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February 17, 2014

The company behind the children’s program Veggie Tales is making one of its most popular programs available as a mobile app. Big Idea Entertainment produces children’s and family programming and is best known for the Veggie Tales series, a faith-based brand with millions of videos, books and CDs sold. “God Made You Special,” one of […]

February 17, 2014

So, what’s for dinner? There’s always takeout from the Chinese restaurant or your favorite pizzeria. You’ll find the menu from the last order, make a phone call, pickup in 20 minutes and dinner is ready to be served. Technology can help out with this task. Dinnertime planning can be as easy as tapping the app of […]

February 14, 2014

We’re using  our tablets in growing numbers to buy merchandise, as tablet payments comprise almost half of all mobile commerce. This comes out of a new study released this week by Javelin Strategy & Research on the mobile shopping market. The use of tablets for online purchasing and commerce is surging as overall mobile retail sales topped $60 billion last year, […]

February 14, 2014

You’ve seen the TV ads from the wireless companies: trade in your smartphone and get an upgrade for the latest, coolest device. Or, from one of a growing number of companies offering top dollar for your old iPhone. The chances are, though, that you’ve stashed your old smartphone is a drawer somewhere or tucked it […]

February 13, 2014

The initial story was interesting enough: A youth group creates an app to educate students about expunging old juvenile offenses from their records. But in bringing up the app for a Chicago TV news segment, the demonstrator inadvertently showed a link to a porn site on the mobile device’s browsing history. Some sharp-eyed viewers couldn’t resist bringing […]

February 12, 2014

The number of smartphones shipped worldwide surpassed 1 billion for the first time in 2013, according to a new report. Android and iOS continue to dominate the market, accounting for 93.8 percent of all smartphones shipped last year, Framingham, Mass.-based analysts International Data Corporation says. Android was the clear leader in operating systems, with Samsung […]

February 12, 2014

Just a couple of shopping days left until Valentine’s Day. You didn’t forget, did you? So, what’s the plan for your beloved? Chocolates. A dozen long-stemmed roses (at a substantial markup). Or maybe one of those big stuffed animals from the convenience store with the corny “Be Mine” stitched in its chest. How about a […]

February 11, 2014

Dong Nguyen has pulled an intervention on his mobile gaming fans. The Vietnamese developer is the creator of the wildly popular Flappy Bird game, which has so far been downloaded more than 50 million times on Apple and Android devices since launching as a free app less than a year ago. So popular was Flappy […]

February 11, 2014

So, you have Google Glass eyewear, probably equipped with prescription lenses. What do you do with it? The wearable mobile technology has many practical uses, giving the owner the ability to record and share memories from their point of view, or accessing and uploading online information hands free. CNET’s Donald Bell has a few suggestions of […]

February 10, 2014

HTC is looking to move a step down from the premium smartphone market. After two years of focusing on fewer, higher-quality products, the company announced today that is going back to the lower end of the smartphone market. The Washington Post reports that likely means more phones at lower prices of around $150 to $200, […]