FB Adds Hashtags: Does It Matter?
Earlier this month, Facebook announced its plans to roll out hashtag support on its social network in an effort to promote real-time conversations among its users. Though Twitter was not the inventor...
View ArticleThe Perversion of Twitter
Ashton Kutcher was in the news recently, and it wasn’t for his starring role in the Steve Jobs biopic that has yet to see release, either. One of the first celebrities to really embrace Twitter,...
View ArticleReeder for iOS Updated, Instapaper Sold
We’re a little more than two months away from the planned shut down of Google Reader, and many of us (including yours truly) have yet to find a true replacement. The announcement that Google would be...
View ArticleiTunes Radio: 6 Months Later
A lot has changed since Apple first announced iTunes Radio at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple’s presence in the live music space for one, has skyrocketed, with many more...
View ArticleThe Verge Issues a Call to Arms
A short while ago Nilay Patel of The Verge penned a piece entitled "The Internet is F***ed (But We Can Fix It)," wherein he describes the current state of broadband access in the United States as a...
View ArticleNSA Targets ‘Leaky’ Phone Apps
It's been no secret ever since whistleblower Edward Snowden lifted the curtain that the United States National Security Agency (NSA) have been spying on, well, pretty much everyone. Potential...
View ArticleiTunes Match: Two Years Later
It's been a little over 2 years since iTunes Match became available for public use. Apple's cloud-based solution for music storage and enjoyment promised to make it easier to keep our devices tidy,...
View ArticleOn the Topic of Cloud-Based Storage
In today's world of mobile computing and increasingly sleek and slim machines, designed for on-the-go use and quick bursts of productivity and amusement, we as computer users are feeling the...
View ArticleOn the Topic of Email as a Service
I was reading an article penned by Joe Kissell over at Macworld entitled "Why (and how) I'm saying goodbye to Gmail" and it got me to thinking about the choices we as consumers have in regards to our...
View ArticleApp Developers and a Poor Choice of Words
Camera+ is a fantastic camera app for iOS. The makers of Camera+, Tap Tap Tap, have up until recently been well-regarded as both incredible developers and clever marketers. This is the team that...
View ArticleNetflix and the Struggle for Common Sense
There's some news coming out of the online television realm this week as an IMDb user's handy Netflix TV series list is making the rounds, followed by a story about how Netflix uses file-sharing...
View ArticleTIME Reporter Wishes for Death of Assange
Lead TIME reporter Michael Grunwald showed the world, yet again, what kind of a man he is with a tweet sent out late Saturday evening. "I can't wait to write a defense of the drone strike that takes...
View ArticleUnpacking the Fabled ‘iTV’
We profiled the Apple TV set top box at the beginning of this month, detailing the features and benefits of Apple's little black box that could, and providing a small bit of insight as to what the...
View ArticleApple TV
The Apple TV has been getting its fair share of press lately, with the addition of HBO Go, WatchESPN, Sky News and Crunchyroll, the 99 dollar set-top-box is really coming into its own as a...
View ArticleFB Adds Hashtags: Does It Matter?
Earlier this month, Facebook announced its plans to roll out hashtag support on its social network in an effort to promote real-time conversations among its users. Though Twitter was not the inventor...
View ArticleThe Perversion of Twitter
Ashton Kutcher was in the news recently, and it wasn't for his starring role in the Steve Jobs biopic that has yet to see release, either. One of the first celebrities to really embrace Twitter,...
View ArticleReeder for iOS Updated, Instapaper Sold
We're a little more than two months away from the planned shut down of Google Reader, and many of us (including yours truly) have yet to find a true replacement. The announcement that Google would be...
View ArticleApril Fools’ Day at Google and YouTube
Google has shown a penchant for April Fools' Day pranks and announcement through the years, and 2013 is no different. As the company looks to outdo itself year after year, let's take a look at...
View ArticleReview: Amazon Prime Instant Video
So I went ahead with a free trial of Amazon Prime this past month after turning down offer after offer during several orders from the online merchant. I'll be honest; the only thing that enticed me...
View ArticleThe Battle for Online Content Supremacy
I've been a customer of Netflix for a long time. I remember juggling DVD's at the mailbox, and making sure I got my money's worth out of the subscription by watching a movie every night. Those were...
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