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Three Simple Rules That Companies Must Follow on Social Media

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:07:20 +0100

Research shows that many companies don’t have a strategy to use social media. Many more do even worse and just ignore Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

Google+ updated its service, and since November companies can create special profiles on the social network. It is an improvement that Twitter and Facebook, some of Google’s competitors in the social media realm, also had done. All of them are looking forward to achieving the same Read More...

Three Commandments to Developing Amazing Mobile Websites

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:04:03 +0100

Companies have now a new challenge: develop websites specifically for smartphones and tablets.

You are used to having access every single day to the same websites – maybe to buy something or to read the news online. It seems normal and fulfills your needs. But today it is different. It’s too slow and it’s impossible to view all the information on the screen. The website looks like exactly the saRead More...

Why banning Social Media at work is a bad idea?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:55:06 +0100

Some researches released at the end of the year show that the attempts of companies to block the use of social media are not only useless, but also a bad decision for business.

A KMPG study, released in December, found out that over 1/3 of employees who worked for companies who block access to social network websites had created ways to get around the firewall. Plus, 63% employeeRead More...

The Best Day to Release an App is…

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:22:47 +0100

According to a study, at least 2,000 new apps are created each day. App developers must be careful to choose the best time to launch a new product.

During the last hour, almost 90 new apps were released somewhere in the worldRead More...

Back to the Future

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

IBM just issued its annual 5 predictions of how they believe technology will improve in the next 5 years. The “5 in 5” forecast, begun in 2006, although serving as advertisement for the company, is an interesting and daring point of view of the future of the world.“To predict the next five years, you have to have a deep understanding of the last 50,” said Bernie Meyerson, vice president of innovation at IBM tRead More...

Look Mom, No Hands!

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:53:56 +0100

Today the touch screen technology is on tablets and smartphones. Soon the most modern devices could be touchless.

Have you ever desired a remote control that works for everything? Since the 80’s, when this important tool became popular, it was instantly easier to turn on or turn off the TV. You didn’t need to leave the couch to change the channel anymore.

More than 200 billion videos are watched online every month.

It’s Saturday night and somewhere in the world a family is in front of a screen planning to watch a movie. InstRead More...

Malware Doesn’t Celebrate Christmas

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:28:05 +0100

This holiday season is mobile. That’s the reason why so many people should get ready to be victims of cyber-attacks on their smartphones this time of the year. A report published on Forbes, alerts that the new technologies provides new ways to spread malware. “Cyber-criminals are actively trying to leverage mobile devices as part of their attacks,” warned John Pironti of the IT professional association ISACA, to Forbes. “The holiday season provides them aRead More...

Coming Soon to a Website Near You

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:31:16 +0100

Now presenting…Joomla! 2.5.

Well... almost.

Joomla! announced many months back that it would produce the newest upgrade later this year, and that time has finally arrived. Joomla! 2.5 inRead More...

2011: The Year of the Internet

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:17:28 +0100

In the UK, 46% of people already have a smartphone and are on the internet full-time. This year other countries have also proven that the internet is a ubiquitous and useful tool.

You might think that it is kind of creepy when your email starts placing advertisements in the sidebar based on things you’ve been talking about in your messages. Or maybe you’re already used to it. Well, get ready for a new level of personal infringement. Now the trend is using your face.

Applying “Face Recognition” software is already very common on social networks. Facebook allows your friends to tag you in photos by automaRead More...

YouTube for Schools Gets a New Seat in the Classroom

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:53:38 +0100

YouTube announced on Monday that it will have a separate setting for schools to ensure students get the most relevant material possible.

It is not uncommon for schools to censor certain information or resources, particularly when it comes to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. They have limited use in a classroom and can serve as an all around distraction. Students with complete access to YouTube could be spending more Read More...

Gadget Overload

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:53:26 +0100

According to new research, costumers are not interested in every new product released in the market.

Hundreds of costumers wait outside a store somewhere in the world. Their intention is to buy a new gadget – a technological object such as a smartphone or another mobile device. This kind of situation has become common nowadays. It happens, for example, every time a big corporation – like Apple, Samsung, Microsoft or Google - launches a new product. Every month aRead More...

Driving a Computer

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

It is well known that you shouldn’t use your cell phone while driving. It is dangerous, and in many places illegal. More specifically, you should not drive while texting, sending emails, updating Twitter or Facebook using your Smartphone. But what happens if your car is actually the computer itself?

Making a car a computer-on-wheels is not a sci-fi movie idea anymore, but a reality. Soon enough, not only the expensive cars will haveRead More...

Watch it on Google

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:14:03 +0100

Google’s executive chairman forecasts that Google TV will soon be in our living rooms.

It usually stays in the living room and families sit together in front of it. Its name? Samsung, Panasoni, LG - the most popular televisions brands have become synonymous with a machine that is known worlRead More...

Is Hotmail only for Grandpas?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:14:54 +0100

In the past few years a lot of people have started using Gmail. Now it seems Hotmail is making a comeback.

Hotmail, the email service from Microsoft, was chosen by PC Magazine as the web app of the year. No, you aren&rRead More...

Why include the elderly as an important segment in business?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:35:29 +0100

Technology companies don’t seem to care about developing products for seniors.

How many different technologies do you use during the day? A smartphone, personal laptop, the computer at the office, a tablet, maybe an MP3 player: these are just a few examples. There are many new products being launched every day, looking sophisticated and innovative, and of which companies make us yearn for the latest gadgets.

Well, the point is that not everyonRead More...

Talking to your Gadgets is the Way of the Future

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:23:09 +0100

Since Apple released iPhone 4S, everybody is talking about Siri. The great thing is that Siri can answer. Now this technology is ready to be applied to TVs, games and computers.

“Take a Photo”, Call home”, “Send an E-mail” or even “tell me what the meaning of life is.” Four very different phrases with just one thing in common: you can say all of them to iPhone 4S, the fifth generation of Apple&Read More...