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Marissa Mayer Still Has Her Engineer Boots On At Yahoo

By |Editors' Picks, Yahoo|

By trade, and education, Marissa Mayer is an engineer. She was employee number 20 at Google and their first female engineer back in 1998. As she grew with the company she helped invent things that we use, and take for granted everyday. Mayer's name is found on several Google patens for technology still in use, [...]

The INMOTION SCV R1EX, The Coolest Thing We Saw At CES 2014 [VIDEO]

By |CES 2014, Editors' Picks, Gadgets & Tech|

It's probably safe to say that when Dean Kamen created the Segway he hadn't planned on it becoming the mall security vehicle of choice. I'm sure he wasn't planning on his core audience being 30 and 40 somethings with fanny packs, whisking their way through a guided tour of the monuments in Washington DC. No [...]

Pinterest Finally Has Ads

By |Editors' Picks, Social Networks|

While hearing about ads coming to your favorite social network may turn off some people, those in the tech community have been anxiously awaiting to see when Pinterest would finally take their platform, that's just absolutely made for advertising, and start actually running some ad units. Adage reported on Monday that Pinterest has finally launched [...]

Three Video Conferencing Apps for Mobile Business

By |Editors' Picks, Tech Tips|

Mobile apps are making the process of engaging in business easier than ever. Today, businesses can work with people from all over the world without ever leaving their office. Remote and work-from-home teams are becoming even more common, thanks to the ability to use video conference solutions to connect over video, telephone, and even instant [...]

Sovi – The World’s First Social Broadcast – Launches in Beta

By |Apps, Mobile|

Sovi, a local event organizer application, just launched in beta. We had a chance to speak with the creators of the app a few months ago at DIG SOUTH. They have built a really slick and easy to use application that helps you find out everything going on around you.

Movenote: Making Presentations more Fluid and Intuitive

By |Education, Interviews|

           So no one really likes to give presentations. They are nerve-wracking, and lead to a lot of stress, at least in my experience. On top of the general anxiety that comes from giving a presentation, the software is somewhat clunky. The software has yet to catch up. This is especially evident in the classroom. For [...]

250 Tools To Get Your Startup Going

By |Editors' Picks, Startup|

So you've got an awesome idea for a product/app/service/software/website, but what now? Assuming you have decided on a name for your startup, below are many tools, some free some not, that will help you implement you idea. Startup Tools: Domain and Website Management eCommerce Building/Coding Design Mobile All Things Content Social Media Marketing Resources Business/Legal Tools [...]

Spro 2: A Badass New Smart Projector from ZTE

By |Android, CES 2015, Editors' Picks|

There were a lot of great things at the 2015 International CES. That said, these great things were more or less scattered throughout the entire convention. A few things here, a few things there. However, the most interesting booth, as a whole, was the ZTE booth.Before we get into the Spro 2, I want to [...]

Amazon Has 240,000 Apps, Ready For Tomorrow’s Phone Launch?

By |Amazon, News|

We've seen the Kindle Fire, The Kindle Fire HDX and Fire TV, now it's time for Amazon to unveil it's smartphone in the Kindle Fire line. The phone has been a few years in the making, with rumors starting back in 2011 that Amazon may make it's own smart phone to supply customers, already in [...]

Big Android BBQ Prepares For 5th Installment

By |Android, Editors' Picks, Events|

It's hard to believe that the Big Android BBQ is going into it's 5th event. I was one of the original co-founders alongside Aaron Kasten the founder of Android Swag and several other mobile and technology related entities. The Big Android BBQ is the Android developer's version of MacWorld a fan/developer founded event for Mac [...]

Comcast Going 1Gbps Across Cable In 2015

By |CES 2015, Editors' Picks, Web|

Currently there are six US cities that offer 1Gbps data speeds over fiber optic. Chattanooga, TN, Kansas City, Provo UT, Austin Texas, Opelika AL and Wilson NC all provide some kind of fiber optic network capable of 1GBps data speeds. Several of those cities like Chattanooga, Kansas and Opelika AL offer the same speed both [...]

How Exactly Does Curling Work? [2 infographics]

By |Editors' Picks, Infographics|

So I was watching the Curling coverage during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and realized that I had a very vague idea of what was actually going on. It's like shuffleboard, but its not? I had no idea.

Samsung Weighing KitKat For Lower Level Android Phones

By |Android, News|

Traditionally, only a manufacturers high end devices would get the latest greatest version of the Android operating system. This continues to grow a problem in the Android world called fragmentation. While Apple's iOS 7 is now in 70% of iOS devices, the last two versions of Android account for only 40% of all Android devices. [...]

Wolfram Looks to Revolutionize Computing With The “Most Important Technology Project Yet”

By |Editors' Picks, Innovation|

Stephen Wolfram shed some light on his remarkable vision for the future of computation. His new programming language - Wolfram Language - could completely alter everything we know about computing.

New Apple TV, Same Weak Set-top Box

By |Apple, TV|

In more Apple news, it appears the Cupertino company is gearing up to release a new model of Apple TV. There are a lot of conflicting reports as to various content partnerships that may or may not be in the works, but there is a near universal agreement on what the hardware itself may be capable of.

Broadcast Video And Watch Them From Your Android Phones With New LiveStream App

By |Apps, Editors' Picks|

It only took three years but internet streaming company LiveStream has finally caught up to rival UStream's mobile app. Livestream just completed the first live video stream from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week during Twitter's IPO and then wasted no time to announce that you too can broadcast live from [...]

Samsung Launches A Pair Of Chromebooks At SXSWedu

By |Editors' Picks, Education, Samsung, SXSW|

Samsung didn't waste anytime in Austin this year as SXSW officially kicked off with SXSWedu. The Techfaster team is on the ground in Austin for the next 15 days bringing you SXSW faster. 15 public schools from across the country, that were chosen as finalists in the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow contest squared off to [...]

Startup Tools: 300+ Most Useful Apps, Software, and Other Resources

By |Featured|

We compiled the more than 300 of the most useful domain/website management, eCommerce, Coding, Design, Mobile, Content, Social Media, Marketing and Legal tools for startups into one list.

Samsung Files Patent For New Laptop/Tablet 2-in-1

By |News, Patent, Samsung|

According to a report from Patent Bolt Samsung recently filed a patent on a unique new tablet/laptop hybrid. The unique aspect of the new convertible lies in the way the two pieces - keyboard and display/tablet - connect to one another

Samsung Spills The Milk At SXSW

By |Editors' Picks, Samsung, SXSW|

Slacker has teamed up with Slacker Radio to launch the latest entry into the world of streaming music. The space itself is getting crowded with mainstays Pandora, Spotify, and even Slacker Radio holding a dominant role amongst new comers like Beats Music. Slacker Radio and Samsung often have a huge presence at SXSW in Austin [...]