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It’s tough being King.
Ask Facebook.
The social media giant all but neutralized Myspace, and, in the nature of 21st-century enterprise, has found out it is almost easier to be the underdog.
Faced with challenges from Apple and Google in recent months (iMessage and Google+), Facebook has launched a new player in the mobile messaging client wars: Facebook Messenger, available on Android and iOS.
That’s a lot of money.
It’s a 60% premium over Motorola’s actual trading price. Here are a few quotes from company officers:
[Read more…] about Google Acquires Motorola For $12.5 Billion
Bible Reader for Android allows you to do your Bible study on the go. In conjunction with the selection of free and priced translations, studies and reference materials, it is quite the spiritual companion. Coming on the heels of the recent beta, it looks pretty good too.
The Reader software works well to give users options that streamline experience with personal preference. Options exist to adjust color, font size, verse breakdown and even page turning versus “flicking.” You can tweak the appearance to fit your taste.
I am definitely an apps guy.
I pick mobile OS’s based on functionality. I believe apps extend that functionality. Even when I used a BlackBerry, I liked the fact that I had all the apps I needed.
My love for apps clashes with my need for mobile order. I hate keeping apps I don’t use enough. Some of it hearkens back to my BB days (spinning hourglass, anyone?) and some of it is plain app drawer OCD (even rows look better, no?).
The point is, apps have to earn the right to be installed on my device. Even though space has never been a concern on my EVO, I religiously cull unused applications periodically.
So, how does an app earn the glorious honor of residing on my device for more than two days?
Before the rise of eBooks and Amazon, Logos Bible Software provided electronic reference books to your computer.
Logos is now taking their technology one step further, as they bring their experience with an app called, Vyrso.
Vyrso can be downloaded for free to your iPad, iPhone, and very soon, all Android devices!
Vyrso works with the Logos Bible Software 4, so you’ll not only be able to read all of your Logos 4 titles, but it will enable you to find, buy and read your favorite Christian books.
[Read more…] about Christian eBook Store to Launch 25,000 Books
Although the infographic below highlights many of the extremes of smartphone bling, the question still remains:
Are we spending too much on our smartphones?
At what point do our iPhones become iDols?
At what point do we crossover from using technology as a tool, and becoming a tool of technology?
[Read more…] about Are We Spending Too Much on Our Smartphones?
