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Connected Clothes in Fashion: AT&T’s Networked Vision

This year has been a breakthrough for connected devices.  According to a recent GSMA and Machina report, the number of connected devices is expected to grow from 9 billion to 24 billion in 2021.  And it’s not just smartphones and tablets pushing these expectations.  There’s also the unexpected gadgets like connected shoes, tracking devices, connected cars, TVs… ...

Keep Tabs on Little Trick-or-Treaters with PocketFinder

Free applications such as Google “Latitude” and Apple’s “Find My Friends” are designed to help users find friends.  But both have limited capabilities. Also, the two applications do not support a “stealth” feature for the finder.  Rather, the free finder applications work like a mirror – once you find someone, that someone can also locate ...

Should Internet-Connected TVs Fear Extinction?

We have witnessed how an ordinary TV set has evolved finding its way to suit and cater the demands in this time we call the PC era.  Given all the publicity and marketing strategies for this connected device, according to the panel at MediaTel Group’s Connected TV Experience, only a small number of people are ...

Text Neck Got Ya Down? How to Drop Your Mobile Addiction

What can beat the wonders mobile phones have brought to us?  This technology breakthrough has contributed a lot in this world.  The birth of mobile phones has been a major factor in the success of every industry concerning communication, making it easier faster and more efficient for consumers. When we hear “mobile phone,” we always ...

Technology on Autism : A Ray of Hope and Possibility

The rate of autism has increased over the years, and is still continuously growing.  People who are autistic or those who have Alzheimer’s disease are at high risk to wander away from home and with this, the rate also of missing cases involving people with autism, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia has also grown. So, how ...

Verizon and Duke Tackle Healthcare Data Analysis, Security

Everybody uses technology.  From our homes to our workplace, we see how technology has changed our way of life.  Now, the medical world will be facing a challenge in meeting their needs with the 21st century technology at hand. Just recently, Verizon and Duke University announced their partnership in building a cloud computing and mobile ...

iPad: Where Travel, Shopping and Mobile Payments Collide

It seems the iPad is synonymous with travel. It’s not all that surprising of an association, given the mobility of the iPad. And in my personal experience, tools like the iPad even spur travelers to take flight, providing them access to work files so they never miss a beat at the office.  But how do ...

A Race To The Finish Line: Connected Cars Get Savvy

Competition. It’s the name of the game in technology.  And even as smartphones and tablets seem to hog the spotlight, there’s several other devices being incorporated into this connected world we live in.  There’s a a new generation of voice-recognition systems that bring automobiles into the conversation, connecting them to our commands and our cloud. “Smartphones ...

Who’s Responsible for Your Smartphone Security?

If you look around, smart devices are literally everywhere.  From your smartphones, to connected home devices, connected office devices to the world of automobiles.  Moreover, moms are crowned as Household CEOs as household continues to rely on the emerging technology. With all of the sophisticated and smart features of connected devices, how come security features of smart ...

Household CEOs Rely on Emerging Technology

Technology has come a long way.  It has already become a part of everyone’s life.  Because of technology, people have experienced the comfort and convenience of life.   It has contributed to our culture’s development and has even influenced our decision making. In this modern time, women have proved that they are also competitive, productive, effective, ...