Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunication’s practice have given a sneak peak of their global predictions for 2011. First up, over 25% of all tablets bought in 2011 will be purchased by businesses, with retail, healthcare and manufacturing purchasing over 10…
Energizer is releasing a new inductive charging system this October at Target stores and on Target.com. It’s officially called “Energizer Inductive Charger” The new charging pad will charge any QI (Pronounced Chee) enabled device or a device with a QI…
Back in the very early part of the 1990’s, the tech world villain of choice was IBM, and the underdog was Microsoft. As the 1990’s progressed, IBM began to move into the background and Microsoft took over the role as…
With a reported 150,000 units sold in the first week, and a nearly instant price cut, the Blackberry Torch doesn’t appear to have met RIM’s expectations. But I’m unsure how it could have been any other way. To start with,…
Imagine a school that passes out Amazon Kindles instead of printed textbooks. No books at all, zilch, zero, nada – everything electronic. Printing costs could be completely eliminated, along with a myriad of associated problems – replacement books, textbook obsolescence,…
IDC‘s latest press release on mobile phones and smartphones in Europe shows the sector grew 8% in the past year, that smartphones represent over a quarter of all phones shipped and that current leader Nokia is losing market share. The…
Modern Internet-based social networking seems like a relatively recent phenomena. Yet, its roots can be traced back to basic human behavior. Early humans organized themselves into social tribes. As technical knowledge and know-how got better, and written communication emerged, human…