Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

The New Lexus AI Co-Pilot has a 6th, 7th and an 8th Sense

The race to build self-driving cars is heating up as Toyota joins the likes of Google. While Google may have…

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: A Tale Of Good And Bad

  Just when you thought it had absolutely no room for Google, Apple decided to open its gates for Google…

Why No One in China Has an Android Phone

  The Google Android OS is growing in popularity at a frightening rate. And, according to the numbers at least,…

Looking for Christmas Gift Ideas? Google Maps Makes it Easier

  Even if you like shopping during the other 360-odd days of the year, shopping for Christmas gifts is the…

The 5 Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Get Your Phone Stolen

  For many of us, the holiday season means lots of travel. And because it’s 2012 wherever most of us…

How to Turn Rats Into Free Phones

  Large cities have always had rat troubles. Despite considerable municipal efforts, rats not only manage to thrive but to…

5 Tips for Charging Your Phone During a Blackout

  During this blackout, many of us found out just how dependent we were on our phones. As people looked…

Illiterate Ethiopian Children Learn to Read, Hack Android When Left Alone with Tablets

  Do children need teachers and classrooms to learn? In response to a worldwide shortage of both, one organization is…

4 Ways E Ink Will Change the Way We Think About Phones

  The display battles have taken smartphone displays to levels of sharpness and clarity that rival reality. But Onyx International…

Five Life Hack Apps to Save You Money

  Even an unlocked phone can put a dent in your wallet. So why not use it to access a…

Four Android Apps to Make You More Productive at Work

  At last count, the Google Play store had over 675,000 apps. Many of those can be used to make…

Want to Slash the International Roaming Fees While Traveling Abroad? Get an Unlocked Phone

RECENTLY, I read an article in TechCrunch by Brenden Mulligan discussing ways to avoid international roaming fees while traveling internationally…

Let’s All Gain 5lbs. With the Best Food Review App Idea Ever

    What’s better than an app for restaurant reviews? An app with dish by dish reviews. It’s called Foodspotting…

It’s Official: Everyone in the World Has a Phone

  Once upon a time, people had to communicate via land lines. People were sometimes legitimately unreachable and payphones lined…

The Future is Here: Android Cameras That Photo Share Like Phones

  Camera phones have come quite a long way since the first J-phone. But because it’s hard to cram megapixels…

6 Ways The Trip SIM Makes International Travel Simple

    One of my biggest concerns when travelling for any length of time is phone access. Roaming charges are…

The 2013 Chevrolet Spark: A Phone Powered Car

  We had a feeling that this was coming. This morning, Scott Fosgard, communications manager for GM Infotainment announced to…

The Hilarious Apple Maps Fails in Pictures

  Sometimes words just don’t do a situation justice. In a climate of finger pointing and derision, Apple’s decision to…