Technology & Business
Quickly setup a Windows 7 WIFI Hotpot with the free Connectify app
Check-in to any major North American hotel, and chances are they will offer free or affordable WiFi access. But venture out to Europe or Asia, and you may find that your hotel only offers a traditional wired connection. With the popularity of smart phones and tablets, wired connectivity simply isn't an option so most experienced business travelers, usually carry a small WiFi router with them for these types of situations. That means there's one more item that you have to carry with you.
US consumers not interested in 4G LTE
Christopher M. Larsen, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, recently shared some interesting information with AppleInsider that show some interesting believes about 4G LTE. Out of the 3000 US consumers that were survey, 46.8% do not feel the need for 4G LTE. 25.7% of those surveyed, believe that all 4G technologies are to same. Which of course is a false belief! With all the rumors swirling about a new iPhone sometime in September, the analyst also revealed that 55% of those surveyed, showed some interest in purchasing the new device when it is released this fall.
Review of the Etymotic HF3 in ear monitor headphone
Over the last 15 years, I've spent a considerable amount of time living in airports and airplanes. Because of this, I am always searching for the next gadget or technology that will make my trip easier or more enjoyable. The first gadget that most travelers buy is a quality pair of noise canceling headphones. My first active noise canceling headphones were to Sennheiser PCX-250 then I graduated to one of the first Bose Quiet Comfort's . Although these devices performed extremely well, they had some negative factors that motivated me to look elsewhere.
Google providing better voice search than SIRI on IOS
The sultan of Search (aka Google) announced that it will update its IOS [universal] search application to enclude an enhanced voice search function. Google claims IOS performance will be on par with that of Jelly Bean voice search. Google expects Apple to approve the new version in the next couple of days. In the meantime, pour yourself another hot chocolate, get close to the warmth of your screen and check out this video demonstration. Update on 2012-08-11 04:22 by Edward N Kiledjian The updated version is live on iTunes if you want to try it.
Bloomberg claims IBM may buy RIM's enterprise business
Bloomberg is reporting that IBM may bid for Research In Motion's (RIM) enterprise service business including its network infrastructure, Blackberry Internet Service, Blackberry Enterprise Service, device to device encryption, network compression and more. "IBM made an informal approach about possibly acquiring the division, which operates a network of secure servers used to support its BlackBerry devices, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the matter is private." This is an interesting departure from Samsung that has had to repeat its position that it is not interested in anything RIM has to offer.
Review of the FIIO L3 Line Out Dock cable for the iPhone
July 24, I wrote an article entitled “DO I NEED AN AMPLIFIER FOR MY HEADPHONES?” , if you are at all interested in good sound, I recommend you read it. In it I explain that most audio devices are built with cheaper built in headphone amplifiers to reduce device cost and I explain the benefits of a headphone amplifier (headphone amp). The one question is how to connect the headphone amp to your device? This article concentrates on connecting them to iDevices (particularly to an iPhone 4 or 4s).
What is LTE and do you need it?
As a business professional, you want the fastest most reliable wireless connectivity available and have likely heard of LTE. But what is LTE? Is there “read” and “fake” LTE? Is this something you should be looking for? These are some of the questions I will try to answer in this article. LTE is the acronym for Long Term Evolution (whose actual full technical name is 3GPP Long Term Evolution for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.) As the name implies, LTE is an ongoing evolutionary standard whose goal is to continuously improve.
Iphone 5 and mini iPad to be released September 12
Most tech blogs have been filled with wild speculation about when Apple would be releasing the next iPhone and possibly the iPad mini. After having read dozens of different dates, most pundits have now settles on September 12 as the magical date Apple will shine the light of its new devices on its followers. It seems the deal was sealed when iMore chose this date. For those that don't know, iMore seems to have an uncanny ability to determine accurate release dates for Apple products so the market tends to believe them.
Real world test and review of the Monster Turbine In Ear headphone
This is a quick review of the Monster Turbine In Ear Monitor headphone. Like them or hate them, most people know the Monster brand. I have always thought their cables are extremely overpriced so I had glossed over testing their Turbine IEM headphones. But since they are so popular, I thought it was time I get them a fair shake and here it is. Build They are called Turbine because they kind of look like jet engines (or at least that is my guess).
Do I need an amplifier for my headphones?
Most of us listen to music while on the go through headphones and some type of portable music player (smartphone, music player, etc). In order to keep component costs low and extent battery life, most of these devices have very small built-in underpowered amplifiers. These small mediocre amps are acceptable when using the cheap $1 manufacturer provided headphones but the minute you step up to something a little more sophisticated, you start losing clarify degraded audio definition and detail higher noise poor channel separation Just a couple of years ago, headphone amps where the exclusive domain of professionals and demanding audiophiles.