Several years (decades) ago, when I was in high school, I remember teachers rather snidely telling us that we needed to learn all of these things because "it isn't like we will be walking around with whole computers in our pockets." The sassy teenager in me desperately wants to go back in time to wave her smartphone in their faces right about now. That same teenaged girl would … [Read more...] about PhotoMath App Solves Equations Using Your Smartphone Camera
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BlackBerry Plans Enterprise Event For November 13th
It seems like the mobile device market is moving faster than ever, a point proven by yet another launch even this fall --this time it is BlackBerry with a round of enterprise branded announcements. CEO John Chen will join a few of his top executives in San Fransisco on November 13, intending to debut a selection of hardware and software. Given the theme, we may be lucky enough … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Plans Enterprise Event For November 13th
Sony Releases Fat Princess: Piece of Cake Android Game
In a sea of mobile games with the now traditional match-3 styling (think Bejeweled), Sony has released its Fat Princess: Piece of Cake game. By matching gems (showing either cake or images corresponding to the four character classes: sporting warrior swords, ranger muskets, worker bombs, and priest healer) you can work to defeat the invading army using the attacks they bring … [Read more...] about Sony Releases Fat Princess: Piece of Cake Android Game
Disney Big Hero 6: Bot Fight Game Coming to Android
Only true fans of Marvel comic books will be familiar with Big Hero 6, at least until Disney releases their upcoming animated film based on the series next month. Based in imaginary city of San Fransokyo, Big Hero 6 is based on a team of crime-fighters led by Hiro Hamada and Baymax (his robot). Ahead of the movie, Disney Interactive has built a Big Hero 6-themed mobile game … [Read more...] about Disney Big Hero 6: Bot Fight Game Coming to Android
Apple Selling iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Via Online Store
Unlike the intensely flawed process for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus a few weeks back, Apple is successfully offering pre-orders for their recently announced iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 tablets. Of course, calling it a pre-order is a bit misleading when customers can expect their tablets to ship within 2-4 days, arriving as early as October 23. Pricing for the new iPads … [Read more...] about Apple Selling iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Via Online Store
In App Purchases Expected to Dominate Apple Pay Transactions
It doesn't matter how successful the launch of Apple Pay is, consumers and retailers are going to need some time to see how it works before they fully trust and then adopt the service. It is with this in mind that Apple's Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue made the statement that he expects the largest portion of Apple Pay transactions will be … [Read more...] about In App Purchases Expected to Dominate Apple Pay Transactions
Multi-User Account Support a Reality With Lollipop
Android has let us create multiple user accounts for a while now, as long as you were doing so on a tablet; it wasn't until Lollipop that we could do this on a smartphone. As you decide how best to take advantage of this new feature, keep in mind that the first user you create will be branded as the device's owner and enjoy all of the administrator-type privileges that go … [Read more...] about Multi-User Account Support a Reality With Lollipop
LG Starting to Gain in Battle for Android Market Share
According to the latest statistics released by Chitika, the LG user base has exhibited the greatest usage share growth as compared to any of the competing Android brands since June 2014. With a 1.7 percentage point gain and representing over 10% of the total North American smartphone and tablet Web traffic, LG should be counted as a significant player in the mobile … [Read more...] about LG Starting to Gain in Battle for Android Market Share
Apple Creates Carrier-Independent SIM Card
After the anti-climactic Apple event yesterday, the tech community at large took a nap --which is why news seemed to slip between the cracks telling us Apple has built a SIM card that allows users to move between AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile (plus EE in the UK) without having to swap it out. Using the new Apple SIM card, you can switch between carriers in the Settings for … [Read more...] about Apple Creates Carrier-Independent SIM Card
Apple Announces Modest Updates to iPad Air and iPad Mini
It was a lot of 'yeah, yeah, we were expecting that' at the Apple Event today... leaving many of us to wonder why they didn't just do a soft launch. Brand-loyal Apple fans will be glad to see that the iPad Air 2 is a little thinner (at 6.1mm) and finally features the fingerprint ID sensor that has been present in the last 2 iterations of the iPhone. Other updates for the … [Read more...] about Apple Announces Modest Updates to iPad Air and iPad Mini