Should You Buy Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE?
Part of being techcited is not wanting to wait too long for the latest tech. As such, we were really down when the Evo 4G LTE (and HTC One X) were held at the border. The delayed smartphones began trickling in last week for eager beavers who had pre-ordered, but it’s only today that we’ve […]
Cricket Pre-Paid Cellular Chirps About Adding iPhone
Cricket Wireless, a regional pre-paid cellular carrier, announces they’re adding the iPhone 4 and 4S to its offerings, starting June 22. Just as the company priced other smartphones on their service, the iPhone will cost a flat $55 per month for unlimited talk, text and data (with a “fair usage” policy of 2.3 GB of […]
From Gas To Gas, Your Waste Could Become The World’s Fuel
Reuters provided this story late last week about one scientist in St. Louis who is coming up with a way to turn feces into fuel. This could be a huge breakthrough, both in finding a sustainable, renewable alternative fuel and in dealing with the problem of human waste as Earth’s population continues to spiral out […]
iPod-inspired Thermostat Now Available At Your Local Apple Store
Nest, the learning thermostat with a techie twist, will soon be available at Apple Stores across the country, according to a report from iLounge and confirmed by 9To5Mac. Nest Labs co-founders Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers spent a collective 20 years at Apple working on the iPod and iPhone, with Fadell becoming known as “Father […]
PayPal Partners With Retailers To Pay By Phone
Chief Executive of EBay John Donahoe and Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan promised, earlier this year, to strike deals with twenty brick and mortar merchants allowing customers to pay via PayPal using their cellphones. Today, the two men completed their first round of fifteen such agreements, including Advance Auto Parts, American Eagle Outfitters, Jamba Juice, […]
Test The New Disqus 2012 Right Here On Techcitement
We’re pleased to announce that starting today, you’ll see a revamped comments section at the bottom of each Techcitement article. Disqus, the commenting service we use, began previewing on a broad scale its newest iteration nearly a month ago. After watching the improvements for a few weeks, we feel it’s now stable enough to roll […]
TechCrunch’s Disrupt NYC Israeli Pavilion Roundup: Viewbix, Drippler, and Friendize.me
I had the distinct pleasure to attend TechCrunch’s Disrupt expo this past Monday in New York City, where many startup companies exhibited their products for various news outlets, potential investors, and their peers. While Disrupt NYC had many different startups, as well as live blogged discussions, I focused on the Israeli startups, all located in […]
Techcitement Guide: Graduate Your Graduates’ Smartphones
Graduation is an exciting time for any student, and that goes for anyone graduating from high school, college, or even graduate school this year. New graduates need to have the edge wherever their next step will be, whether it’s in the business world or further into academia. An important component of this edge is a […]
IBM Bans Siri, Dropbox, iCloud And More
Following the lead of other large businesses, IBM implemented a “bring your own device” policy in 2010, allowing employees who work outside of the office to use devices other than corporate-issued smartphones. Unfortunately, the company felt it had to follow this liberal policy with a conservative ban on technologies that IBM considered potential security issues. […]
NY To Shut Down Anonymous Online Comments, Plastic Surgeon Says “First!”
One of my personal netiquette rules is that I try to never, ever read the comment section of a new site. For all the legitimate, insightful comments accompanying an article, there are generally a dozen inanities. We’re not always talking trolling — sometimes it’s just someone who thinks they’re funny or who honestly feels […]