June 8th, 2012 
Mary Staggs 
Some industry insiders are calling it the best E3 conference yet. Electronics and entertainment companies are counting on it. E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is an annual video game conference held in Los Angeles. The show is the premiere venue for announcements by hardware, console, and game developers.
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Tags: E3 2012, entertainment industry, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, technology, video games 
No Comments » May 25th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
Some Orlando cable subscribers are going to be enjoying more Wi-Fi hotspots around town. Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, and Bright House Networks are working together to launch over 50,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots for their cable internet subscribers. While subscribers are currently still stuck to their current provider, the companies are working on [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: 3G, 4G, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Wi-Fi, wireless internet No Comments » May 18th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
Nothing in life is free, unless it’s on the internet. However, not everything you find online is actually free. This week there was an uproar online about file sharing facilitator BitTorrent. BitTorrent is one of the biggest file sharing sites on the internet and has been the target of anti-piracy legislation for some time. Yes, [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: BitTorrent, copyright infringement, Counting Crows, file sharing No Comments » May 11th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
As broadcast and cable television is augmented by online content, television manufacturers are scrambling to integrate the two formats. All-in-one television/internet browsers are the solution that hardware manufacturers, such as Apple, and internet giants like Google, are looking to produce. The latest news is that LG is producing a new Google TV that will be [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Apple TV, Google, Google TV, LG, Sony, television No Comments » May 4th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
The hot-button topic in science and business this week is asteroid mining. As intrepid investors place their bets on the lucrative business of asteroid mining, it’s possible that the industry could take off, resulting in next “gold rush”. Will we be flocking to space next in hopes of striking it big? Recently, Eric Anderson, founder [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: asteroid mining, exploration, Google, James Cameron, Planetary Resources, space, Venture capital 1 Comment » April 27th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
Would you hand over your Facebook username and password to a complete stranger? What about if you had to do so to feed your family? This is the dilemma that today’s job seekers are facing. Employers are asking applicants for their login credentials for Facebook in order to perform a more thorough character check of [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: Employment, Facebook, jobs, legal issues, login, privacy No Comments » April 2nd, 2012 Mary Staggs 
The amount of entertainment that can be downloaded or streamed digitally continues to grow every day. I haven’t stepped into a physical bookstore since late 2010 and yet, I’m a voracious reader. Thanks to e-books, I can download new reading materials almost instantly. The same goes for music and movies. I rarely buy DVDs and [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: Amazon, downloads, e-books, e-commerce, Google Play, ipad, iTunes, Kindle, Mary, Mary Staggs, movies, Music, Staggs No Comments » March 22nd, 2012 Mary Staggs 
You’ve probably been warned to be careful with your electronics before. Don’t leave them in extreme temperatures. Clean the vents. Make sure the fans are working properly. Make sure everything is properly ventilated. If you don’t follow these rules, your electronics are likely to see the repair shop sooner rather than later. New high-powered tablet [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: computer, Consumer Reports, electronics, iPad 3, Mary Stags, overheating, tablet No Comments » March 3rd, 2012 Mary Staggs 
As Microsoft launches a beta release of its newest operating software, Windows 8, you may be wondering, “Why do we need another version of Windows so soon?” Windows 7 was released in late 2009, only three years after Vista. Windows 8 is on track to be released on the same timetable, with a date yet [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: Apple, Booting Speed, Business, computer, Mary Staggs, Metr, Microsoft, operating system, Security, upgrades, Windows, Windows 8, Windows OS No Comments » February 17th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
Recently, Facebook has rolled out new features and completely overhauled parts of its hugely popular social media site. This garnered mixed reactions from Facebook users. Some of these changes are radically changing the way that users will interact with and utilize the site. The Timeline One of the most controversial changes is to the profile [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: Facebook, features, Internet, Marketing, Mary Staggs, News Feed, Partnership, Photo Viewer, profile, Social Networking, Sports, Ticker, timeline No Comments » January 19th, 2012 Mary Staggs 
The gem of the commercial tech community, the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show showcased new and exciting television technology. One feature making huge strides this year is OLED lighting. LED TVs were big for the past few years, and OLED is a vast improvement on that technology. These TVs have a higher energy efficiency and lower profile than [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, 3d, 3D technology, CES, Gorilla Glass, HD, HDTV, LED TV, Mary, Mary Staggs, OLED, OLED Lighting, smart technology, smart TV, Staggs, technology 3 Comments » October 20th, 2011 Alec Difrawi With so many different music sites these days – available in a variety of different formats and with access to millions of songs – traditional broadcast radio may soon meet its end. Services such as Pandora, Spotify and Rdio allow users to create playlists, listen to personalized stations and share songs with others via social [...]
Posted in Business Tech Tags: Facebook, iphone, Music Genome Project, Pandora, Rdio, spotify, Streaming media 1 Comment »