January 31, 2014
Tablet devices continue to gain in popularity, but their sales may be slowing a bit. More than 217 million tablets were sold worldwide in 2013, a 50 percent increase from the year before, Mobile Entertainment reports today. And what did people want for Christmas? Tablets. The holidays were particularly strong for tablet sales, say analysts at Framingham, […]
January 30, 2014
The hospitality industry is best when it comes to mobile-friendly websites, while those in the building and construction industry are among the least, according to a new survey. New research from Hibu, which provides digital marketing solutions and websites for businesses, shows 63 percent of websites by hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts are good […]
January 30, 2014
The chances are excellent that on Feb. 2, you will be watching the XLVIIIth edition of the big pro football championship game in your nice warm home with a cold beer in your hand, instead of the frigid and seriously pricey confines of MetLife Stadium. That doesn’t mean you can’t access the full Super Bowl […]
January 30, 2014
Facebook today introduced a new mobile app called Paper that presents users a personalized stream of news and information. The app will launch for the iPhone in the U.S. on Feb. 3. The news content in Paper comes from curated news sources and outlets posted publicly and on friends’ news feeds. Users can customize Paper […]
January 29, 2014
It took but 2 inches of snow to turn metro Atlanta into the largest commuter parking lot in the South. A critical convergence of snow, freezing weather and an exodus of hundreds of thousands of homeward commuters wreaked havoc on the region Tuesday afternoon, leading to colossal traffic jams on the interstates and access roads and stranding […]
January 29, 2014
Google Glass can now be used with prescription lenses. The company early Tuesday announced it will begin selling several designer pairs of glasses that are compatible with the wearable mobile device. Google is also partnering with vision insurance giant VSP to make the prescription lenses and subsidized frames for the computer-powered eyewear. The new styles will be available […]
January 28, 2014
The coded plastic key, which replaced metal keys in hotels years ago, could soon be a thing of the past as well. The Starwood lodging chain is trying out a new lock system in a couple of its hotels that connects via Bluetooth to an iPhone or Android app, the Wall Street Journal reports. Guests at these properties […]
January 27, 2014
Those living the mobile life at the Super Bowl, you’re in luck. Chicago-based tech company Power Tower is partnering with McDonald’s to provide free mobile device charging stations at five Manhattan locations in the days leading up to the big game. The Super Bowl is at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., this year, and […]
January 24, 2014
Apple introduced its App Store in July 2008. Google opened its Android Market for business a few months later in October. We mention this as we consider the findings of a new report from Gartner on where things stand with the future of mobile apps. Gartner believes that by 2017 mobile apps will be downloaded […]
January 24, 2014
In less than two weeks, some 82,000 fans will descend on MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the Super Bowl. And many of them will be tweeting, Pinteresting, Instagramming and Facebooking the experience from their smartphones, iPads and tablets. The NFL is getting ready to accommodate them. Here’s a piece from Time Warner Cable’s NY1 […]
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