Tech Article 5.7.12.

iPhone cover acts as digital wallet, packs a programmable credit card

     Do you ever leave your wallet at home? Have you ever forgot a debit or credit card at your house when you are at the store? Well, now you do not have to worry about forgetting any of those things-as longs as you have an iPhone! Geode made an iPhone cover which also acts as a digital wallet, while packing a single programmable smart card. This is how it works. A user enters in their debit and credit card information through an included mag stripe reader, which attaches to the bottom of the cover. They can also store loyalty cards by taking a photo of the bar code. The cards can be pulled up and selected through a free iPhone app. The included smart card can be put into and taken out of the back of the iPhone case. A user takes the card out, taps it once to activate it with the right account, and can be used for a limited time like a regular credit or debit card. The default is for the card to work for 20 seconds or until used, after which it goes back to being a "dummy card".Click here for full article.

Tech Article 4/30

Apple Wins U.S. Smartphone Crown Over Samsung

     Samsung may be the top smartphone manufacturer in the world, Apple is still on top in the US market. Apple grabbed 29% of US market during the first quarter of the year.  

"Samsung is the only market leader from the feature phone era to transition to market leadership in the smartphone era in the U.S.," said Ross Rubin, executive director of Connected Intelligence for The NPD Group.

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Tech Article Week of 4/12/12

Instagram is now an app for Andriods but it has a few noticeable bugs. Some bugs are

• Some photos not appearing on the gallery
• Location not being updated
• Did not work on Tegra-3-equipped devices

The bugs were recently fixed.Click here for full story.

Spring Break

Yesterday I was on spring break and Kiera, Megan, and I went to go see the movie Titanic in 3D. The 3D effects really caught my eye when the boat was sinking. I recommend watching the movie in 3D because it was extraordinary. Click here for the trailer of the movie.

        Movie Reviews

"dazzling visual effects that involve the most famous ship disaster of all time" - commonsensemedia.org


"It's deep..literally" - Alexandra Puga




  

Tech Article Week of 3/26/12

     A 31 year old woman committed suicide during a facebook chat. She was chatting her friends and telling them she thought her boyfriend was having an affair with another woman. She explained to them that she was going to commit suicide. The woman later posted photos of charcoal burning in her stove. She shut the windows, suffocating herself with the noxious fumes. Click here for full story.

Oswaldo The Snail

3/20/12 Assignment

     People create blogs because they like to post what they do every day or vent. Other than this class, I could use this blog to write about what I do. Before I create a post on my blog, I should look it over and make sure I did not post any inappropriate language or personal information. On blogspot I follow my classmates. You get paid for putting google ads on your website.

Tech Artical 2/27/12

T-Mobile lost 706,000 costumers during the last three months of 2011 because they do not carry the I-Phone. Since the I-Phone 4S came out a lot of people want one. Because T-Mobile does not sell the I-Phone, T-Mobile costumers have switched to Verizon, AT&T, ect. Click here for full story.

Presidents Day Weekend

STOKES

   

Over presidents day weekend I went to Stokes with my grade. Stokes was the best experience of my life. If I could stay there longer I would. I bonded so much with my entire grade. I started to talk to people that I would never even think about talking to. Everyone got to know each other and there is less bullying. Now me and a group of friends actually consider each other as family. THANK GOODNESS FOR STOKES.

What I Like About Winter

     CHRISTMAS

     The season of Winter is not always bitter cold and deary. During Christmas time, everyone is always a little bit nicer. House are always lit up and everyone wears a smile on their face. When young children open up their presents their faces light up with joy. Also you are surrounded with people who love you. This is the main reason why I love Winter.