[Fast Company] For years, the Android smartphone operating system stood as the neglected stepsister aside the iPhone’s radiant, beloved iOS. Tens of thousands of suitors–app developers including large corporations and rising creative talents–hurried first to build something for iOS phones. Only belatedly, if at all, would they build something for Android devices.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Try explaining an e-book to a Luddite. How would you describe it? Well, it’s a book–a novel, a biography, some textbook or tome in a digital form. That definition needs a rewrite, now.
This week Apple introduced a collection of new short-form books, called Quick Reads, that are like short stories, long articles or packs of recipes, priced at just a fraction of the cost of what users pay for a full volume.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Most personal finance sites let consumers look but not touch–they can view bills but not pay them. Tech startups and a few brave banks are slowly trying to change all of that.
Managing personal finances probably isn’t on the top-ten list of weekend activities for most consumers.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Online dating startups are using quirky concepts, and emerging technology—from facial recognition to geolocation—to challenge traditional predecessors like Match.com and eHarmony. Where’s the love and where’s the money? [Read the rest of The Search For What Clicks]
[Fast Company] Why are these gadget geeks more excited about web services than the hard, shiny objects that usually arouse nerd desire? It turns out to be a growing trend in the tech world, one that the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is finally paying attention to.… Read the rest
