Google and the Social CRM Business


Relax, CRM vendors. Google is not getting into the customer relationship management business (CRM) anytime soon. But they should. Google seems to understand the Social CRM needs of small and medium...

President Obama announces significant changes to NSA program


U.S. President Barack Obama has finally issued an official response to the endless accusations tied to the NSA's scandalous surveillance practices.In his speech from the Department of Justice earlier...
    






NSA Reforms: A Step In The Right Direction Or PR Stunt?


The complexity of privacy discussions in a hyper-connected world of free services was made clear this morning. In a speech that was high on rhetoric but short on details (which will be made clear in...
    






Supreme Court To Decide Whether Police Can Snoop Through Your Phone Without A Warrant


Last year, Geico released a YouTube commercial that would drive the civil liberties crowd crazy. When the Geico pig gets pulled over by a cop, he hands the officer his unlocked phone to show him his...
    






Google Reveals New Product: ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses


Google “glucose” right now, and you’ll find a slew of results with Google in the header. This is because Google is getting into a new market: Diabetes. The company has just revealed a new method for...
    






Smart Contact Lenses? Leave It To Google


If you Google “blood sugar” right now, you’ll find a slew of results with Google in the header. This is because Google is getting into a new market: Diabetes. The company has just revealed a new...
    






FiLIP Is The Smartphone For Kids Too Young To Have A Smartphone


Sometime around the middle of last year I first heard of the FiLIP. The device is billed as a wearable smart locator and phone for kids, which is an accurate description, but doesn’t fully capture...
    






Jolla Review: Some Rough Edges, But This Linux Smartphone Shows Promise


Jolla was formed in late 2011 from a number of former Nokia Engineers who had been working on a number of Linux-based operating systems and handsets (including the Nokia N9). Just over two years...