Posts Tagged ‘ year ’

Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone? (AP)

Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone? 
    (AP)

AP - A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.

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4 apps to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - When you decide to pursue health and happiness with a New Year's resolution, it isn't a bad idea to make yourself as accountable as possible, but telling your friends is so 1999. This year, why not get a little digital help from …

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Gearing up for an app-friendly New Years celebration (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Every New Year’s Eve starts so poetically, doesn’t it? You wake up, excited for the party in the evening and contemplating potential resolutions you’re making with yourself. This is the year you’ll get your stuff together, work out more, be a better person, maybe donate a few weekends to a local soup...

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Twitter 2012: Bigger and More Ads (Mashable)

Mashable - People predicted rioting when Twitter decided to post ads within its feeds. However, those protests never materialized. Instead, Twitter was used to mobilize protests in the streets in Egypt, Yemen and Tunesia. The two instances are related. As Twitter became a globally recognized entity, it also began efforts to monetize itself earnestly...

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MyYearbook Hits Half A Million Daily Mobile Users, Launches iPad App

MyYearbook Hits Half A Million Daily Mobile Users, Launches iPad App

It’s hard being a social network not called Facebook, but myYearbook isn’t one of those erstwhile rivals being sold off for assets. Instead, it’s been seeing strong mobile growth and revenue growth over the last year, building on its $100 million merger with QuePasa in July. Expect both to accelerate with the launch...

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