I got an Ipad a few months ago. Some may think it is a fairly useless device, but I find that I use it every single day. It is one of those devices that you probably won’t understand until you have one and have a chance to use it for awhile. It is a new form factor. A beginning of a new form of computer. The App Store is loaded with things you can...

Every year or so you hear about some internet messaging technology that will "replace email," but obviously doesn’t and gets swept under the rug as fast as it came on the scene. This is because there is nothing out there can match the rock-solid decentralized nature of how email works. There is one thing however that would, and that’s text...

A really cool sounding application for using the iPhone which I stumbled across the other day was the ability to use it as a fully functioning wireless mouse and keyboard via the Touch Mouse application. Here is the full description: Touch Mouse by Logitech turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your computer. Do you connect...

Something must’ve frozen over. Because Apple has been loosening up their app restrictions lately, leading to what is now an official approval of Google Voice for the Iphone. There have been a couple of third-party apps in the app store approved recently (i.e. GV Mobile+), however Google now has the green light for an official Voice app. So, Google is now...

This resource was submitted to PCMech via the “Got A Tip?” form by Reina, who calls herself “an avid reader”. For all I know, she might work for the resource she submitted to us, but that’s fine. It looks interesting. It is called Cardmobili. Basically, it is a way to store all those loyalty card programs on your smartphone rather...

Now that smart phones are becoming more and more commonplace, the next logical step is that the technology is going to become a target for malware and scammers. If you think about it, it makes sense for the mobile platforms to be a target as users, presently, have less concern about security risks on these devices. Scare tactics have successfully implanted the...

We all know texting while driving is a huge no-no. You shouldn’t do it because you are a risk to other people when you aren’t paying attention to the road. However, driving isn’t the only time you should leave your phone in your pocket in order to be safe. Anytime you are in an unfamiliar place (especially at night) with few people around you,...

The single largest and loudest complaint about Garmin automotive GPS devices was the fact people had to pay for map updates. Garmin tried to get around this by offering a Lifetime map update subscription, but that didn’t do very well because the cost of the subscription was more than the GPS device itself. Now however, Garmin finally gets it right and...

When it comes to tech gadgetry, disposable nature is more or less based on price point and ease-of-transition from one gadget to the next. A few examples: Netbooks were always disposable because they were introduced with a low price point and are even marketed as “companion” computers, which translates to “this is something cheap enough to...

You may have seen the term “MiFi” but had no clue what it meant other than it was probably some sort of mobile wireless Internet networking. That essentially is correct, however the word isn’t indicative of any standard, or at least not yet. A MiFi is a line of compact wireless routers made by Novatel Wireless, meaning MiFi is an actual...