If you prefer Google's goo.gl url shortener over the recently DDoS attacked Bit.ly shortener than we've got some good news for you. Android Central reported on Sunday that a developer, Thomas Devaux, has created and released a new app to the Google Play Store that makes it a cinch to shorten url's on the go [...]
SXSWedu kicked off this morning in Austin Texas and the Techfaster team is on the ground to cover all the action. Today, fifteen public schools from across the country are competing for their part in $2 million dollars in educational prizes from Samsung. Schools from Washington, D.C., Florida, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New [...]
Connect is a new multi-platform app that was released with great fan faire at Jason Calacanis' Launch Festival in San Francisco last week. The app, available in a web based format as well as a mobile app, allows people to find out the location of any of their friends based off their social check ins [...]
When you started using the internet what browser did you use? Did you use Netscape, Mosaic, or were you and AOL or Prodigy person. Are you so young that you don't have a clue what we're talking about? Browser wars were a real competitive landscape for years. Netscape eventually pulled ahead and then of course, [...]
There've been rumblings about Apple possibly introducing an in-car or connected car system over the past few years. However, there have been a lot of products rumored to be coming down the pipeline for Apple as well. A new Apple TV, that's integrated into an actual TV, the iWatch and even a competitor to Google [...]
We are inching towards March, and that can mean only one thing: baseball is in the air. however, as many baseball fans do not live in their team's home market, watching your team can be a bit of a hassle. Fear not, there are many ways to watch!
As more and more of the world has become familiar with the virtual currency Bitcoin, it has gained acceptance from several industries, popular websites and users. While Bitcoin allows anonymity when paying someone and has little or no regulation, the virtual currency is very volatile with values ranging in the hundreds to sometimes over $1,000 [...]
In May 2013, developer Dong Nguyen released a free game called Flappy Bird. You may have heard of it. The game enjoyed relative obscurity until early 2014, when it suddenly ricocheted into popularity, becoming the #1 app in both the iPhone and Android markets. Then, on February 9, Dong Nguyen took Flappy Bird down. Even [...]
Speck Products, the company that makes rugged, yet functional and stylish cases and accessories for smartphones, tablets and laptops, is already prepared for the arrival of Samsung's newest flagship Android phone the Samsung Galaxy S5. Through its SMAPP (Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Program) licensing agreement with Samsung, Speck is releasing three of its most popular [...]
Before Google sold of Motorola, it seems that the company had a working prototype of the fabled Google Watch. Although there are reports of a Google/LG smartwatch coming as early as June of 2014, it appears that the Mountain View company already has experience in building such a product.
