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The Weekly Electronics Keynote…Report for Friday, May 17th 2013

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:42 +0000

The Google I/O Conference and all its goodness pretty much took over the tech news this week...And there was a ton of information that spilled out from the event. I try to condense it down into understandable chucks.

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20GB Free Cloud Storage from BrothaTech and Copy

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:19 +0000

Let's see how much free storage space the new Copy cloud storage service is willing to give away to entice people to move away from its competitors.

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Infographic: Teens Aren’t Safe On Facebook

Terrance Gaines — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:02:43 +0000

There is no surprise that social sites like Facebook can be potentially dangerous if used without any sort of discretion, but I stumbled upon an infographic that actually puts numbers to the assumptions that parents and guardians of kids growing up in the digital age have.

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Why Im Mad: Y U No Record in Landscape Mode?

Terrance Gaines — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:36:43 +0000

Do the millions of us with widescreens TV's, Laptops, and mobile devices a favor and turn your smartphone sideways or "Landscape Mode" when shooting videos.

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Tech Tip: Use IFTTT to Automote Your Frequest Web Tasks

Terrance Gaines — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000

There is a pretty cool service called IFTTT (If This, Then, That) that wants to help people automate some of their digital tasks. I've been using the service for about a month and honestly haven't even scratched the surface of what it can do. Here are just some of the tasks I've managed to automate. Hopefully, they will inspire you to play around with it to see what IFTTT can do for you.

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Five Useful And Awesome Tech Gifts For Grads

Terrance Gaines — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:54:18 +0000

All the attention is currently on mothers and what we plan on doing for "Momma" this weekend. Let's not forget the grads who will be moving on the next stage of their lives. Kids these days are all into the gadgets. Here are 5 tech gift ideas i'm sure your grad will love.

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AppRoundup: BlackBerry Apps You Should Download

Terrance Gaines — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:39 +0000

I've had my BlackBerry Z10 for almost a month now, and while there are some apps not available in BlackBerry World I currently take for granted on other platforms, there are some apps that I've grown to appreciate more since they do have a BlackBerry-native version.

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Last-Minute Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day

Terrance Gaines — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:25 +0000

Mother's Day is a week away. Lemme guess - Waited too late to make that personalized gift basket, book that ultra-luxurious spa package, or grab that flowers & chocolate deal on Groupon. Let tech be your savior with these 5 last-minute gift ideas for Mom.

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The Weekly Electronics Report…Keynote: Friday, May 3rd

Terrance Gaines — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:55:22 +0000

This week I talk about Google Glass and my new nickname for Google Glass, AT&T hookup on a new smartphone, the latest app I think you should be using, and why I'm mad at mobile app developers.

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What I’m Backing: Madame You Personalized Hair Care Platform Campaign

Terrance Gaines — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:40:53 +0000

Every once in a while, I like to scour the crowdfunding sites to find new technology to support. It's like I'm rooting for the little guys to win. This time around, it's a group of talented gals who have created a platform that's close to My heart, I mean...Mrs. Tech's head...

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