NetMarketShare, an internet statistics firm, announces each month the breakdown of mobile web traffic between OSes. October’s results are definitely different from what a seasoned Android fanboy would expect. Given Android’s stratospheric rise in the past two years, I’d expect the percentage to be a bit higher than the 18.9 percent it’s currently sitting it. […]
Cloud music services are all the rage for mobile devices these days. Whether it’s Apple’s iCloud, Amazon’s Cloud Player, Google’s Music Beta, Spotify, or any number of others, the best way to get music on your phone no longer involves wires. Unless, that is, you have a BlackBerry, in which case you’ve been out in […]
Like the various uprisings of the Arab Spring, the London riots have led to a surprising amount of talk about the technology people use when operating en mass against the government. Text messages, Facebook, Twitter, and now Blackberry Messenger have all been targeted by governments as the sources of uprising.
The last week has brought a series of astonishing events to the streets of London. Looting, burning, at least 5 people are dead, thousands are in jail, and there has been over $350 million in property damage. It’s not the kind of scene you see every day, especially in a modern western democracy like the […]
From our “sure took them long enough” department: The New York Daily News is reporting that the NYPD has a new “social media unit” to keep watch for chatter of nefarious doings on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Using popular networking sites to bust ne’er-do-wells is not exactly new. If you type “Facebook […]
Another busy week for tablets, as the market segment just keeps heating up. From the industry leader at the moment, we have some great news. Apple’s iCloud and iWork with Cloud Support have gone into Beta for developers. No news on how magical it might be just yet. Then there was Monday’s release, pull, […]
RIM is cutting 11 percent of their existing workforce, a drastic move.
Lots of drips and drabs in the world of tablets this week. RIM’s updates, Toshiba bugs, iPads sales, big news from Lenovo, and an amazing tablet deal at Staples.
Techcitement recently questioned the relevance of RIM these days, and we’re not the only ones. RIM’s last quarterly earnings were quite lower than expected, and their stock dipped significantly. Although it appears to be climbing slowly now (but still not anywhere near past prices), maybe because the lower stock is a good deal – I’m […]
I’m a big fan of file syncing service SugarSync. The 5 GB of free online storage had me happy from day one. Being able to easily send files of any size to others via email, even if they don’t use the service, has been invaluable. And the fact that, unlike competitor Dropbox, SugarSync allows me […]
