Twitter is a powerful tool. It can be used for good or for evil. Whether to enlighten the masses as to who JBieb’s latest crush is or for potential GOP candidates to spew nonsense about whatever they desire, tweeting is an extremely influential social media tool and, sometimes, weapon. As is the current trend of […]
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Poles Protest ACTA, Polishing A Sense of Resistance
Between Wikipedia’s and Reddit’s blackouts on January 18 along with Google and other websites posting statements against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the legislation that would destroy the internet as we know it has been a popular topic. Millions of Americans protested these acts last week, which led to both […]
iBooks 2: Revelation For (Many) College Students
College text books are way too expensive. Apple hopes to stop this long-lasting trend with the release of the recently-announced iBooks 2 for iOS (and more specifically the iPad), a cheaper and more interactive solution to the age-old paper solution. Before this, shelling out $300 a semester on books was considered a cheap semester, with […]
CES Day Two Recap: Tablets News (Mostly)
Much like day one, day two of CES was also jam-packed with announcements. Tablet and smartphone news continued to come in at a breakneck pace. Intel, which has been teasing its line of mobile processors for quite a long time, is finally making the move to jump to the consumer market. The Lenovo K800 will […]
CES Day One Recap: Smartphones Come Out Strong
Day one of CES 2012 sure kicked off to a great start, especially with a bevy of new smartphones announced. Many of the major original equipment manufacturers, even Nokia, have come out with big announcements, though some of them seem a bit odd. Nevertheless, here is a breakdown of some of the more important announcements […]
Smartphone Activations: Death Of Feature Phones
Android and iOS activation numbers have been steadily creeping up over the past 18 months or so. Andy Rubin loves updating the Android fanbase with his tweets stating daily activations; most recently, Rubin presented a 3.7 million figure for the holiday weekend (December 24 and 25). With a total of 6.8 million activations between Android […]
Does A Tablet By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?
What exactly defines a tablet? Is it the large touchscreen? Is it the operating system? Is it the ability to run apps? What separates a tablet from a PC, curated e-readers from tablets, and junk from quality hardware? This question has been recently relevant in the introduction of the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire to […]
Techcitement Holiday Gift Guide: Smartphones
Techcitement knows that holiday gift buying can be a stressful thing for many people, so we’re going to help out this year by providing buying guides for a range of tech items. The holidays are a time when many are looking for an upgrade on their contracts to get a brand spanking new smartphone. Whether […]
Spotify Turns Up The Volume
Spotify, my favorite social music streaming service, announced a new app platform for its desktop client so that third parties can add in functionality. The core of this new platform is Spotify’s “app finder”, designed to bring more information to the fingertips of users, including concerts, lyrics for songs, and reviews of album. This service […]
Barnes & Nobles’s NOOK Tablet Driving Consumers Into A Corner
In a post-Fire world, even the smallest differences can push the average consumer into a decision between Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes and Noble’s NOOK Tablet. One of the main advantages the NOOK Tablet had over the Kindle Fire had been twice the storage space (16 GB vs. 8GB) as well as twice the RAM […]