How awesome would it be if your phone alerted you when you were near a store running a sale or special offer? This is exactly what AT&T has launched Monday. The service, called ShopAlert, is launching with the backing of Hewlett-Packard, Kmart, JetBlue, SC Johnson, Kibbles ‘n Bits and others. AT&T claims this is the [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Someone I’ve known for quite a while now, our very own Amani Roberts, has been featured in this month’s 28 Days of Diversity series. Amani is the Founder of Woodside Media Group, a Digital PR Firm specializing in Emerging Media and Technology. The company is most active in training people and Fortune 500 organizations on [...]
You know that seemingly unlimited supply of storage that Gmail has provided? Years of correspondence with friends, family, and colleagues all store in one easily accessible and searchable interface. Now, what if you logged into your Gmail account and everything was gone? That’s what “less than 0.08%” of Gmail users have been experiencing over the [...]
Google has recently made some changes in how it ranks sites viewed as content farms. These are basically sites that publish crap content to target keywords for the sake of attracting eyeballs for ad revenue. Actually, they don’t create the content. You do. That’s why your article marketing strategy is crap. Here is what it [ Read More ]
Amazon Prime Subscribers Get Unlimited Streaming Videos It’s been in the works for a while and Amazon has officially launched online streaming videos for subscribers of its Prime service. The service is currently available to paid Prime subscribers in the US only at no additional charge. If you’ve already been taking advantage of subscription-based two-day [...]
Note: I wrote this last year and never posted it. It was a heated topic at the time and I didn’t want to add to the mêlée. I probably shouldn’t bother now, but I think some of the points are still solid and I hate to see words go to waste. Plus, it’s my blog [ Read More ]
According to someone at an Apple retail store, MobileMe and previous generation MacBook Pros will no longer be available in the stores. While Apple has updated the MacBook Pro with “next generation processors, graphics, and Thunderbolt I/O Technology,” MobileMe will only be available online. You can’t simply log on and purchase MobileMe, though. It looks [...]
For day 22 of the 28 Days of Diversity series, we have 13 year industry veteran Denise R. Jacobs. Her expertise includes everything from software localization project management and enterprise website implementation to web design/development and technical training. She authored The CSS Detective Guide and is a contributing author to Interact with Web Standards: A [...]
Once again, Apple is using what they’ve learned from working on iOS, iPhone/iPod, and iPad to improve Mac OS X. We first heard about the fancy features that Mac OS X Lion would bring back in October at the Back to the Mac event. We’re taking our best thinking from iPad and bringing it all [...]
Today, Apple sent out invitations to the media for a special event being held on March 2nd in San Francisco, CA. The Loop reports that the event follows speculation that the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 could be delayed until June. Rumors which they later confirmed as false. According to the invitation received by The [...]
Rumors are still circulating about the upcoming refresh of the Apple Macbook Pro 2011. The shipments are allegedly in and retailers and consumers are just waiting with bated breath for Apple to make the official announcement. One of the primary new features many are looking for is the implementation of Intel’s Light Peak high-speed interconnect [...]
Many users are experiencing problems with Google calendar today. The worst thing that could happen is that your calendar, the place you keep track of all your important daily events, is randomly wiped clean. This is exactly what many users are experiencing. According to early reports from Google, less than 0.125% of their user base [...]
If you’ve read my bio, you know I’m a fitness coach and bodybuilder in addition to a tech geek. If health and fitness isn’t your thing, feel free to sit this one out. The web is buzzing about this “new” controversial diet based on a hormone called HCG. Without getting too technical, HCG is a [ Read More ]
Arguable the two most anticipated products from Motorola, the Atrix 4G and the Xoom tablet will both be available very soon. Actually, you can grab the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G right now for $149.99 at Amazon or Radioshack. Of course, Walmart has them for a mere $129. You can also buy directly from AT&T: As [...]
Founded by Nadia Jones (aka. Justice Jonesie), Nyasha Smith (aka. Justice Ny), and Stacey Ferguson (aka. Justice Fergie), MamaLaw Media Group’s (MMG) mission is to “raise the profile of women of color online, all while networking, building relationships, and promoting inspiration and success for the multicultural blogging community.” Read more about MMG at SocialWayne.com and [...]
