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Food tracking app Fooducate provides a path to healthy eating

If you’ve dieted before then you’re probably aware of the basic concept of food tracking, which is the tenet of many diet programs. Until you become aware of what you’re eating and how much it’s impossible to truly create a change in your health habits. While you can certainly try fad diets until the cows [...]

Kid-friendly coding made possible with the hopscotch iPad app

It’s no secret that the educational system here in the United States could use some serious help. What’s a bit foggy, however, is where exactly that help will come from. The federal government is stretched thin as it is, thanks to a massive federal deficit and a number of other pressing concerns. Funding for schools [...]

Operation Ghost Click: This Monday, Thousands of People will be kicked out of the Internet

Remember the Y2K virus threat back in the 2000s? This one is pretty close. But this time, it is not a virus, rather a malware attack that is believed to take thousands of people off their Internet connection on Monday, July 9th 2012. The malware in question is believe to have been installed on thousands [...]

Research: 62% of Women like Contextual Ads. Men? Not sure.

Last couple of years, we’ve heard a lot about advertising, specifically Internet Advertising and their ever growing different types. Behavioral, Targeted, Re-Targeted, Contextual to name a few. And studies have been done consistently to figure out what is more effective. Behavioral advertising was frowned upon when it was introduced, quoting privacy issues some time back [...]

Nokia’s backup plan if Windows Phone 8 Fails

Looks like Windows Phone 8 is getting so much attention these days. So much that its clouding up to be a huge decisive factor to make or break Nokia’s future. While we’ve forgotten Nokia after the Panda (that thick black and white mobile), the fact is that we still know them as the mobile phone [...]

After One year, Google Plus is still a whole lot of confusion.

So it turns out that last week, Google+ turned one year old. What does it mean to Tech enthusiasts? Well, several things. For Google, its their super hero product they are promoting every inch of. (Google Maps just switched to Google+, did you notice?) For Facebook lovers, Google+ is still the villain that never gave [...]

Top Enterprise Online Data Backup Solutions

There are several free and otherwise online backup solutions available today – which is actually one of the most fiercely competitive areas today in corporate IT infrastructure world. But enterprise level cloud security is a class on its own unlike regular home user requirements. Enterprise cloud data backup solutions requires top class security features, should [...]

A Social Media Powered Marketplace: Shoutit

There are several marketplaces on the internet, right from biggies like Amazon to simpler ones like Gumroad. The trend to simplify the process of buying and selling leveraging on Social Media has caught on for some time now, and the recent social media community to build a new buying-selling marketplace riding on social media is [...]

Online crowdfunding helps game developers

The concept of crowdfunding is not new; fundraisers have been using it for years to get the money they need to support their causes. In recent years, however, the online arena has provided a venue for expansion, allowing fund-seekers to reach a vast audience of potential “investors”. The model has been used for all manner [...]

Text4Baby gives new Moms health updates

With so many moms keeping their mobile phones within reach at all times, Johnson & Johnson is taking advantage and developed a free app to help new and expecting mothers. Text4Baby sends moms updates, alerts, and health information. Lasting until your baby is one year old, the app also gives counsel on prenatal concerns, labor, [...]