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by Kevin Purdy

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Kevin is a freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, and former Lifehacker editor.

Who wins when Instagram and Twitter are publicly sparring?

Posted Dec 07, 2012 - 01:41 pm

Twitter and Instagram do a little sparring. Nobody in the audience gains any points.
Facebook, instagram
'Freaks and Geeks' and Instagram and Flickr

Posted Dec 19, 2012 - 05:14 pm

Flickr was ahead of its time in social photo sharing, but slow on mobile. Maybe it's time to look back at the service many people left behind.
flickr, instagram
What makes the Roku streaming box so good?

Posted Mar 07, 2013 - 09:45 pm

Roku is a company without phones, tablets, publicly traded stock, quotable CEOs, or ardent fans or haters. And it's doing a great job in the streaming video space.
Mobile, Netflix
Stolen iPhone? Bet you wish someone was taking smartphone theft seriously

Posted Jun 06, 2013 - 06:24 am

"Find My iPhone" is neat, but it's time for smartphone makers and carriers to stop pretending their anti-theft measures are anything more than minimum viable products.
Apple, apple picking
Why you can totally tether your Verizon Android phone for free

Posted Sep 17, 2012 - 08:19 pm

Verizon thought it could strike down unofficial Android tethering, but the DIY hotspot movement became more powerful than it could imagine.
700 MHz, Android
Google's giving its Play Store some serious upgrades

Posted Aug 17, 2012 - 12:06 pm

What is Google Play? It’s where you buy movies, music, books, TV shows, and magazines to look at on your Android devices (and, sometimes, your browser). It’s also where you get new Android apps and updates. Unlike Apple, Google keeps everything in one “store,” even some Android devices themselves.
Android, automatic app updates
How Netflix is revolutionizing cloud computing just so you can watch 'Teen Mom' on your phone

Posted May 10, 2013 - 05:52 am

You should know what it's like to be the Big Red Movie Firm. Since you don't have time to read 3,700 words right now, I will provide some highlights.
Amazon Web Services, cloud computing
Sign and send documents from your phone, for free, without pain

Posted Sep 27, 2013 - 04:06 pm

Do you know about HelloSign? You do if you've ever so much as mentioned a fax machine or a scanner while in my hearing distance. You need HelloSign on your phone.
Android, capture documents
How to turn an iMessage into a standard text

Posted May 31, 2013 - 04:44 pm

Here is a neat tip for iPhone owners who have a bunch of friends using iMessage, but they can't quite, just yet, entirely trust that iMessage always gets through.
imessage, imessage no cell service
Three 2012 election moments made possible by ubiquitous smartphones

Posted Nov 07, 2012 - 03:44 pm
2012 election, 47 percent

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