The next generation Samsung Galaxy S III is the perfect smartphone for your small business needs. Fast 4G LTE speeds, huge touchscreen, one-touch social sharing, powerful new features and more. Here’s a breakdown of the new 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, now available at AT&T Premier:
In a time when the word “Google” is synonymous with searching the Internet, have you been wondering what some of those old search engines of yore are up to? I know that I have. I have to say that it seems that Yahoo! has not let the world pass them by, with their new Axis product they have impressed me by embracing the modern mobile culture.
The basic idea behind this product is a solid one. Your web browsing experience follows you from device to device, from platform to platform. If mobile productivity is your thing, then this simple concept is appealing to you, seamless movement from tablet to desktop with no syncing, really no thinking is required. Read More
David Egger is Lead Marketing Manager for AT&T’s IRU (Individual Responsibility User) Mobility Programs. You can find more blog content from David and other experts on emerging technologies and mobile application on the AT&T Networking Exchange Blog. AT&T has sponsored the following blog post.
We’ve all heard the stories of the brilliant tip from a bank or investor – the one that made millions. We can’t imagine ourselves ever missing out on what was so clearly a no-brainer opportunity to make more money than we’d ever imagined. But would we really have bet the farm on that opportunity? Hindsight is 20/20, and investors see hundreds of business ideas every week. The decision to move on an investment is often made as much on the people doing the presenting as it is on the business plan.
Thanks to a few websites — and a new law — all of us, not just the ‘accredited’ investors will be able to play venture capitalist in the near future thanks to the JOBS act, recently signed into law. The crowdfunding portion of this bill will allow companies to solicit investors from a pool of millions without filing all the required paperwork they currently must file to register new investors. Read More
2 of my drawings. Galaxy Note (left), iPad 2 (right)
Professional artists are increasingly looking to take advantage of the latest in Tablet and Smartphone tech to make the transition from tools like pen, pencil, watercolor and oil paint into the digital age. While solutions like Wacom tablets have existed for a long time, the high-end models with screens have two problems. While they’re fantastic tools for artists, they keep you bound to a desk as they require a computer to interface with. Plus, they’re not cheap—a 12″ Cintiq 12WX is lower resolution than the new iPad and twice the price.
So, within the artistic community, tablets like the $499 iPad 3 and phablets like the $249 on-contract Samsung Galaxy Note are getting increasing amounts of attention. The recently-released Paper app for iPad has specifically brought a lot of people to the iPad, while Android apps like the $2 Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile have emerged as premier artist tools for AT&T’s Galaxy Note.
The Verge updated their comprehensive guide to iPad styluses today with tons of new pens and new winners announced. This is the most comprehensive guide I’ve found on stylii for the iPad and a good place to start if you’re feeling lost. From personal experience with a variety of Styluses, however, I honestly find them to be all about the same. I love the Kensington Virtuoso, for instance, because it comes in a variety of colors, has a good weight, and can be picked up almost anywhere for around $10. If you’re out and about and left your stylus at home, you can easily pop into a Best Buy or a Staples and just pick up a new one without hurting the wallet.
But I bring up the Verge article because the #1 response from the community seems to be, “What about the Samsung S-Pen on the Galaxy Note?” This is especially relevant because Samsung has already announced they’re delaying the next 10″ Galaxy Note Tablet in order to incorporate the same S-Pen tech they use in the note. Technologically, this sounds like a good thing, as the S-Pen has several advantages over the iPad’s stylus like pressure sensitivity and OS-level support for things like handwriting recognition. But can Samsung win artists over to Android?
I’ve been using the Galaxy Note as my primary phone for a few months, and while it’s great for a ton of different uses, the answer is “hell no,” at least until Samsung fixes some major problems with the S-Pen tech. Keep reading to see why. Read More
Sometimes the tech news headlines come out of left field! Cricket is not only going to be offering the current, top-of-the-line iPhone 4S as a prepaid phone with no contract, but they are even subsidizing the price! Check this out, while a 16GB unlocked no contract iPhone 4S would cost $649.99 straight from Apple, Cricket is able to offer it for $499 without locking you into a contract! For $100 less a.k.a. only $399, you can pick up a no contract 8GB iPhone 4, which is still a killer phone.
The no-contract plans they’re offering sound pretty great as well—$55 for unlimited text/talk and data. Yes, you read that right, the $55 price point includes unlimited DATA. Now, to be fair, they will slow/limit your service past 2.3GB but for normal use that should be perfectly fine for most people provided you take advantage of WiFI when you’re home or at the office.
With the Western Digital TV Live, you’re in control of your entertainment options. You can stream the latest movies and TV shows straight to your TV without the hassle of connecting a computer or upgrading to a smart TV. The WD TV Live puts HD content from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and more in the center of your living room experience.
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As you may know, the market for allowing individuals and small businesses to accept credit card payment through mobile devices is really blowing up. In fact, just this morning I saw a television commercial for Square’s mobile payment service. PayPal is even getting into the game with their ‘PayPal Here’ solution.
We’ve talked about Square a lot here, as well as Venmo and other ways for folks to pay (and get paid) on the go. I’m excited about these technologies, because they empower individuals and small businesses through lowering their bar for credit card integration. Now that the powerhouse of digital payments, PayPal, has entered the space, we can be pretty sure that this type of technology is here to stay. So, the only thing left to do is to compare them and see which fits best for you and your business.
So, how do these different providers stack up? Read More
I was recently lucky enough to get a few minutes to chat with Eric Migicovsky (pictured, right), the brains behind the Pebble Smart Watch the $10 million dollar Kickstarter that everyone is talking about.
Want to know all about the features of the watch? How Eric and his team were able to pull all this off? Why it took so long for an iPhone smart watch to come to market? Eric answers these questions and more.
And stay tuned: in a second, follow-up interview, we get into the nitty gritty details of the Kickstarter process and Eric gives you his top tips for what it takes to successfully crowdfund a project!
Forget emails, IM’s, DM’s or other social media inboxes, sending text messages is still the quickest way to deliver a message en masse that just about guarantees the message will be received (and viewed) by anybody with a cell phone.
Small businesses who want to keep their customers informed on the latest news, and deals should seriously consider adopting a SMS marketing strategy, in addition to adopting new ways like social media to reach out to current and potential customers.
SendHub is a service that lets users create up to 1,000 sms messages/month for free. Simply create an account, select a phone number and “opt-in” keyword, and start sending out your messages. Recipients reply with the opt-in keyword for further messages. Read More
Small business (SMB) owners face several challenges including attracting new customers, improving cash flow, retaining customers, automating business processes and increasing employee productivity. Mobile applications can help SMBs address these challenges and provide tremendous value.
According to an eVoice survey, seventy-one percent of small business owners have reported becoming more mobile over the past two years. Mobile applications are helping small businesses to save time, improve business operations, be more responsive to customers, and increase sales and profitability.
SMBs are jumping on the mobile apps bandwagon, however; finding the right apps can become a daunting task with more than a million apps available across Android, BlackBerry and iPhone. Here are 10 mobile applications you should check out that can help enhance your worker productivity, improve the way you do business and drive revenue growth. Read More
The next generation Samsung Galaxy S III is the perfect smartphone for your small business needs. Fast 4G LTE speeds, huge touchscreen, one-touch social sharing, powerful new features and more. Here’s a breakdown of the new 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, now available at AT&T Premier:
In a time when the word “Google” is synonymous with searching the Internet, have you been wondering what some of those old search engines of yore are up to? I know that I have. I have to say that it seems that Yahoo! has not let the world pass them by, with their new 
