A quick look at the UN’s ICT Development Index, released earlier this year, will show that almost four out of 10 people are likely to have some kind of internet access. Although that could be hailed as progress, of the most developed countries in terms of internet access and ICT in general, the top 10 are all developed countries, eight of them in Europe.
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The Google Speech Search Chrome Extension
Google Chrome is getting in on the voice activated search function market with their newest Chrome extension designed to trigger whenever the user says the phrase "Okay Google."
Read More »Business Owners Can Now See All Reviews In One Place
Thanks to Google, business owners will now be able to see all of their business reviews from customers in one place rather than hopping all over the web!
Read More »FreedomPop Introduces A Mobile Hotspot With Free High Speed WiFi
FreedomPop is offering a mobile hotspot with free high speed WiFi access for $39.99. The gadget features 6+ hours of battery life and 2GB of cheap data and is a palm sized gadget.
Read More »Setting up an Online Store
There are many factors that go into the success of an online store. Elements include design, product, marketing, etc. Many of today’s top eCommerce stores are incredibly intuitive to use, and as result people generally do not have a problem getting through checkout without problems. This means happy customers, which lead to repeat customers and word of mouth advertising.
Read More »Totlol The Kid Safe Alternative To YouTube!
YouTube has some pretty entertaining videos and toons for kids, but then it also has some very kid unfriendly videos too and as a parent it can be very difficult making sure that our kids don't end up watching those videos instead. Now TotLOL offers a more kid friendly environment for video watching.
Read More »Twitter Announces Custom Timelines!
Twitter made yet another appearance in the news today as they announced that they will now feature custom timelines that can be created based topics, hashtags and more from Tweetdeck.
Read More »Twitter Prices IPO At $26 Per Share
An announcement today shared that Twitter will begin trading at $26 per share when it goes on sale. This number is lower than some expected but still higher than Twitter's original estimated range.
Read More »Netflix Plays With Streaming 4K Video
4K is the next big thing when it comes to video and now Netflix is joining the ranks in experimenting with 4K video. This week Netflix tested the waters by placing six clips of 4K video in to the mix. The testing of 4K video is part of Netflix’s decision to provide “ultra HD” video to subscribers, something which they ...
Read More »Kids Can Now Get Their Educations Crowdfunded With Wishbone!
Not every child has the opportunity to have an extended education but online crowd funding project, Wishbone, is giving the opportunity of extended education to more children than before. So far Wishbone, the education crowd funding project, has provided academic summer camps and after-school program opportunities for eighty children who may not otherwise have received such an option. Wishbone currently ...
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