February 18, 2014
More than a third of young adults who book travel plans are likely to do it with a smartphone or tablet, a Hotwire.com survey reveals. The discount travel site released today the findings of its third annual American Travel Behavior Survey. Harris Interactive, which conducted the online poll for Hotwire, surveyed over 2,000 U.S. adults […]
February 18, 2014
Once considered a perk of employment, working from home (now referred to in most job descriptions and tweets from people who aren’t in the office simply as “WFH”) is increasingly becoming a way of business life. The numbers have risen dramatically in recent years, based on statistics gathered by globalworkplaceanalytics.com. The number of employees of […]
February 17, 2014
Delivery.com is issuing a challenge to app developers to come up with new and creative ways to place local online orders. The New York-based company has launched a competition for developers to come up with original mobile apps that create new ways for consumers to place local online orders. There’s $65,000 in prizes, plus a […]
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 […]
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