The TSA is readily known for groping and fondling one’s personal “assets” as a procedure for travel security.  As uncomfortable as this topic is,  it reveals the things you try to hide.  What does it mean for the agent?  It looks like they can hide things too.  Like an Apple iPad. A Continental Airlines employee ...

Kik Messenger strikes again, with more real-time goodness.  I love that phrase so much.  Everything should feel real-time, and now the doors are open to make it so.  What does this mean? “Kik Messenger’s mobile SDK is a proactive solution to meeting the needs of developers wishing to provide a real-time experience to users.  Goal ...

Ever leave your bag somewhere?  It’s so easy to misplace things these days.  Springpad has been my personal assistant for quite awhile, but who would think of making a reminder for something like, not forgetting your bag?  Luckily, an iOS release for Springpad today will help even careless iPhone users to remember more and become ...

The championship title for best video chat service is up for grabs.  Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook,  had a few announcements today in that vein, including improvements noted about design and Group Chat features.   However, the icing on the cake is Facebook’s new video chat ability in partnership with Skype. The functionality is ...

The crimson mess of data strikes in a couple days.  Those who are not blessed with unlimited data plans will no longer have the option with Verizon.  The time to act is now if you’d like to “escape” AT&T and hop over to Verizon, before they reach the point of no return. “Existing customers who upgrade on ...

With the worldwide web growing everyday,  there are still some demographics which aren’t using it to it’s full potential, or resisting the overall awareness of what’s changing.  On the business end of things, the challenge is selling people on web presence.  Lots of companies have a system that works, and completely ignore the possibilities in ...

Upcoming features to Google+ potentially may involve “shared” circles.  Like sharing a plate of bacon,  which would be gone in seconds.  But there’s increasing privacy concerns over what people should be sharing in the first place.  And bacon in particular spreads quickly. “Prior to Google+ launch, Google’s source code reportedly hinted on new features that haven’t ...

There’s another whisper in the wind.  Google is rolling it’s eyes toward Hulu.  Potentially, could be a full blown replacement for YouTube.  It’s crazy talk,  but YouTube has movies and so does Hulu.  It could set Google up as a “buddy” next to Netflix. “Google Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy online video pioneer ...

Reports around the web are buzzing around Twitter’s methodology during the time of purchasing TweetDeck.  They made it first, and asked questions later; but did they step into the line of fire? If so, it’s hard to decide where to draw the line. “Bill Gross, who created UberTwitter, received funding with the idea that the money would ...

Starbucks currently has an iPhone application and mobile payment system making coffee purchases simple.  Buying your daily cup of java is a mere tap of a touch screen.  It’s convienent,  so what could be better than this? The iPhone application was updated today,  combining both of those applications.  Making it really easy to spend money ...