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Futuristic Smartphone Features That Will Have You Excited

August 6, 2015 | By |

In the late 1990’s, mobile phones could only do a small fraction of the things that their modern counterparts are capable of. Thanks today’s technology, there are many futuristic smartphone features that could change the way you use your phone in the near future.

Here’s a glimpse at eight futuristic …

04 Aug

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Twitter Now Helps Advertisers Reach Users During Live Events

August 4, 2015 | By |

Twitter has something new that helps advertisers reach users during live events.

It’s a play to get Twitter in front of a lot more eyeballs.  And that’s great news for advertisers. Twitter just released a new tool that now makes it easier to reach users during live events.

Twitter and …

30 Jul

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Tom Brady’s Samsung Cell Phone Destruction Inflates Deflategate

July 30, 2015 | By |

The destruction of Tom Brady‘s Samsung cell phone has now inflated Deflategate.

Trashing his cell phone wouldn’t have been enough to immediately get rid of Tom Brady’s text messages, however the window of time he waited to disclose to the NFL he destroyed the phone would have been enough …

28 Jul

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‘Stagefright’ Android Bug Attacks 950 Million Smartphones

July 28, 2015 | By |

Stagefright is a recently detected bug that is able to execute remote code on an Android phone with no more information required than a phone number.

Joshua Drake from Zimperium Mobile Security discovered six + one critical vulnerabilities in the native media playback engine. He dubbed the weaknesses ‘Mother of …

23 Jul

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Bloody bargain: Transylvanian music festival offers new way to pay

July 23, 2015 | By |

The Untold music festival in Transylvania is letting people pay for tickets in a new way – with their blood. It’s a move that fans can really sink their teeth into, but is also much more than a cheap publicity stunt that has vampires licking their chops.

Only 1.7% of …

16 Jul

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Are Drones at Events a Fly-by-night Fad or a Must-have?

July 16, 2015 | By |

Drones are raising heads and concerns about their role at trade shows and events.  Safety, legal and privacy issues have the event professionals wondering if drones at events are a fly-by-night fad or a must-have these days.

Flying drones keep popping up in the meetings and events industry, allowing planners …

09 Jul

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Broadway Audience Member Tries to Charge Cell Phone Onstage

July 9, 2015 | By |

A theatergoer on Broadway tried to plug his cell phone into a prop outlet onstage.

Don’t be this guy. While we can all identify with the near-desperate sense of urgency that accompanies a low smartphone battery, one Broadway patron took things to a new level. The man crawled out of …

02 Jul

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Can Samsung Double Cell Phone Battery Life?

July 2, 2015 | By |


Tech giant Samsung is claiming they’ve developed a new technology that doubles the battery life of cell phones.

A team of researchers and scientists from Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology division developed a material that coats crystal graphene on a “silicon surface”, making battery life last longer by twofold. The …

08 Jun

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Apple Music, Radio, CarPlay, OS X, and More | WWDC15 Summary

June 8, 2015 | By |

Once a year, Apple hits the headlines during their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with updates about new products and developments. The 2015 conference has made a big splash as Apple unveils a new operating system (the OS X El Capitan), a new music streaming platform, improvements in CarPlay, and much …

04 Jun

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Instagram Full of Possibilities for Event Planners

June 4, 2015 | By |

A strong Instagram presence can help event planners with promotion.

Instagram has become the top choice for online photo and video sharing. It’s easy, fast and totally in the palm of your hand.  Plus, it’s a great way to create buzz, laughs and maybe even some embarrassment (well not really) …