After a long period of negative headlines in the run up to the end of last year, beleaguered BlackBerry maker RIM seemed to have turned a corner, with signs that positive momentum was returning. Early previews of its BlackBerry 10 platform were largely positive, with a view that the company is set to deliver a true ...
First, Do No Harm: How Our Need to Intervene Ruins Everything
on 1.1.13
To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle. --George Orwell If I told you that an estimated one-third of all deaths in hospitals were caused by the treatments themselves, would that shock you? The term is called “iatrogenisis,” which is derived from Greek and means “brought forth from the ...
Mythbuster: Is VoIP Free?
on 9.25.12
Loads of people think making calls over VoIP is free because it’s over the internet and because services like Vonage charge a low monthly fee for unlimited calling. Well, is it? VoIP stands for voice over internet protocol. It uses internet broadband instead of traditional analog phone lines. By converting your voice ...
U.S. Military Designing Anti-Suicide Spray
on 8.20.12
A scientist from the Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Army to design a nasal spray designed to suppress thoughts of suicide. Read the full story at Mashable ...
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
on 8.20.12
Dear Mark, You didn’t ask for any advice from me, but I’m going to offer it to you anyway—free of charge—because I think you need it right about now as the value of your great company is in free-fall. I realize I’m not a tech guy. And I’m not a Fortune 50 CEO either. But I do know a thing or two about ...
Verizon rates all its mobile apps for age-appropriate content
on 8.14.12
Familiar icons – at least to gamers – have started appearing in the Verizon Apps store for Android smartphones. Verizon on Tuesday said it has finished labeling every single app in its portal with the Entertainment Software Ratings Board’s nomenclature, giving parents a basic framework to determine whether any given ...
Reality Check: Why There Is No Instagram For Video
on 8.7.12
(This content was originally posted on IanSchafer.com.) Every week, there’s a new buzz around an app that is purported to be the “Instagram for Video.” It was Socialcam, Viddy, and several others in the past. Today it’s Ptch. But I can confidently say that there is no “Instagram for Video.” And ...
Tablets are (slowly) taking over for paper books and magazines, Gartner finds
on 7.5.12
Paper-based books aren’t in any danger of becoming vinyl record-style novelties anytime soon, but Gartner says that they’re increasingly being read less frequently in favor of digital books read on tablets. Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi says that a new survey conducted by her firm shows that “more than 50 percent ...
Big Brother is watching Facebook and Twitter
on 6.21.12
Satirical newspaper The Onion recently described Facebook as a project of the Central Intelligence Agency. "After years of secretly monitoring the public, we were astounded," a fictional agency deputy director told Congress. He was happy that Facebook users voluntarily post "alphabetized lists of all their friends" and ...
Sharp’s New 90-Inch Set Is the Biggest LED HDTV You Can Buy
on 6.19.12
At this year's CES, Sharp emphasized sheer size with its 2012 HDTV lineup. Now it has an even bigger addition to go along with the 60-inch, 70-inch, and 80-inch sets announced earlier in the year, as the company unveiled its new 90-inch Aquos LC-90LE745U model at an event in New York City today. Read the full story at PC ...
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