Moms are geeks too. Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, so it’s time to take a look at this year’s tech recommendations that would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for Mom. We’ve compiled several geek recommendations for Mother’s Days below to help mom relax, enjoy herself, and help get her organized. Top Five Mother’s Day… Read More
Category Archives: Gadgets
6 Products You Wish You Stole From CES 2013
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show featured some great new devices that will be coveted by consumers, including hand-held devices, gaming devices, HDTVs, and Smartphones. Here is a look at six of the most coveted products from the show. Nvidia’s Project Shield Nvidia introduced its first hand-held gaming device, Project Shield. This powerful and versatile Android… Read More
Near Field Communication: Pay By Smartphone Next Big Thing?
If you’ve seen stickers at your gas station or grocery store windows that offer to let you “pay with your phone,” you’ve discovered the next generation of payment technology: Near Field Communication, or NFC. The prospect goes both ways: it could be more convenient to lose the wallet and simply carry your phone, but it… Read More
The Galaxy Note 2 Can Replace Your Computer
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is all the rage in the phone industry. But did you know the immense power of this phone can also allow it to be used as a full-fledged computer? Watch this video and take note of the live desktop wallpaper. The specs on the Galaxy Note 2 are pretty impressive:… Read More
Keep Your Tablet PC Malware-Free
Tablet PCs are getting to be more popular nowadays. Thanks to the surging competition among manufacturers of these devices, their prices have become more affordable, even to those who don’t have the extra savings to buy an expensive one. Most Android tablets are also available in stores that sell iPad, so finding one is never… Read More
No More Jailbreaking (or Rooting) for Tablet Owners
Jailbreaking the iPad (or rooting an Android tablet) is a way to get those old console games that you always wanted to play as a kid onto your tablet computer. With jailbreaking or rooting, you can download apps that are developed in other countries and are not available in the U.S. If you do not… Read More
Samsung Wins: Apple Loses Samsung Case Appeal
Apple lost a battle on October 18 against Samsung. They lost a Court of Appeal battle against the Galaxy tablet computer of the Korean manufacturer, Samsung. Apple sued Samsung over the latter’s tablet, saying that the tablet was too similar to the iPad. However, the High Court judge in London ruled in July that any… Read More
5 Reasons Why Apple Is Successful
We all know that Apple lost the PC wars to Microsoft. However, we also know that when they created the first iPod and then the iPhone, they started succeeding another way. But why? Why is it the most loved electronics company today? Other than the fact that we are assured that their products are the… Read More
iPad Mini to Be Released on October 23
Rumors about the iPad Mini keep on popping out like mushrooms because of the apparent elusiveness of this much-awaited tablet. Many are still wondering whether or not to sell old iPad for this smaller iPad. Besides, it might be a waste if they do because the smaller tablet might not even be released ever. Mini… Read More
Maximizing Your iPad’s Battery Lifespan
Almost all devices today run on rechargeable batteries. The iPad is no exception. The new iPad has a lithium-polymer batter which can run up to 9 hours of Internet use with LTE 4G, or 10 hours of Web surfing using Wi-Fi, while watching video or listening to music. In other words, the new iPad can… Read More
Choosing The Correct USB Hub
This one is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. To the casual computer user, utilizing a USB hub would probably consist of plugging in a thumb drive or two into it. Considering a thumb drive or two will not require all that much power, not more is needed. What about larger devices like… Read More
The iPad: A H(e)aven for Bloggers
Anyone can become a writer nowadays through blogging. Technically speaking, blogging is like a public diary where you let everybody into your world of imagination and ambition. For the past few years, blogging has become popular for so many people that several blogging sites keep appearing like mushrooms. For many, this becomes a problem because… Read More