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Quick tech tip As a small business or independent professional, you know the many great options when it comes to business-related software. With so many to sort through, it can be difficult to narrow it down. Or, on the other side of the spectrum, it may be overwhelming because many—if not most—are out of your price range or would cause ...
Redfin OpenBook offers reviews of title agencies, lenders, inspectors
Expanding reviews Redfin has long made reviews and ratings of their agents public and are known for publishing the results of internal surveys which every client is asked to take, even if they don’t close. The company has taken the next step in their review system and put their database of ancillary services to use and is today announcing “OpenBook” ...
Justice Department approves Google’s buyout of Motorola
Google buys Motorola The United States Justice Department has officially approved Google buying out the mobile company Motorola, but that doesn’t mean it will happen any time soon. The European Commission also gave approval, but Google is still waiting to hear final decisions from Taiwan, China, and Israel. If Google’s buyout of Motorola is ultimately approved, Google would receive all ...
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How carriers gather, track and sell your private data
Fascinating and frightening It is no secret that anyone with a computer is potentially leaking personal data, but little is known by the public about how your personal data is gathered, tracked and sold by your mobile phone carrier. According to the video above by graphic design student Michael Rigley, the average user has 736 pieces of personal data collected ...
Flapcast puts podcasts in the cloud
Podcasts join music in the cloud Podcasts have become an easy way for people to share ideas and stories, especially with listeners on the go and multi-taskers. Just as music is hosted in the cloud and can be listened to from any device, podcasts have no joined in the fun without requiring endless downloads. Enter Flapcast which helps users to ...
The explosive growth and vision of the Forecast app
The irony of today’s definition of “social” The Forecast app for iPhone and Android is an innovative way to connect people on a more impromptu basis by allowing users to post their plans for the next 24 hours, and based on Facebook connections, seeing which friends are nearby. Forecast Co-Founder, René Pinnell told AGBeat that their team struggled with the ...
Crowdtilt is simple money pooling for groups
Group fund anything Have you ever been the person to collect money for the office birthday party, your sister’s baby shower, or even fundraised for a local charity or perhaps event? Then you know the pain of spreadsheets and people not chipping in enough or at all, and you know the time involved in pooling money. Crowdtilt is a money ...
Google working on two ultra secret futuristic tech products
Two secret products Google is famous for experimenting. With the depth of their funding, the company can invest in secret projects, some of which come to fruition, others of which never do. Google’s deep pockets have funded driver-less cars in a futuristic move, while investing in a mobile operating system without the original intent being to dominate half of the ...
Google rumored to have nabbed top Apple talent
Google’s new hire Google has broken the long-held “no poach” agreement between Google and Apple by hiring an Apple senior director of product integrity for a secret Google project, according to VentureBeat. Simon Prakash has been at Apple for over eight years, and while his LinkedIn profile still says he is at Apple, we consider this rumor to be credible. ...
Five entertaining iPhone 4S Siri video parodies
“It’s futile for you to run and hide” While we have seen many videos parodying the iPhone 4S as well as its personal voice assistant app, Siri, there are several that stand out for not only being hilarious, but some are downright scary and 1984-ish. Below are five entertaining parodies about the iPhone 4S and about Siri – be warned, ...
iPad app boosts productivity, saves professionals’ time
Boosting productivity with an iPad app Sometimes taking and creating effective notes, plans, and documents requires more than just typing on a computer. Some find it easier to understand or formulate ideas when they have more freedom to create, draw, notate, and even scribble. The obvious solution is to do all of your note-taking and document formation and creation on ...
Android dominates market, mobile use going mainstream
More phones are Androids A new comScore report notes that in the three month period ending in December 2011, Samsung was found to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.3 percent market share and Google Android increased to 47.3 percent of all smartphone operating systems, approaching the 50 percent mark nearly a year ahead of what was originally projected. ...
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