Jul 17, 2011

The CareTracker from Tracking Central is a personal tracking device that uses GPS and the cellular phone network to let you follow the location of an individual who may be carrying the device with them. This is the sort of device that you can use if you have an elderly family member who may be inclined to wander off without telling you where they’re off...

Jul 17, 2011

Line2 has developed a new app for the iPad that lets you use it as a phone. Yes, that’s right. You can now have people call you on a phone number, and you can receive that call on your iPad. And yes, you can make outgoing calls, too. Available in the US and Canada for around US$10/month, this may well be a great way to not simply use your iPad as a phone,...

Jul 17, 2011

Or at least dying. But not really sick, however. Earlier this week Microsoft announced that its Windows XP operating system, probably the most successful version of Windows thus far, and perhaps the most successful operating system of all OSes (to date) was about to reach its official end of life, with all support for it ending in 1000 days – April 6,...

Jul 10, 2011

Over the last few days, I’ve seen some good, and some bad, uses of social media by businesses, and I thought that it might be a good idea to explore these concepts. First of all let’s understand a couple of key points: social media is here, whether or not you like it. And whether or not you like it, if you own or run a business, you’re...

Jul 10, 2011

Recent figures suggest that Google’s Android phone operating system is now leading the pack in the US. Comscore reports that as at the end of May 2011, the Android OS was occupying 38.1% of the market, ahead of Apple’s iOS with 26.6%. RIM’s share was 24.7%, which, while seemingly good, was in fact down by about 4% from the previous month, and...