41 Things In Tech We're Thankful For (Besides You)
We're warm in our homes with family and friends – cozied up with a laptop, tablet, or phone right now – and we all have a lot to be thankful for this holiday.At SAI, we're most thankful for you. Your...
View ArticleLots Of Fun iOS Games Are Dirt Cheap Right Now (AAPL)
Gameloft, a popular mobile games studio, has dropped prices on a bunch of its games for the Thanksgiving holiday.Now's your chance to pick up the following games for just $0.99 each:The Amazing...
View ArticleFacebook's New Terms Of Service Suggests Ads Might Come To Instagram (FB)
The language in Facebook's new terms of service leaves the door quite open for ads to appear inside Instagram in the future, as pointed out in a tweet by tech reporter Christopher Mims.Here's the key...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Dropbox Account As Secure As Possible
Even Dropbox is vulnerable.Earlier this year, hackers were able to illegally access some Dropbox accounts. One of these was an employee account that stored a document containing Dropbox users' email...
View ArticleEX-APPLE ENGINEER: 'Almost Everything That Apple Does That Involves The...
Former Apple engineer Patrick B. Gibson has a provocative post on Tumblr arguing that the power balance between Apple and Google is shifting in Google's favor.Specifically, Gibson suggests, Google is...
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Is Coming To Your Mobile Device (AAPL, GOOG)
The beloved Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which puts you in control of a character devoted to crime and chaos, is coming to iOS and Android devices on December 6.Both versions will cost $4.99.Developer...
View ArticleHow Companies Can Take Advantage Of The Way People Use LinkedIn
LinkedIn has carved a special and very valuable place in people's online lives, at a time when we didn't think we can manage yet another social network.Users build their professional identities on...
View Article'The Average Person Would Have To Run For 4 Hours To Burn Off The Average...
Some cheery news on this national day of eating from the American Council On Exercise:“A 160 lb. person would have to run at a moderate pace for four hours, swim for five hours or walk 30 miles to burn...
View ArticleHere's A Holiday-Shopping Chart That Should Terrify Google Investors (AMZN,...
Mobile shopping is exploding. No surprise there, since people are shifting from PCs to tablets in large numbers, and shopping on tablets, by most accounts, is a far better experience than shopping on...
View ArticleWhy Apple Should Buy Twitter (AAPL)
What is Apple's biggest problem? Its web services are terrible.How can it fix its web services? By buying Twitter.That's an idea put forth by former Apple employee Patrick Gibson.Typically, when people...
View ArticleHere's Why I'm Not (Yet) Unhappy About Losing A Ton Of Money On Facebook...
Back in June, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and buy $1,000 of Facebook stock. I got 30 shares for roughly $31/share and, as history now shows, FB promptly tanked to $17.73 in the...
View ArticleBII REPORT: The Mobile Advertising Ecosystem Explained
We are in the post-PC era, and soon billions of consumers will be carrying around Internet-connected mobile devices for up to 16 hours a day. Mobile audiences have exploded as a result.Mobile...
View ArticleThanksgiving At The Beach
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Thanks very much for reading us. We hope you all have a great day.Special bonus points to anyone who can correctly identify this beach. It's an Atlantic coast beach in the...
View ArticleAmerica's Two Earliest Startups Gave True Meaning To The Word 'Perseverance'
Ask any successful entrepreneur or investor what attributes are critical to building a successful business, and it's a safe bet that "perseverance" will be near the top of the list.And there's no...
View ArticleThe End Of The Smartphone Era Is Coming (MSFT, GOOG, AAPL)
You've heard that Google is working on computerized glasses. They're called Google Glass, and developers can already buy them.It turns out Microsoft is working on something similar. It filed some...
View ArticleA Shocking Statistic About How Much Hewlett-Packard Spends On Advertising...
In the latest Coca Cola 10K they declare advertising expense in millions of dollars as follows:2009 $2,791 2010 $2,917 2011 $3,256I like to measure advertising expenses in "Coca Cola...
View ArticleWhy Sony Is A Greater Risk Than Panasonic In The Electronics Downturn
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp has a better chance than rival Sony Corp of surviving Japan's consumer electronics slump because of its unglamorous but stable appliance business of washing machines...
View ArticleHere Are Apple's Black Friday Price Cuts For iPads, iPods, And MacBooks (AAPL)
Apple's Black Friday sale is live now.Here are all the deals, good for today only in Apple Stores and online:Save $41 on every iPad. Models start at $458.Save $31 on every iPad 2. Models start at...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, MSFT, GOOG, HP)
Good morning!You may have heard this already, but the day after Thanksgiving is a big day for sales at retailers.Anyway, here is some news:If you're a smart shopper today, you'll be bring your...
View ArticleNow Samsung Is Trying To Sue Apple Over The iPad Mini (AAPL)
Samsung filed a motion this week to amend its patent lawsuit against Apple to include the iPad Mini and new fifth-generation iPod Touch. The motion claims since Samsung didn't know of the products when...
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