Microsoft Buys Skype

As I was getting ready for work this morning, my CNN alert goes off and the title that appears on my iPhone screen is, “Microsoft has agreed to acquire Internet phone service provider Skype for $8.5 billion in cash.” “WOW….that is a lot of money, and not to mention Google and Facebook were both interested [...]

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rome2rio Helps You Figure Out How to Get to Where You’re Going

Have you ever struggled with choosing the best mode of travel for getting to your destination? Flying vs. driving? Train vs. bus? In the past this has typically been made difficult by having to research plane schedules & fares vs. driving times vs. train or bus schedules & tickets … a whole load of logistical [...]

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Google Combats Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button With ‘+1′

There have been rumblings about Google making a foray into the social landscape for months – years, even. However, Google has said time and time again that they’re not planning a social network. But that doesn’t mean they don’t want to get in on social sharing. After Google Buzz failed to make an impact, the [...]

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Expedia Launches Loyalty Program

When it comes to OTAs, consumers might have vague preferences about which site they prefer, but generally you can assume they’re going to purchase from whichever site offers up the best price. I know that’s always been my strategy.
In order to combat that factor, Expedia has just launched a travel rewards program, designed [...]

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Are Ringtones About to Be a Thing of the Past?

I read somewhere recently (wish I could post my source, but for the life of me I can’t remember where I saw it!) that ringtones are a technology that’s on the way out – or at least decreasing in popularity & necessity. Why, you might ask?
Because of how physically close we’ve all become to our [...]

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Tech Tuesday – Can it get more Tech than this!

Happy Tech Tuesday from our team at JB Inc!
The one thing that all of readers enjoy; is keeping up with what’s happening in the Tech World! We are going to make it a tradition to keep you up to date on what’s happening in the tech world on Tuesdays!
To jump start our announcement of Tech [...]

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Screw You, Email Provider – I’ve Got Facebook!

Back in November of last year, Facebook announced that they were changing the messaging platform. Many speculated that this would be the beginning of the end of email as we know it – since Facebook’s overarching goal seems to be complete web dominance.
Facebook announced a whole host of new features that would be part of [...]

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Report: Retailer Responses to Negative Reviews Pay Off

I’ve been saying for a long time that review sites can be a business’ best friend. While it may seem scary initially – the concept of negative reviews and public criticism, there’s so much potential to turn people into brand advocates. And now a new report suggests that there’s evidence behind this supposition.
According to the [...]

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Tech Tuesdays: Adobe Vs. Apple – Has Apple Won?

As we all know, Adobe’s uber popular Flash product is not compatible with iPhones, iPads or almost any other Apple product (apparently the bad blood between the two companies dates back to 1980s). This lack of compatibility is highly unfortunate for Apple fans, since we can’t access Flash based content (of which there’s quite a [...]

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Apple Does it Again – Apple iPad 2 Arrives Tomorrow!

Apple has officially confirmed Friday, March 11th to be the exact date of the iPad 2 release; it will be available to purchase online and in Apple stores, but not only will it be available through the apple stores the device will also be available at 5 p.m. local time at AT&T, Best Buy, Target, [...]

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