Archive for the ‘technology’ Category
Monday, October 8th, 2007
One of the sites that I have been tracking for a while and recently added to my RSS feeds is The Consumerist.
If you are in PR and haven't heard of this site, it would be worthwhile to monitor it on behalf of your clients. There's no worse way than ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
via Engadget, a recent poll in England revealed that one in five kids from seven to sixteen years old reported that not having a mobile phone was a sign that other children were poor -- the highest response among all the indicators.
related: According to a statistical handbook called "Japan Mobile ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK, recently put together a list of some common web development mistakes.
Below is a little background info on Jim via his author bio:
For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza’s current technology focus ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
There has been a fair amount of press recently about California's ban on mobile phone use while driving. My only question is, why limit it to teenagers?
Here is a rundown of a few articles:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-11-dwt_N.htm
http://www.wirelessweek.com/Article-California-Bill-Teen-Drivers.aspx
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20681742/
Lowell High School junior Minna Shmidt, 16, hands her cell phone to her father before ...
Posted in government, mobile, technology | 4 Comments »
Friday, September 14th, 2007
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I'm amazed, although not surprised, at the speed that the iPhone has been hacked. Most of the hacks are not for the lighthearted, though, because with every hack comes the risk of being stuck with a shiny new paperweight.
This disclaimer line for one of the hardware mods sums it ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Its Monday morning and I'm trying to wrangle in my growing list of RSS feeds. For the most part, I've converted my newsletters to RSS subscriptions, but there are several I still subscribe to via e-mail.
How many RSS feeds do you monitor? Currently, I monitor about 125, but ...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Word on the street is that American Express will cover the iPhone price drop under their price protection plan, depending on which card and related services you have.
[via Zeus Jones]
Also, because of AT&T's 14 day return policy, you might be able to return your phone and get credit for the ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
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Stumbled upon this today.
Linking to video clips is sooo old school. Just make sure you have internet access.
Technorati Tags: YouTube, PowerPoint, embed, presentation
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
I read Jim Rapoza's review of the XO laptop computer in eWeek last night, and I must say that I am impressed with the package that MIT guru Nicholas Negroponte was able to put together as part of the One Laptop per Child project.
The mesh wireless networking capabilities, the energy ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Last week I gave a presentation on the Apple iPhone.
Everyone has an opinion on the device, so I thought I would share mine after using it for a couple weeks. I'd be interested in hearing about your experience with the iPhone as well.
The agenda for my presentation was as follows:
Press
Multiple ...
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