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We guess Scott Adams put it best when he said “It’s a wondrous human characteristic to be able to slip into and out of idiocy many times a day without noticing the change or accidentally killing innocent bystanders in the process.”[read more]

iPhone photo apps

I love the creative freedom that my iPhone provides. And nowhere is that freedom better expressed than in photography. I’m sure you’re quite familiar with Instagram and the creative filters that go with it, but if you really want to “go pro” with your mobile photography, grab these five iPhone apps.[read more]

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When the first BB10 devices were launched in the UK and Canada, the press release mentioned there would be literally thousands of apps in the new and improved BlackBerry World. Not many of us believe everything that a company spokesperson says in press releases, as we have often seen such claims fall short. So I too took the claims with a pinch of salt.[read more]

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The Wall Street Journal reported that Google has been secretly harvesting user information from Safari browsers.  In the headline story, WSJ called out Google's action as "iPhone tracking" which was done against privacy policy implemented by Apple's Safari browser.  Google has been injecting cookie even when users on Safari...[read more]

"IOS5 has Twitter integration throughout the platform. It’s now possible to tweet a picture from your camera roll with one tap, tweet web pages to your followers or perhaps share some of your video, much easier and much quicker than before. It’s hardware and software working perfectly together."[read more]

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In memory of Steve Jobs, our generation's Thomas Edison.[read more]

The news is awash with retrospective pieces on the accomplishments of Steve Jobs. Rightfully so, accomplishments should be celebrated.As innovative and redefining as Job’s successes are, I have become more enamored with his failures. More specifically, in his ability to fail forward.  There is a lot that we can learn from Steve Jobs...[read more]

The rise of mobile technology is probably the fastest and most understated paradigm shift our culture has ever seen. “Mobile” has enhanced the ways we connect with each other, redefined what commands our attention, given birth to new industries and decimated others like a force of nature.[read more]

Privacy has been dubbed as one of the biggest rising concerns of the social web. But do YOU really care? I ask you the S.M.T audience to decide in an exclusive poll. Is 'Privacy' really our key concern or is it now just a question of 'Permission'?[read more]

This valuable resource provides a quick detailed categorized breakdown of hundreds of the key and fun available Twitter Apps for you to quickly see and test. Since apps come and go, this recently updated and merged list ensures you won't be reaching Twitter apps that no longer exist.[read more]

Both the bottom up employee grassroots efforts and the new top down CIO policy shift signal a change for IT in a much broader sense. Web 2.0 taught us that software and tech tools can be simple, elegant and mask complexity while increasing productivity and functionality. The IT shop of the future is one that continues to effectively manage risk and security but also empowers employees by enabling personal choice that will increase productivity and satisfaction.[read more]

I’m writing this on an Apple keyboard, with my Apple MacBookPro, on my Apple Cinema Display, with my Apple mouse… connected to my Apple Time Machine. I don’t call myself an Apple fanboy, but the quality of their products is always worth the additional cost in my opinion.  It’s not just the beauty of their products that I appreciate...[read more]

Le président de la société japonaise Tonchidot et l'inventeur de la Sekai Camera, celle qui a transformé nos smartphones en véritables télécommandes capables de rendre notre environnement réel "cliquable". Plus de vidéos sur Tonchidot…[read more]

Bad news for mobile advertisers comes from this US study from the Chitika Network. It shows that mobile advertising click-through rates are barely half those of the already derisory online rates - 0.48 vs 0.83%.iPhone users were even less likely to click through to ads, scoring 0.30%. This is despite the fact that iPhone users...[read more]

I got an email yesterday that made me get choked up a little bit, and go “WOW!” in awe too.  The near tear was from fatherly love for my awesome son, and the wow moment was because what my 5 yr old son had done made me realize that the iPhone is by far the most user friendly device in the evolution of technology and it...[read more]

I'm a mobile Luddite. I don't have an iPhone or Blackberry (although I do like the look of the new Palm Pre) and to be honest I'm not too bothered about having a smart phone at the minute. Now you might say that for someone that is involved in the online world as I am, not having an iPhone or similar makes me some kind of heathen. And...[read more]

I have to read a lot of fiction in the next few months. A lot of Science Fiction to be precice, and it's so I can cast an informed ballot to help select the best of the genre at this year's World Science Fiction convention (WorldCon).As a member of WorldCon, a packet containing this year's nominees arrived in my inbox earlier this week...[read more]

Here's the honest truth: finding good apps takes work. The best ways to do it are to link in to a group of like-minded people via twitter or subscribe to RSS feeds that are experts in the genres you're looking for. Then filter by iPhone app. Developers are frustrated because of the signal-to-noise ratio is so high, and Apple's people...[read more]

I said that a few weeks ago: iPhone is all about the apps and I'm more convinced of that than ever. As I was scanning the Wall Street Journal on my iPhone, I got to thinking about some of the other apps I have on this mobile device. 54 in total so far (click the image to see the larger detail). That seems an awful lot yet it also...[read more]

Great news if you have an iPhone and want to use Skype — now you can make and receive your free phone calls over the net just as you can with Skype on your computer with a version of Skype for the iPhone, free software available today in the iTunes App Store.I grabbed a copy early this morning and installed it on my iPhone. I...[read more]