From toys to tools, the list of hot gadgets for 2011 is extensive.  Here are some of the highlights: Kindle Fire The Fire boasts a 7″ multi-touch display and a Wi-Fi connection. The platform uses Amazon Silk, its own browser. The Internet connection allows users to access 18 million movies, TV shows, magazines, songs and books; making the Fire a media treasure trove. Thousands of apps can also be downloaded including Hulu Plus,...

WHAT IS GOOGLE FRESH? Google Fresh is the newest update to Google’s ever-changing algorithm. In an attempt to weed out outdated results for search queries, the company has enacted a change that will bring newer, “fresher” results to the top of search results. The change will affect 35% of websites, giving priority to those publishing new content to their domains regularly. This is not necessarily different from what Google has been...

In recent years, a wide range of social media sites have sprung up. Most serve a similar purpose – to connect users from around the world with one another. Among social networking sites, Facebook is easily the most popular and now it has a new competitor: Unthink. The newly-launched site was brought into the limelight by founder and now-CEO, Natasha Dedis, after she tired of watching Facebook continually violate its users’ privacy...

Steve Jobs died the day before yesterday.  May he live forever in our memories.  He was a man who actually changed the world–who someone who shifted the course of history.  He did it not by imposing his will, but by giving people great products that they wanted and needed–albeit products that they didn’t know that they didn’t have until he explained them in his signature way.  He’s made our work  lives more efficient,...

At Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event, Tim Cook and the gang made numerous announcements – some new, some confirmations of old rumors. While the announcement of the iPhone 4S disappointed those hoping for an iPhone 5, the 4S will have some cool new features – a new dual-core processor, a better camera and the latest iOS. But perhaps the most innovative feature will be Siri voice command, which will give busy users...

With the announcements made today at the Apple conference, the Internet is swelling and contracting with news, speculation and projections for the future. With Amazon announcing the Kindle Fire in almost direct competition against Apple. A visit to Amazon’s website reveals an open letter to the customer opening as follows: There are two types of companies: those that work hard to charge customers more, and those that work hard to...

Google is having a very busy year. Between the development and launch of a new social network, multibillion dollar acquisitions, constant legal sparring with other tech goliaths, antitrust allegations from competing companies and hearing before the United States Judiciary Committee, Google has barely had time to count all the money they are making, spending and making back. The biggest news is the aforementioned hearing, which took...

When you can’t grow vertically, you have to grow horizontally—or fractally? After they built the skyscrapers, commercial real estate divided up their spatial distribution to maximize value per cubic foot of space. Facebook – having attracted 750 million subscribers – is now figuring out new ways to maximize the way that they monetize their relationships with their subscribers, as well as locking in these relationships by providing...

Apple Inc. has proven itself as a powerful company in innovating new tech wonders and implementing their futurist visions. The company’s all-inclusive products are designed to create a complete Appleverse around the user. An Apple owner can use the tomes of built-in applications to become music savvy, play with video production, produce music and capture pictures. The typical Apple user will admit the Mac platform dominates their...

Businesses looking to turn in outdated server equipment for a hardware upgrade have quite a task in front of them. Hardware isn’t just ordering a new printer and mousepads for the office. The technology world moves a mile a minute and staying up to date means planning for the future when buying your devices now. Innovations in online file storage and online networking have made cloud computing a strong contender for the standardized...