Will Apple’s iPhone 7 Eliminate the Headphone Jack?
Apple’s iPhone 7 release is just around the corner and as is typical for Apple, it looks like they’re removing the use of a loved peripheral in the …
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Apple Upgrade Tips and Advice: iOS 8 Features and Other Considerations
Apple’s iOS version 8 was released in mid-September to glowing reviews and happy consumers. What are the new features introduced in version 8 and …
Continue ReadingWhy Corn Ethanol is Bad for the Environment
Corn Ethanol is currently mixed with American gasoline and is often marketed as being cleaner and better for the environment. The truth is it can …
Continue ReadingWhat Does the US Deficit Crisis Mean for Environmental Programs?
With the US knee deep in a major deficit crisis, environmental programs are in the budget-slashing firing line. Both sides of the political divide are …
Continue ReadingOn the Road with Windows Phone: Mobile Office Testing
Equipped with email, Internet and Microsoft Office Mobile, Windows Phone is effectively an office in a phone. But how useful could it be in an …
Continue ReadingHow Does Windows Phone Add 75,000 Users & Still Lose Marketshare?
Microsoft’s new mobile phone platform has recently been enhanced with the Mango update, but recent figures show that it still isn’t a …
Continue ReadingHow Microsoft's Licensing Deals Work to Earn Mobile Revenue Beyond Windows Phone
Believe it or not, the Android platform makes use of Microsoft patents in both the operating system and various devices running the software. As a …
Continue ReadingHow Nokia Is Pushing Windows Phone in Europe with the Lumia Handsets
In the USA, the Windows Phone advertising strategy seems to be restricted to bundling the unique platform with the everyday tools found in other …
Continue ReadingUltrasound on a Windows Mobile Smartphone: Futuristic & Dated, All at the Same Time
The age of the Star Trek-style Tricorder is upon us, but for some reason it is being heralded by highly advanced software running on the retired …
Continue ReadingCan the Nokia Lumia 710 Drive Windows Phone Success to Developing Markets?
The Nokia Lumia 710 is set for release in 2011, with emerging markets its main target as the Finnish mobile phone giant pushes on with its adoption of …
Continue ReadingWhy Tim Cook Is No Steve Jobs, and Why That Is Bad
Tim Cook has a huge task ahead of him as the replacement for the late Steve Jobs, the scale of which is eerily familiar. Back in 1985 Jobs left Apple …
Continue ReadingPollution and Asthma: Diesel Pollution & Causes of Asthma
Air pollution has long been an issue worldwide. The effects of “bad air” are taking its toll on the weakest members of society - children …
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