storage at a critical moment. Colorado Springs is a lovely long and narrow North-South city with the Rockies bordering the West side and forest and military the East. For one directionally…