:: Gadget Envy ::

The common wisdom is that the iPhone is a consumer play and Apple doesn’t particularly care about business users. This may be true, but a study from RDA Global — the salient points of which are provided in this eChannel Line story – is evidence that Apple would be making a big mistake to dismiss […]

Carriers and device manufacturers search longingly for killer apps, and it seems that one is just about upon us. One of the next big things may be contactless payments, the ability to use a cell phone or similar handheld device to pay for products and services without actually having to break stride, stop and authorize […]

As these things go, the news that Gateway has recalled 14,000 lithium ion battery packs initially shipped four years ago with 400VTX and 450ROG notebooks isn’t overwhelming. It does, however, reinforce the idea that a critical element of any mobile device — the power source — is under siege. Indeed, batteries face two sets of […]

Telepresence, which relies on gadgets — very expensive gadgets — isn’t for everyone or every organization. In addition to the prohibitive cost, gains over traditional video conferencing only make a big difference in specific scenarios, such as when it truly is important to get a feel for what a remote participant is thinking or when […]

If we’re not careful, the gadget beat will become the iPhone beat for the rest of the summer. In general, we’ll resist the temptation to over-cover the sleek new device (which some special people already seem to have), but couldn’t quite resist the urge to link to this MacDailyNews story. The piece carries excepts from […]