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Why People Purchase SmartPhones for Themselves (and their Kids?)
The December 6, 2011 ComScore Data Mine features this interesting data chart that graphs the reasons that people purchase smartphones. The leading reason? People appreciate the convenience of...
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Grandma’s iPhone
When it comes to her iPhone, few learning difficulties have popped up for my mom, age 84. I am delighted at the ease with which she has transferred from her old flip phone to this one — a 3G that I...
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Lots More People are Using Smartphone Location Services
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just published new survey results finding that 74% of smartphone owners — that’s three-quarters — appear to be using location services on their phones....
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New Pew Report on Teens and Technology 2013
If you are an educator who teaches teenagers or a parent of adolescents, check out this newest research release — Teens and Technology, 2013 — from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The...
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QR CodeTutorial: Updated Post With Illustrations
QR Codes. You’ve probably seen them around — on everything from cereal boxes to magazines to advertising banners on the bus or in the subway. QR is short for quick resource code (QR code), the...
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40 Really Cool Tips for iPhone Users
iPhones seem to have unlimited features to tweak. Since I have owned iPhones for more than four years, I tend to believe I am pretty expert about using them. Then I read this Christian Science Monitor...
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Getting Your Child a Cell Phone This Summer? Read This First!
It’s summer 2013… …and lots of families will soon purchase a new mobile phone for a fifth, sixth, or seventh grade child. Remember, however, you are not just handing over a telephone. A child is...
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Lots More People are Using Smartphone Location Services
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just published new survey results finding that 74% of smartphone owners — that’s three-quarters — appear to be using location services on their phones....
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Grandma’s iPhone
When it comes to her iPhone, few learning difficulties have popped up for my mom, age 84. I am delighted at the ease with which she has transferred from her old flip phone to this one — a 3G that I...
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The Right Age for a Smartphone? Interesting NY Times Article
Take a few minutes to read What’s the Right Age for a Child to Get a Smartphone? by Brian X Chen. The July 20, 2016 New York Times article includes interviews with Internet Safety experts and contains...
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All About QR Codes
QR Codes. You’ve probably seen them around — on everything from cereal boxes to magazines to advertising banners on the bus or in the subway. QR is short for quick resource code (QR code), the...
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