Next month in San Diego, Calif., a film festival screening only flicks created totally on mobile devices returns. In it’s third year, the International Mobil Film Festival, hosted by S. Botello Productions, is going even more mobile with an app…
Apple’s update to iOS 7.1 includes a few great tweaks and one big new leap. CarPlay, noun; An in-car integration with your iOS device. CarPlay software primarily uses a voice command system that lets you take hands-free calls, dictate text messages,…
The name is pretty self explanatory, but how does the new tech work? 3-D Printing; verb, The process of creating a three-dimensional, solid object from a digital model. 3-D printed objects can be made from plastic, glass, silver, and a variety…
Valentine’s Day is close upon us. Beyond chocolate or Tweethearts, there are plenty of techy gifts for your sweethearts (or yourselves).
There are tons of apps on the app store — and thousands of them could free up space in your home forever. We found 18 household hardwares that could easily be tossed and replaced by a few bytes on your…
You’ve heard a ton about it, from the stock market to small businesses. But how does it work? Bitcoin, noun; An Internet-based virtual currency. You can’t get bitcoin from your local bank, but through exchanges or mining. Like coal and…
Smartphones are powerful. As they grow smarter and smarter, the apps that are developed to fill them up do, too. In fact, Flurry Analytics found that mobile app use has grown 115% in the past year. They define “app usage” as…
If you just figured out the difference between the curvy light bulbs and the old ones, let us introduce you to something completely new. OLED, n; A reemerging style of lightweight light technology used to create digital displays. In long form,…
January 9, 2007, the iPhone was unveiled to the world at Macworld by Steve Jobs. In case you don’t remember the world before that stylish touchscreen, here are a few things your couldn’t do on January 8, 2007.
Android Launcher, noun; Technically, it’s the homescreen of an Android phone. There are launchers built into an Android phone’s code (which is why each manufacturer can sell its own look), but there are also apps that let users customize the look…
iBeacon, noun; An indoor positioning system developed by Apple that can send push notifications to devices close by. It senses your location and puts it in context to push out deals, information, and even enable payments. iBeacon tech is already…
Maria Seidman runs startup Yapp, an app for iOS and Androids that allows users to make mobile apps for events, gatherings and groups from the basement of her Manhattan home. Six full-time employees and a few interns work in the…
