Friday Tech Roundup: Samsung Release Your Qi

Samsung Qi New rumors point to Samsung employing the near industry standard for wireless charging, Qi, in their upcoming flagship the Galaxy S4. It supposedly won’t come built-in but can be added by purchasing a Qi-enabled back cover. For Samsung this is most definitely a decision based on scale and cost. They have recently stated … Read more

Tech Thursday: Windows Phone Perspective

Marketing Myths I read earlier that Windows Phone is getting it’s buzz killed already by Microsoft’s failure to support full HD displays and quad-core processors. The argument is that the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S IV are eating Windows Phone’s lunch by marketing such features. I’m seriously scratching my head trying to understand where … Read more

Camera Fix for iPhone Helps With The Purple Haze

As mad as the purple haze issue makes me, and the way Apple has handled it for the most part, the thought of this article with “Purple Haze” just made me head on over to the Jimi Hendrix channel on Slacker and renew my admiration for this guy musically. There is no telling how many … Read more

JackPod Smartphone Tripod

With phones like the Lumia 920 and the iPhone 5, leaving your camera at home in favor of the one on your device is a lot more easy these days. There are a few of us looking to take that to a different level, enter the tripod. We’ve done some podcasting using the Lumia 920’s … Read more

Blind Maps, navigation for the blind

Have a look at this, a wonderful example of how technology is making strives to help the disabled! Blind Maps sits on top of the iPhones already great accessibility options, it uses voice commands to get started and a unique braille device to help keep the person in the know when approaching street crossing, detonations … Read more

Apple Gets Bitten By Patent Troll Over FaceTime & iMessage

A Federal Judge has upheld the $368 million award, and denied Apple’s request for a new trial. The judge also ruled that Apple must pay$330,000 a day to VirnetX, a company that profits from purchased patents, until the two parties get together on a licensing deal for the four patents involved, . If both sides … Read more

Infinity Blade For iPhone and iPad Free For Limited Time

If you are looking for a visually stunning game with lots of action to play on your iPhone or iPad, then check out Infinity Blade which is free right now at the App Store. This Epic Game has you pitted against the God King and all his Titans. There are lots of weapons, armor, helmets, … Read more

Photoshop Touch with Layers Available For Smartphones

Not too long ago were treated by Adobe when they made their still powerful CS2 available for free to everyone. I actually still use CS2 because of the ability to use layers and it simply still does everything I need it to do. The problem was that I use my laptop less and less now … Read more