Smartphone Blowing Through its Battery? Try These Tips
I know only one guy who still doesn’t have a cellphone. He’s a holdout from a different generation, but he’ll have to cave eventually. In many homes, including mine, cellphones have replaced land lines because they’re easier to manage and more functional. Smartphones have also become the new norm. According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 46 percent of Americans now own the mobile devices. But with new technology also comes new problems. The top issue with smartphones tends to be their short battery life. When you become a power user, you’re on your phone...
read moreCell Phone Buyer’s Guide: 2013
If you’re still one of the last holdouts of the flip-phone generation, now may be the time to finally take the dive and upgrade. However, with an ever-increasing array of devices, the decision is most certainly not an easy one. After the launch of the initial iPhone, competitors have been working to consistently close the gap. Over the past two years, competitors have made significant gains. For the purpose of this post, I will be focusing on the flagship devices of each major operating system (Apple iOS, Android, and Windows). Android Android devices have become something of an...
read moreBusinesses Can Accept Payments by Phones, Tablets
[Originally published in The Coloradoan on 6/22/12] While organizing an upcoming event for my business, I realized that I didn’t have an effective way to swipe credit cards in person. My business doesn’t do in-store credit card transactions, as all are handled in advance. But, with this event looming, we realized there may be a need for people to pay on site. In the past, there was always a need for traditional credit card machines, but that’s no longer true. Using a smartphone or tablet, with one of many clever apps installed, anyone can accept payments instantly. I signed my business up...
read moreFoursquare: What Is It and Why Should You Know About It?
Foursquare is not just a game you used to play at recess anymore. It is also a location-based social networking application that is worth paying attention to. As of January 2012, there are over 15 million people on Foursquare with over 1.5 billion total check-ins and millions more every day. As far as businesses go, there are over 750,000 using the Merchant Platform (i.e. they have claimed and are managing their location). Great… so what does it DO? It allows people to use their smart phone to ‘check-in’ at your location notifying their friends that they have arrived at your place of...
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