By admin on April 5, 2016
iPhone
The LG G5 is now available and after using one for most of March, I shared my thoughts with Kevin on MobileTechRoundup show #369. Kevin also now works for Google and was able to share the news with all of us. Image: ZDNet Matt’s thoughts on the LG G5 and friends Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S […]
By admin on April 5, 2016
iPad
The MLB is taking a page from the NFL’s playbook and equipping teams with tablets to use during games for the 2016 season. But, instead of Microsoft Surface Tablets, the MLB has made a deal with Apple to provide all 30 MLB teams with iPad Pros to use. The iPads will give coaches the ability to […]
By admin on April 5, 2016
Cameras
The pursuit of a “unique” shot is an obsession for some, not the least of all because many people think unique photos no longer exist. Everything, they say, has been done. Well… not everything.
By admin on April 4, 2016
Gadgets
Few topics receive greater hype in the media today than the Internet of Things (IoT), and still a report produced by McKinsey & Co. last summer argued that the potential impact of IoT technologies might actually be understated. An estimated economic impact of $3.9-11.1 trillion a year by 2025 was the bottom line of McKinsey’s research. […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
PC & Laptops
While others have fallen by the wayside, Acer continues to support the Chromebase all-in-one PC platform, but with its latest Chrome-running desktop, the company is shifting its approach from the home to the enterprise. Dubbed Chromebase for meetings, the system has been fine-tuned to support video conferencing. The unit features a 24-inch touchscreen full HD […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
Amazon
Amazon this morning announced an expansion of its Dash Buttons product line – those Wi-Fi connected, push-button devices that let you buy products from its site with just a press. One year after the buttons went live, and apparently not the April Fool’s joke people once imagined, Amazon says it now has over 100 buttons […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
Facebook
In news that is not April 1-related, North Korea has this week begun to block access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other websites in the country. The AP, which has a bureau in North Korean capital Pyongyang, reports that the government named YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Voice of America, a number of South Korean websites, porn and gambling […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
Google
Google has reversed one of its April Fools’ Day pranks after it caused a number Gmail users to unwittingly insert GIFs into business emails and other important communications. The U.S. internet giant is usually celebrated for its creative April Fools gags — some of its others today are funny — but the Big G’s attempt to inject humor into email […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
Microsoft
New possibilities iPad is extremely well-received by schools and companies of all sizes as a device that can enable new possibilities. To help organizations manage these devices, Apple introduces Mobile Device Management (MDM) as a framework to apply configurations and security controls. Additionally, it introduces its Volume Purchase Program (VPP), allowing for the purchase of […]
By admin on April 4, 2016
Twitter
I’ve spent the past month in a daze, trying to make sense of my own tasks and responsibilities while forcing myself to adhere to a system I came up with that simply doesn’t work. You can never anticipate how your “perfectly designed” task-management system can fail. It’s our own nature — we’re so sure of ourselves — […]