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Leave Face Mail With Skype Video Messages
Last Friday, Microsoft announced the near arrival of its alternative to voice and text messages. Skype users, by way of Voice over IP, will soon be able to leave video messages for their contacts when they are unavailable and offline. Skype’s Video Messages The feature will allow the user... Read more
Soundfreaq Portable Wireless Speakers
Soundfreaq’s Sound Kick provides great sound and are available with a retail price starting $99 and up; which makes them one of the least expensive wireless speakers. These speakers sync with your mobile device to provide streaming audio anywhere you place the small speakers. This gives you the ability... Read more
The Room: Popular iPad Game Gets 5 Stars
Fireproof Games is the creator of the Room, a mind-bending, HD puzzle game for the iPad 2. The original game designed for the iPad was named Apple’s iPad Game of the year for 2012, and with good reason.  Players’ assessments of this game are nothing but positive, earning and... Read more
Basecamp Finally Creates an iOS App
The popular project management platform, Basecamp, finally has an official iOS app.  Formerly only available through mobile web and third party Android and iOS apps, Basecamp already has a massive amount of users .  Basecamp already manages over 8 million projects. With their new iOS app, it is easy... Read more
Coursera Gets The Nod From American Council On Education
Free online learning platforms have enjoyed a boom in popularity in recent times. Also called massive open online courses (MOOCs), these programs are available to anyone who wishes to take them. The topics range from superheroes to fantasy and science fiction to math to technology to literature. MOOC providers,... Read more
SkyPhrase: Better Answers for Your Questions
If you have ever wanted to search for a complicated piece of information on the internet, but you weren’t sure of how to start, then you will be excited to learn about a new type of web search.  SkyPhrase allows users to use natural language questions without having to... Read more
WDTV Play Delivers Video Streaming For $69
The team at Western Digital have been creating WD TV boxes for years. Both the WDTV Live and the WDTV Live Hub had their fair share of success. Now the company has dropped its traditional pricing by offering the WD TV Play for just $69. Despite the lower price... Read more
DrawQuest App Can Turn You Into an Artist
Do you consider yourself to be artistic?  This is the general question behind a new app called DrawQuest.  While most children feel free to express themselves artistically, adults often struggle with the notion of their own creativity.  Many adults simply feel that they are not artistic.    DrawQuest is an... Read more
Smartphone Apps for Ride Sharing Programs
Smartphone apps are matching drivers and passengers with collaborative transportation programs.  Many people are fed up with some of the more traditional forms of urban transportation such as taxis and buses and are turning toward sharing the trip with complete strangers.  Apps like Lyft and SideCar are connecting riders... Read more
Simple Banking
Simple is an innovative, tech savvy, new way to bank. However, it’s not technically a bank. Simple is actually a banking application and much more. It replaces your bank by providing you with the tools needed to spend wisely and save more money. Where your money goes Your funds... Read more
Tagwhat Knows What to Do
Tagwhat is a relatively new mobile app designed to connect you with up to date web content concerning  local businesses, deals and events no matter your location on the globe. The app draws this information from Tagwhat’s own web-publishing site, plublish.tagwhat.com, and other various websites such as social networking... Read more
Be A Green Techie With ecoATM
Last year, the United Nations declared that there were six billion mobile phone subscriptions in the world. That number is almost the same as the world’s entire population, which is nearly seven billion people. While that certainly does not mean that almost every individual on earth owns a mobile... Read more
Fleksy Makes Texting Easy
How many times has your auto-correct failed you while texting?  While these mishaps are occasionally humorous, it can also be quite frustrating. If you are someone who is known for sending misspelled text message due to an undesirable auto-correct program, or just large or clumsy fingers, there is now... Read more
The Brand New Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 is a huge departure from former versions offered by Microsoft. The new Mcrosoft Office 365  is a cloud friendly, web based service.  It not only offers cloud based services, it is now available as a subscription based service.  This is a huge shift for Microsoft, which... Read more
Record Conversations with the Skype Video Recorder
Have you ever wanted to be able to record that important Skype session?  There are many reasons why someone would want to record a Skype call.  Perhaps you are interviewing someone and want to be able to keep a record of the interview.   It could be that a business... Read more
Samsung Reveals New Durable Device
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Xcover 2 – its latest durable mobile device with smartphone capabilities. Hot on the heels of Sony’s new flagship water-resistant ‘super-phone’, the Xperia Z, Samsung’s latest model is also designed to endure the most rugged outdoor conditions and protect against the elements. Like the... Read more
A Look at Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Konami, the world’s 5th largest gaming company by revenue, will be releasing the long awaited Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Initially the concept of the game was introduced at E3 in 2009 as Metal Gear Solid: Rising. The game then underwent a lengthy development stage at Kojima Productions. After struggling... Read more
Forget Expensive Fitness Trackers With Moves
Fitness trackers have been the rage in the past months, what with people with dispensable income becoming more aware of their fitness needs. Of course, the fact fashion dictates that people pay more attention to health and exercise – not to mention gadgets and software that are supposed to... Read more