Knowing Me, Knowing You

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Extra points to those of you who recognized the title of the post as being an ABBA song from the 80′s! Music is a bit of a passion of mine. I have music playing all the time when I am writing. The other major passion in my life right now is Mobile; mobile technology and … [Read more]

Is Your Small Business Missing Out on the Mobile Crowd?

As much as I hate to admit it, if you see me, there’s a good chance you can also see my cell phone. Or at least hear it if it rings. I was a late bloomer, not getting my first cell phone until I was in college and only getting my first smart phone about … [Read more]

New Lightbox App Feature – Your Photo Journal

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The social photo app for Android, Lightbox, unveiled a new app today with a new feature – The Photo Journal – which allows others to follow your updates, as well as like, comment and share. The fantastic thing about this new photo journal is it requires no extra work on your part. Just update the … [Read more]

Facebook Confirms Gowalla Hire

Gowalla Goes to Facebook

Facebook confirmed on Monday (December 5th) the rumored acquiring of the Texas-based online location service Gowalla. The plan behind the deal is to hire the talent behind Gowalla and shut the service down completely. They have not purchased the Gowalla technology or service, but rather have hired the team. Facebook said in a statement, “Gowalla … [Read more]

comScore: Mobile Shopping is on the Rise

Mobile Shopping

Have you ever made a purchase from your Smartphone? If you answered yes, you are among the 38 percent of smartphone owners who have used their mobile device to purchase something. A new study done by comScore shows that mobile shopping is on the rise. The most popular products purchased on a smartphone includes digital goods, clothing/accessories, … [Read more]

Google Re-Releases Gmail App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Users

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When Google first released the Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on November 2nd, there were some unfortunate glitches. The app kept crashing, was giving error messages and was over all a big huge mess. They have re-released the app today. The problems have been fixed but users still aren’t happy with the outcome. Some say … [Read more]

Are QR Codes Dead?

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If QR codes are already dead, its epitaph would read “we hardly knew ye.” It seems like just yesterday that someone was explaining a QR code to me, and I’m a pretty tech-savvy person. I know that some of my less Internet-y friends don’t understand or use them, my sister doesn’t even have a smartphone, … [Read more]

Which Came First – The Android or the iPhone?

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No, the above headline isn’t a joke with a punchline or anything, it’s in response to an interview with Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt. He’s currently in South Korea and was asked by reporters about a comment Steve Jobs made saying  Android was a rip-off of the iPhone. The following statement was included in the Steve Jobs biography … [Read more]

Shuffler.fm Launches an iPad App

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Shuffler.fm, the audio magazine made up of music blogs, has launched an app for the iPad. The site received quite a bit of buzz this summer. For those of you not familiar with the site, it basically turns music blogs into streaming music. It plays a continuous stream of songs directly from the blogs. Music … [Read more]

SoundCloud for iPad Released

SoundCloud for iPad

SoundCloud provides you with a way to create and share sounds across social networks. There’s SoundCloud for iPhone, for Mac and for Android and now – SoundCloud for iPad. The company made the announcement today via their blog. There’s one particular iOS app you all have been asking and patiently waiting for. Everyday, we read … [Read more]