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Instagram Spotlight On New York's Hidden Spaces

2012-05-01T10:56:00Z

Instagram exhibitions have taken place in London and Hong Kong, but today marks the first for New York. HuffPost Arts recently spoke to Brian DiFeo, t...

Read more: NYC Arts, Instagram, W Hotel, Photography, Instagram Exhibition, Video, Instagram Nyc, Times Square, Brian DiFeo, Slideexpand, Smart Phone, Arts News

Susan Conley: Smartphone Addiction: Why I'm Putting the Phone Down

2012-04-07T09:31:08Z

The sneaky thing that my Smartphones does is make me feel like every hour of every day is the absolutely most perfect time in the world to get my email. Except it's not.

Read more: How to Unplug, Unplugging, Smartphones, Smartphone, Unplug and Recharge, Smart Phone, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Safran Foer, Women News

Phil Lempert: Cashier or Smartphone: Which Do You Prefer?

2012-04-03T12:41:17Z

Most consumers would rather have a competent cashier and bagger than self-checkout lanes. After all, it's the ending to our shopping trip and common s...

Read more: SupermarketGuru Consumer Panel Survey, Apple Store App, Self Checkout, Stop & Shop, GS1 Bar Code, Apple Store, National Grocers Association, Supermarkets, Smart Phone, Scan It!, Cashier, Technology News

Lisa Parkin: Read e-Books Without a Kindle or Nook

2012-03-26T20:49:58Z

If you love finding great deals on books but don't have a Kindle or a Nook, then you're in luck. There are a few ways you can access thousands of $.99...

Read more: Nook, Kindle App, Kindle, Nook-App, Smart Phone, Reading, Ebooks, Ipad, Tablet, Books News

Larry Magid: Cell Phone as Hub of Your Physical World

2012-01-20T14:35:31Z

Most people don't carry their laptop or tablet around all day, but how many people do you know who go anywhere without their mobile phone? I never go out the door without checking that I have my keys, my wallet and my phone.

Read more: Smart Phone, Lg, Consumer Electronics Show, Steve Jobs Apple, Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, Technology News

WATCH: 'Avoid Ghetto'?...There's An App For that

2012-01-19T17:44:40Z

These days it seems like there's an app for everything. But one app has stirred mixed emotions in its attempt to help make pedestrians' lives a little...

Read more: Loop21.com, Microsoft Avoid Ghetto App, Juanita Wallace NAACP, Microsoft, Maurice Garland, Smart Phone, Naacp, Avoid Ghetto App, Black Voices News

Beckley Mason: Texting While Driving Is a Reality of "Cyborg Living"

2012-01-06T18:11:54Z

We used to use things like hammers or cars to augment our physical abilities. But computers and phones augment our mental capabilities by allowing us to store and access information outside of our brains.

Read more: Cyborgs, Los Angeles Times, Street Safety, Amber Case, California, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Smart Phone, San Francisco News

Warren Adler: The Smart Phone Addiction

2011-12-02T16:28:57Z

A number of my friends have returned from their Thanksgiving holidays with their families with a general complaint. It goes something like this: There was a complete lack of face-to-face communication.

Read more: Iphone, Apple Iphone, Smart Phone, Technology, Communication, Unplug and Recharge, Addicted to Smart Phones, Smart Phone Addiction, Healthy Living News

Patricia Aranka Smith: Conversing With My iPhone 4S, Siriously

2011-11-30T18:54:27Z

To wit, here are a couple of examples of exchanges with Siri that went siriously wrong.

Read more: Iphone, Baby Boomers, Humor, Steve Jobs, Smart Phone, Cell Phones, Fifty News, Technology, iphone4s, Comedy, Comedy News

Nathan Newman: In AT&T/T-Mobile Debate, How Is DOJ Ignoring the New Competition for Wireless Services?

2011-09-07T11:20:13Z

The Department of Justice calling Verizon and Sprint and T-Mobile the main competitors to AT&T -- and worrying about a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile -- completely misses what's happening in the wireless telecom industry.

Read more: T-Mobile, Smart Phone, Apps, iPhone Apps, AT&T, Mobile Phones, Business News

UK Tech News Blast: NASA Moon Launch, China's U.S. Web Hacking, HTC Sense First Look

2011-08-26T08:12:56Z

Welcome to your daily blast of tech news from around the web. This is where the tech conversation starts.

Today, we talking the next NASA moon laun...

Read more: HTC Sense, Gadgets, Social Life, Funny Pictures, Space, Chinese Hackers, Science, Smart Phone, Google Maps, NASA Moon, Home News

Bryce Maddock: Augmented Reality: Three Applications That Change How We See Things

2011-08-05T14:36:00Z

Augmented reality. The term still sounds futuristic, but the applications, like Yelp's Monocle, are already sitting in our pockets. But there are three particular uses of augmented reality that struck me as more substance, and social change.

Read more: Augmented Reality, GE Smartgrid, Yelp Monocle, New Technology, Augmented Reality Applications, Ge, Korean Unification Project, New Medical Technology, Smart Phone, Augmented Reality Apps, Technology News

Dan Frommer: Mobile Payments Are a Mess

2011-08-01T20:38:00Z

The idea that we might someday use our mobile phones to pay for some things offline makes sense. And merging the mobile and wallet into one thing to carry around seems like a smart idea. But getting there is going to be a challenge.

Read more: Smartphones, Mobile Payments, Mobile Phones, Mobile Wallets, Smart Phones, Smart Phone, Technology News

Biden Introduces Anti-Violence Tech Initiative

2011-07-13T18:24:11Z

Joe Biden brought his longtime commitment to preventing violence against women into the digital age Wednesday with a challenge to software developers....

Read more: Vice President, Apps, Apps Against Abuse, Violence, Smartphones, Smartphone Apps, Joe Biden, Smart Phone, Vice President Joe Biden, Domestic Abuse, Technology News

Smartphone App Finds Your Friend At The Beach

2011-07-12T11:33:38Z

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Visitors to Rhode Island's state parks and beaches can now download information straight to their smartphones thanks to a new appl...

Read more: Beaches App, Smartphone App Park, Rhode Island Beach, Rhode Island State Park, Parks App, Nature, Parks, Rhode Island App, Smartphone App, Smart Phone, Smartphone App Beach, Green News

Is This The End Of Unlimited Data Plans?

2011-07-06T18:33:18Z

SAN FRANCISCO -- When Verizon Wireless kills off its unlimited data plan for new smartphone customers on Thursday, it will mark another blow for endle...

Read more: Iphone, T-Mobile, Unlimited Data Plans, Verizon, Cell Phone, Android, AT&T, Wireless, Smartphones, Smart Phone, Droid, Unlimited Plans, Technology News

European Union Cracks Down On Mobile Roaming Charges To Spur Competition

2011-07-06T08:24:50Z

(AP) BRUSSELS — The European Union is introducing new rules that would make it cheaper to use mobile and smartphones abroad.

The proposals from t...

Read more: Rule Cell Phone, Iphone, European Union, Smart Phone, European Commission, Europe Roaming Charges, Tablet Computer, Eu Cell Phones, Ipad, Business News

Timothy Karr: Throw Your Smartphone Down the Rabbit Hole

2011-05-04T08:56:49Z

Do you believe in fairy tales? AT&T wants you to. The phone giant is trying to make everyone believe that its takeover of T-Mobile would be good for jobs, innovation and the economy, while saving you hundreds of dollars on your smartphone.

Read more: Smartphone, Fcc, AT&T, Iphone, Blackberry, Net Neutrality, Android, Smart Phone, Senate, T-Mobil, Technology News

Tamar Abrams: Give Flip Cameras a New and Better Life

2011-04-14T13:38:15Z

There are places on this planet where the Flip camera can change a life.

Read more: Smartphone, Humanitarian, Kibera, John Chambers, Cisco Systems, Nairobi, Smithsonian, Technology, Flip Camera, Smart Phone, Impact News

Jillian Madison: 'Damn You Autocorrect': 13 Hilarious iPhone Autocorrect Mistakes (PHOTOS)

2011-03-22T05:19:49Z

While the autocorrect function on our smart phones can be a blessing, it's also often a curse. Autocorrect has a mind - often a dirty mind - of its ow...

Read more: Slidepollajax, Iphone Autocorrect, Iphone, Autocorrect Mishaps, Smart Phone, Autocorrect, Iphone Autocorrect Fails, Books News

Paul Lamb: Apps, Not Just Alms, for the Poor

2011-02-16T13:24:29Z

The staggering growth in smartphone adoption has resulted in the creation of hundreds of thousands of mobile applications touching almost every intere...

Read more: Taxes, Filing Taxes, Social Justice, Poverty, File, Apps, Applications, Underserved, Smartphones, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Tax, Cellphone, Social Good, Tax Filing, Poor, Underserved Communities, Technology News

Lose The Maps: Navigating Theme Parks With Apps

2011-02-10T16:20:00Z

ORLANDO, Fla. — Need maps, wait times for rides and restaurant tips for Walt Disney World and other central Florida attractions? There's an app ...

Read more: Smartphone Apps, Disney World, Smart Phone, Harry Potter Theme Park, Theme Parks, Disney Theme Parks, Theme Park Apps, Presidents Day, Travel News

Mehret Mandefro: The Revelation of Relevance

2011-01-31T16:01:27Z

What can Tunisa and Egypt teach us about access, control, and the amazing things that happen when people have data connection?

Read more: Alec Ross, State Department, Internet, Broadband, Smart Phone, Tunisia, Net Neutrality, Social Media, Department of Veteran Affairs, Justice, Media News

Best eReader May Not Be An eReader

2011-01-20T14:00:36Z

I have a lifelong friend -- let's call her "Mom" -- who used to sneer at the very notion of e-books. Then she got an Amazon.com Kindle as a gift and s...

Read more: Smartphone, Blackberry, Book App, Books, Ereader, Ibook, Smart Phone, Ebook, Ireader, Ebooks, Ibook App, Books News

Andy Plesser: CES Dispatch: Samsung and IBM Team up to Develop New Chips for Smart Phones

2011-01-18T11:04:52Z

Samsung and IBM have announced plans to jointly developed semiconductors for use in mobile handsets.

Earlier this month At CES, we spoke with Yiwa...

Read more: Samsung, Consumer Electronics Show, Smart Phone, Ibm, Ces 2011, Smarter Ideas, Technology News