Twitter Phenomenon Twitter has become insanely popular, almost to the point of being nauseating for those who would rather never hear the word "tweet" ever again. Nevertheless, the micro-blogging site shows no signs of slowing down and seemingly no chance of bowing out to competition (such as the open source identi.ca). Many of those who use Twitter, whether for business, pleasure, or both, would testify in a court of law that it is one of the most useful tools of the 21st century. It connects them in ways they never could before. Whether the Twitter user is actress Alyssa Milano, interacting with her fans in a safe, friendly environme...

Google Wave Perhaps Google should come up with a jingle, and maybe it should go something like, "Another one bites the dust".  Yes, another innovative, highly acclaimed Google geek tool has officially been taken off life support. Google has pulled the plug on Google Wave and will now wait as it quietly dies. If you are like many people, you probably heard about Google Wave but did not even know what it was. Simply put, it was a collaboration tool, but what made it so special is that users could see that collaboration in real time. They could share documents and edit them live while communicating with each other. Google said that i...

Saudi Arabia Bans Blackberrys In a region where mobile phones are often the primary means of remote communication, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has decided to ban the use of Blackberrys, one of the most popular smartphones on the market.  The ban comes after Reality In Motion (RIM), the company that manufactures Blackberry smartphones, declined the request of Saudi Arabia and other countries to allow them better access to encrypted data sent via Blackberrys. RIM says that it will not give special considerations to some governments over others, arguing that they do not release encrypted data to any government. The United Arab ...

iPhone 4 Jailbreak One of the joys of owning an iPhone is the satisfaction of liberating it from the clutches of Steve Jobs. Unfortunately, simply purchasing it is not liberating enough. With App restrictions in place, the iPhone may not truly feel like yours until you can totally brick it with unabated fervor. Sunday, a hacker simply known as "comex", part of the iPhone Dev Team, released a hack that will allow users to jailbreak the new iPhone 4 smartphone. In the wake of the controversial Applegate scandal, this is welcoming news for weary iPhone lovers. One important advancement in the technology of iPhone hacking is that th...

Future of Technology Tap, touch, pinch, squeeze, spin, wave, or even jump, but do not push the red button.  Is this how future instruction manuals will read?  We have seen plenty of Sci-Fi movies displaying computer user interfaces that rely completely on touch, motion sensing, voice, and even mind input, and all of these concepts have been implemented, some more than others. Nevertheless, I am not typing this article on my iPad screen, not that I have an iPad, but even if I owned one, my fingers would still prefer a keyboard. Moreover, my hands still prefer a mouse button, and the buttons on my remote control that I can feel, even w...