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The Nokia Lumia 710 is powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, dubbed ‘Mango’, to offer one-touch access to social networks. It’s a mid-market device that offers easy grouping of contacts, communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. The Lumia 710 also comes with a large 3.7-inch touch screen with ClearBlack display for more vivid [...]
Apple’s Secrets Reveal Consumer Focus
January 26th, 2012 
admin A new book examines Apple from the inside out, revealing details about the company’s level of detail that continue to give it an edge in the market. “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired-and Secretive-Company Really Works,” by Adam Lashinsky, senior editor-at-large at Forbes, shares highly guarded secrets about the company’s development and design processes, as [...]
App Showcases Security Threats on Smartphones
January 26th, 2012 admin An app that keeps an eye on security threats strives to raise awareness of malware’s growing menace, and educate smartphone users of mobile security’s increasing importance. Lookout Mobile’s “Threat Tracker” app responds to malware’s imminent hazards using 3D imagery to visualize real-time threats. Users can scroll over a map of the globe and watch stars [...]
ITTO: It’s Clean Out Your Inbox Week
January 26th, 2012 admin Office workers around the world are detoxing their inboxes this week, devoting five whole days to organizing the often unwieldy barrage of electronic communications. Is This Thing On?, or ITTO, is our Wednesday column showing how everyday people use technology in unexpected ways. The Fifth International “Clean Out Your Inbox Week” challenges workers [to take [...]
Pope Embraces Twitter, But Cautions Balance
January 25th, 2012 admin The Pope praised the efficiency of digital communications, while at the same time pointing out potential pitfalls, illustrating the conflict between contemplation and communication. In a subtle nod to Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI said in his World Communication Day address, “In concise phrases, often no longer than a verse from the Bible, profound thoughts can [...]
Obama Calls on Tech Sector to Boost Economic Recovery
January 25th, 2012 admin President Obama stressed ways tech companies like Apple can boost America’s economic recovery, calling for an end to moving jobs and resources offshore. In his State of the Union address, the President referred to the technology sector many times in last night’s speech, which included Steve Jobs’ wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, as an invited guest, [...]
Twitter Users Dismantle McDonald’s Campaign
January 25th, 2012 admin McDonald’s Twitter promotion recently capsized, thanks to users’ overlooked creativity, highlighting the pitfalls of social media advertising as business usage of it burgeons. The fast food company meant to share supplier stories in a #MeetTheFarmers campaign, but users hijacked the related #McDStories hashtag and upset the entire promotion. For example, @flatfootphil’s story about the Golden [...]
Sharp, Q-Pot Phone to Delight Chocolate Lovers
January 25th, 2012 admin Sharp is collaborating with accessory maker Q-Pot on a phone that looks like a bar of chocolate, to be released in Japan just in time for Valentine’s Day. Japanese company Q-Pot made its name in faux chocolate-covered accessories, and the upcoming Sharp smartphone is no exception. Designed by Tadaaki Wakamatsu, the phone features a rear [...]
Facebook Pumps Money Into Economy as IPO Approaches
January 25th, 2012 admin Facebook is generating money in a troubled global economy, COO Sheryl Sandberg said, pointing to the site’s increasing value as it heads toward its initial public offering. Sandburg, speaking at the DLD Conference in Munich, held to spotlight top contributions in the digital and technological world, saying Facebook added $15.3 billion in value to the [...]
Gingrich: Cyber-Terrorism Is an Act of War
January 25th, 2012 admin Republican presidental candidate Newt Gingrich says he believes cyber-espionage should be considered an act of war, echoing the Pentagon’s stance on potential attacks to the nation’s computers. Gingrich, in an interview with website Coffee and Markets, said “state-based covert activities” deserve a response that “creates a level of pain which teaches people not to do [...]
