Incorrect Usage Of QR Codes
QR codes can go very wrong and hurt your business. QR codes are a wonderful thing when used correctly and can generate addition business or sales which you might not otherwise have had. They are something new which only requires a smart phone with a camera and an app installed to interpret the scanned [...]
Is There A Move From Contract To No Contract Phones?
US wireless carriers experience a drop in subscribers. After many years of generally reporting gains for contract cell phone plans in the US, there was a drop in the 1st quarter for contract subscribers for the larger wireless carriers. While some may say that it is too earlier to say this is a trend, [...]
Is This A Picture Of The Android Fragmentation Effect?
The discussions regarding Android Fragmentation have been moving upward this month, especially because of the most recent numbers coming from Google’s own Android Developer site. The numbers for ICS adoption as of the beginning of the month show Android 4.0 with a 4.9% share of Android devices. That is less than 5% and it has [...]
Are Wireless Carriers Responsible For Fragmentation?
Carriers release few updates for phones as compared to the OS updates created. And it is the lack of updates being released which should be raising some big concerns amongst all the manufacturers of phones. While there is no empirical proof of the number of updates which smart phone owners never seem to get, [...]
1 Year Wireless Contracts Needed With New Phones
As high end phones are released on a recurring basis, it is time for the return of 1 year wireless contracts in the US. We are evolving in the mobile device world and while I am focusing on wireless carriers here in the US, this does apply around the world. With the likes of [...]
Password Strategies: Increasing Your Password Protection
Hacking tools are getting better which means that you have to improve how you protect yourself. As technology improves, so does the power of computers and just how fast they can perform calculations. As a result, the tools which hackers use to guess passwords improves. As we have learned, nothing can stop all possible attacks [...]
Dropbox Extends Free 50 GB Storage To Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
With Samsung partnership, another new Galaxy product gets free space. Since Google Drive has come to market, it seems that Dropbox has been working overtime to maintain their market leadership. Their cloud sharing software is run on more platforms than others providers of like products, but the market has been getting crowded of late. [...]
Mobile Payments Fragmentation – Growing Number Of Players
Growing field of mobile payments increasing with standards still to be determined. The idea of Mobile Payments is one which is expected to take hold this year around the world. The US appears to be a little slower on the uptake for getting on board, but it is the supporting structures which are necessary [...]
Android Fragmentation: Finger Pointing Begins For ICS
AT&T implies Google is to blame for slow roll out of Android 4.0 The battle to get Android 4.0 rolled out in order to upgrade existing smart phones has now turned to finger pointing as to exactly who is at fault. This has been building for a time, but has suddenly emerged into the [...]
Rethinking Your Password Strategies
As more sites are hacked and holes emerge in programs, changing how you think of passwords is critical. The use of good passwords is the first line of defense you have to protect your information. It does not matter whether it is your password to log on to your computer, access your email over [...]