Mobile Devices

GrubHub Founder Discusses His Firm's Mobile "App"-Etite

Brad Spirrison | Posted 05.15.2012

Brad Spirrison

For many companies, that "native versus HTML" is almost a religious debate. "Forcing a channel is a mistake," says GrubHub's founder Mike Evans.

In the Era of Online Networking, Offline Connections Are More Powerful Than Ever

Christopher Lee Nutter | Posted 04.26.2012

Christopher Lee Nutter

I run a media consulting business in New York. I have a full roster of (phenomenal) clients. And yet I am not on Facebook. I do not Tweet. I am not LinkedIn.

Calling for Storms

Cindy Auten | Posted 04.19.2012

Cindy Auten

With the increasing use of mobile devices like laptops, smartphones and tablets, an organization's infrastructure must be able to support a new workforce that doesn't work strictly from their office.

Our Smart Gadgets Will Soon Outnumber Us

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012

(Reuters) - Between 2011 and 2016 the amount of mobile data traffic will grow at a compound annual rate of 78 percent as the number of mobile devices ...

Has Sexting Become Mainstream for Young Women?

Julie Spira | Posted 04.10.2012

Julie Spira

As far as sexting, texting, posting, and tagging goes, remember, we're creating a permanent digital footprint every time we push the send button.

Home Sweet, Connected Home

Craig Barratt | Posted 03.24.2012

Craig Barratt

Within the next three to five years, I envision literally hundreds of devices in the home will be connected: multimedia, thermostats, light switches, security systems, irrigation systems, white goods and automobiles.

California Takes On 170 Million 'Vampires'

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 03.14.2012

LOS ANGELES — California has declared war on vampires, but this time it's no Hollywood monster flick. The state will be the first in the nation...

WATCH: The 'Little Printer' That Could?

Posted 11.29.2011

The latest product from BERG, a London-based design studio, turns headlines, weather, games and more into a printed "mini newspaper." Dubbed "Little P...

Bianca Bosker

Steve Jobs: 'Google You F--king Ripped Off The iPhone'

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.20.2011

Escalating lawsuits and barbed comments by executives have dramatized the all-out war between Apple and Google for dominance over mobile devices. B...

Mobil Devices: The Explosion Heard 'Round the Globe

Paul Bloom | Posted 11.27.2011

Paul Bloom

With more than half the world's population paying to use a mobile phone, and nearly a quarter using the internet, what's next?

What Does Your Mobile Device Say About You?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 10.29.2011

What does your mobile device say about you? Well, it might reveal your true age. What's the number-one way people lose data on their smartphones? You ...

How Google Plans To Protect Android From Apple

Bloomberg | Posted 10.22.2011

Among Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.’s more than 17,000 patents, a group of 18 may prove most useful in Google Inc. (GOOG)’s effort to fend off l...

iPhone vs. Android Users: The Differences Revealed

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 10.16.2011

Hunch, a personal recommendation service, has surveyed 15,818 of its users to determine the average demographic, personality, and lifestyle of iPhone ...

Wireless Addicts, Pay Attention to Your Kids and Dogs!

Dave Astor | Posted 09.25.2011

Dave Astor

Makes you wonder why some people have kids or canines when their need to connect with other living beings is mostly satisfied by wireless gadgets.

"Big Brother" Is Us: The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution

Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 08.16.2011

Phil Cooke, Ph.D.

The bigger reality is, Big Brother is indeed here, and we've discovered that it's us.

Fasten Your Seatbelts and Turn on Your Magazines

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Magda Abu-Fadil

According to Innovations in Magazines 2011 World Report, Singapore Airlines converted three of its publications to digital in July 2010 when two Boeing 777-300ERs began offering the new version in non-paper form.

New Free eBooks Site For Mobile Devices

eBookNewser | Nate Hoffelder on March 18, 2011 12:30 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

This past week saw the launch of a new cloud based free eBook website. The site, eBook.taggedzi.com, is specifically designed to work on small screens...

State of Our (Mobile) Union

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Spalter

When we envision winning the future, mobile broadband is leading the way. But these leading-edge technologies won't make their way to consumers without more wireless capacity.

Why the Personal Network?

Dave Morin | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Morin

The personal network is for a trusted circle of close friends and family to share the most personal experiences and moments. The catalyst powering that network however, isn't the Internet itself, but the mobile Internet.

What You Missed at The Economist's Conference

Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lauren DeLisa Coleman

I was recently invited to attend The Economist's Ideas Economy event, the second conference in a series which aims to stir dialogue and uncover new id...

Disconnectivity Anxiety

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Jim Taylor

Given the immense convenience offered by today's technology, why do we have such adverse reactions on the relatively rare occasions that our connections are broken?

"Sexting": The Latest Challenge in Parenting?

Anushay Hossain | Posted 05.25.2011

Anushay Hossain

What's really scary about this kind of technology use is that it creates excellent breeding grounds for child predators, such pedophiles and sex offenders, to prey on kids.

Hackers Go Mobile: Is Your Cell Phone Prepared?

Chris Brassington | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Brassington

Make sure you are aware of the sheer extent of personal data you are storing and exchanging on your mobile, and take steps to prevent that from getting into the wrong hands

Blackberry 9700 Review: It's a Phone, Stupid

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Louderback

The new offering from Research in Motion is better at being a phone -- but a worse at being a computer -- than my last mobile device.

CES -- Greener Low-Cost Gadgets May Prove to Be High Impact

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Christina Gagnier

Attendees at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show toyed with gadgets for the environmentally inclined. This year's CES featured a few small devices that could be high impact in terms of powering other products.