iOS7 vs Android : Smartphone OS Showdown June 21 , 2013 Apple claims its …
I’m fairly sure that most of our readers with an affinity for smartphones already know about last week’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference. During the event, the company’s CEO, Tim Cook, stepped on stage and announced the upcoming iOS 7 operating system. Although the unveiling of a new iOS has been But…
Facebook Says Technical Flaw Exposed 6 Million Users
SAN FRANCISCO Facebook has inadvertently exposed six million users’ phone numbers and e-mail addresses to unauthorized viewers over the last year, the company said late Friday. Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in 2012, on a technical flaw in its huge archive of contact information collected from its 1.1 Facebook’s security…
Walmart Slashes Price on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S
Walmart is aggressively lowering the price on Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. Beginning Saturday, the iPhone 5 will sell for $129 (down from $189) and the iPhone 4S will sell for just $39 (down from $89). To get the devices at that price will require signing a new two-year This isn’t the first time Walmart…
How To Keep Your Smartphone Secure
In light of all the snooping by the government on individuals, it seems that it’s not that difficult for anyone with the know-how to find out what you’re doing. Bill Supernor, CTO of security company Koolspan, speaks to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about how to keep your smartphone…
Hands on: Lenovo’s S210 is a souped-up netbook with 10-point touch
One of the first things we learned when we started using Windows 8 was that the OS is far more intuitive when used with a touch screen. The problem is, while there’s been all types of high-priced, touch-enabled Ultrabooks and convertibles, we’ve seen far fewer lower-priced Windows 8 laptops with At a…
Foursquare now lets you ‘visit’ NYC locales from over 100 years ago
Last week, social-location service Foursquare launched Time Machine maybe the coolest thing it has ever done with check-ins. Now Foursquare is taking its users farther back in time than their recent check-ins by making checking in to New York City locations a trip to the past. Foursquare has teamed up…
How to buy a smartphone: A guide for newbies
While it may seem that the smartphone has become ubiquitous in today’s busy world, there are quite a few folks who have never owned one. I see them quite regularly while walking around the busy city. Believe it or not there are still a lot of flip phones out there….
Facebook Takes On Twitter With Video
Instagram’s chief executive, Kevin Systrom, called the new feature “fast, simple and beautiful.” MENLO PARK, Calif. If “60 Minutes” were being dreamed up today, its producers might very well have ditched the idea and gone with “6 Seconds” instead. That’s the maximum length of the videos on Vine, a mobile application owned…
Apple iOS Is More Fragmented Than It Seems
Apple chart describing which features of iOS 6 work with which iOS devices. Apple Apple is very proud of the adoption rate for new versions of its iOS mobile operating system. Tim Cook pointed out that 93 percent of all iOS devices are using the most current version, and now Apple Don’t…
How Samsung can save Windows 8 tablets
Windows 8 tablets aren’t in good shape: Microsoft’s OS gets plenty of hate for its desktop functionality, and many people aren’t willing to pay premium prices for the ability to run Officeand not much elseon what amounts to be keyboard-less PCs. Indeed, with Windows 8 and Windows RT making up just Here…
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