Waze, the app that uses crowdsourced data to build its maps and provide real-time traffic information, is introducing a new feature today allowing users to report road closures.
This seems like a pretty natural extension of what Waze does — drivers could already report things like accidents, so this is just giving them another way to get important information into the system.
If you are an avid eBook reader like Techsnoop and use several sources, it can get very frustrating trying to find a particular book. Well along comes Calibre an eBook reader, manager and converter. The Calibre application can read nearly any format of eBook and even convert from one format to another. Read More…
If the huge profusion of mobile handsets, phablets and tablets on display at CES weren't enough of an indicator, we now have some numbers from Gartner that spell out how the PC industry continues to decline in the face of smaller, cheaper, more portable, and more popular computing devices. Total worldwide PC shipments for Q4 totaled 90.3 million units, a decline of 4.9% over Q4 2011's 95 million units, according to…
A lamp for $5 that does not require any electrical power source?
It may sound like an impossible dream, but two designers in London have built functioning prototypes of GravityLight, a cheap way for people in developing countries t0 light homes, recharge batteries, or power a radio. And they just exceeded their Indiegogo fundraising goal by more than 500 percent with 21 days left in their campaign, so they'll have the resources to mass-produce the light for less than $5 a unit.
I'm surprised that LinkedIn doesn't use labels correctly. It's annoying when you have radio buttons and you can't click on the text they're associated with. Check out one of their forms below. You can't click on the text "You will be totally anonymous". You have to click on the radio button.
I'm spoiled and I no longer have the patience or the accuracy to click on the radio button.
When making out your Christmas shopping list, keep in mind what values your dollars support. If you support processes that cripple the economy, you are creating an economy that will cripple your children.
That said, take a few minutes to research the items on your family’s gift lists. For instance, much was made during the election of jobs being outsourced to China. One of China’s biggest manufacturing firms is Foxconn who makes tablets for Apple. Read More…
The takeover of Star Wars by Disney has many fans fearful for the future of the franchise. Star Wars has a strong following over many generations of fans. Even with Jar Jar Binks, a sappy unbelievable love story sub-plot and killing off the Jedi, the franchise stands strong.
Disney has a great track record with the Marvel franchise and many other beloved characters, but sci-fi fans stand in a category by themselves. They don’t want their story lines drifting off center. Don’t believe me? Star Trek Enterprise anyone? What killed that story was the radical shift from the known Star Trek universe. Don’t play with my backstory.
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If the only thing holding you back from buying an iPad was the price or size, the iPad Mini is for you. All the features and sleekness of an iPad with less price and bulk (7.2mm thick and only .68lb), make this a must-have for you. Hurry, go get one now. Read more…
Today’s post is from one of my favorites, iGameMomwho keeps up with the latest in electronic learning for the height-challened, super tech generation. If you are a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, of a kid up to grade 12, check out these apps and her blog.
It is hard to believe the school is starting soon. Are you ready for the kids going back to school? Are the kids ready? I hope these back-to-school apps will help the kids to achieve straight A’s and stay happy!
First, here are some apps that will help the kids transition into the learning mood from a relaxed summer:
Brain Quest (free): curriculum based trivia games for grade1 to 5. Each grade has 80 questions. With In-App purchase ($2.99 for each grade), you can buy the whole pack, which has over 600 questions for each grade. Kids learn while playing games.
So, your business is on a tight marketing budget and you want to leverage Social Media. Know going in that it is comparable to entering the bear cave with a club and flashlight. Neither will help, you need better tools.
Where to start? Well, that actually depends on your goals and strategy. Techsnoop is here to tell you where not to start. Don’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook Likes. These are bogus accounts set up by spammers with automated tools and they do not give you credibility. The entire point of social media is to establish yourself as reliable and trustworthy in your field. Having spammers on your accounts opens up your followers and fans to spammers as they now can access them.
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