Year: 2011

A new service called SocialEyes allows you to carry on video calls with your Facebook friends or with people who share common interests.  The service was launched at the Demo Conference in Palm Desert, Calif […]

by Larry Magid I find it ironic that TV screens are getting bigger and smaller at the same time. Like a growing number of households, our living room is endowed with a big-screen TV yet I […]

For the second time in about seven months, Consumer Reports has taken a swipe at the iPhone 4’s antenna flaw. The non-profit organization’s review of the Verizon iPhone 4 which appears free on its site […]

CNET News is reporting that Microsoft will soon release a Software Development Kit (SDK) for using its Kinect motion sensor for the XBox 360 on Windows PCs.  The SDK will allow developers to create software […]

Google and Apple last week announced competing online payment systems to allow publishers to charge for content on digital devices. Apple’s system is designed to work with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, while Google […]

By now just about everyone knows that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, shut down most of Egypt’s access to the Internet in an ill-fated attempt to stifle the protests that rocked his country. Libya has […]

When I tweeted that I was on a new weight-loss regime, I got a reply from @JimFenton telling me about @Lose It App.  LoseIt is both a free website and an iPhone/iPad/iPod app that helps […]

I find myself confused by today’s media landscape. It’s harder than ever to figure out what is a media company, what is a technology company and who is a journalist. I thought about this last […]

The OnGuardOnline.gov website, operated by the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, Homeland Security and other federal agencies,  is warning people to be careful around WiFi hotspots.  The agency says that users on public WiFi hotspots […]

Security firm Trend Micro is launching its second annual “What’s Your Story” contest to encourage youth and others to submit short videos on Internet safety and privacy. Categories include being a good online citizen, using […]