By Ted Kritsonis
The disruptive nature of the Internet and mobile devices is such that it seems to creep into almost every piece of exchange between people, and point-of-sale (PoS) providers are a growing contingent. It has never been easier for small businesses and sole proprietors to accept payments from customers wielding credit and debit cards.
While there’s always a chance to learn about cutting edge technologies at ideacity, the conference is also a place to connect with important ideas at the heart of our society, and new perspectives on the human condition.
by Lee Rickwood
By Ted Kritsonis
The Internet of Things may be a broad term, but there is no shortage of tech companies looking to grab a piece of its action, whatever it may be. Count BlackBerry among them, with its announcement of Project Ion, a vague encompassing name that promises to take a whole lot of data and disseminate it into chunks that will make sense on the other end.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Many of the significant features and revelations at this week’s WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) were about Continuity of instantaneous connectivity between mobile devices, desktops and ecosystems. A lot of this happens seamlessly in the iCloud.
The implication is that we do not have such a safe secure and stable ‘Net here now – and there’s plenty of news reports and tech studies that seem to support that conclusion.
By Lee Rickwood
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla San Francisco, CA: Today marked the start of the 25th year for Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomed over 5,000 developers to the event here at San…
By Christine Persaud
When it comes to technology, clear gender differences exist in the way we shop, what we buy, and how we use products. The same rings true with social media: there’s a marked difference in how women use the popular services versus men.
By Ted Kritsonis
Confirming the rumour mill that had spinning for weeks, Apple announced today that it is acquiring Beats Electronics, bringing both the headphone and streaming music businesses into the fold at Cupertino that at $3 billion (U.S.), is the largest acquisition in Apple’s history.