The “mobilegeddon” is upon us. Tomorrow Google will deploy a change to its recommendation criteria, one that heavily favors sites the search engine defines as “mobile-friendly websites.” Mobile-friendliness includes responsive design, …
Apple Watch, MacBook, ResearchKit, and HBO Now Are Coming in April
At its “Spring Forward” event on March 9, Apple showed off the much-anticipated Apple Watch and unveiled three exciting new products – Apple’s ResearchKit, the new MacBook, and HBO Now …
Comparison of Mobile Payment Types
I have previously discussed the different types of technology used for mobile payment systems. The most common of these are NFC, WAP, SMS, and In-App or Direct Mobile Billing. Today, …
February 2015 Newsletter
Oxnard Union High School District and digiCOACH iPad System Instrumental in Increasing Student Engagement, Leading to Increased Attendance
School Administrators Contribute to Design of Mobile App that Increases Instructional Classroom Walk-Throughs Editor’s Note: Logic Solutions is proud to have helped build the digiCOACH app. digiCOACH has been downloaded in …
What the heck are mobile payment systems?
Forget cash and credit cards. Mobile payments are here to help keep your wallets slim and (hopefully) secure. Consumers, particularly those in parts of Europe and Asia, have made purchases …
Reinventing How We Use Email
Email is messy. For many people, managing cluttered inboxes, promotional offers, and spam is an arduous task. And that one message you received weeks ago with a very important appointment …
Apple: iPads, iMacs, Mac Minis, OS X Yosemite, oh my!
It has been a big year for Apple thus far. The tech giant announced several new products on October 16, including two new iPads, iMac, Mac Mini, and OS X. In …
Google announces Inbox to replace Gmail
Ever since Google’s signature email program first hit the web in 2004, the company sought to make the onerous task of sorting through email correspondence easier and more automated. But …
Phygital: Bridging Digital and Physical Spaces
The digital revolution began in the 1950s with the transformation and transposition of analog and mechanical activities to digital ones. Today, the reverse tendency is becoming more apparent as virtual …
Two “A” Players, Apple and Alibaba
Part One: Apple I left for China the day after the keynote speech at the 2014 Apple Developer Conference. Admittedly, I have not really paid a lot of attention to …
Want to learn to develop software? Go to Girl Develop It!
Over the past several months, large tech companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and most recently Microsoft have released their staffs’ racial and gender breakdowns. These diversity numbers all seem …
New Windows 10 Combines Best of 7 and 8
Source: The Verge Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 10, the major release following Windows 8. Described as the “Tesla to the Windows 7 Prius”, the company detailed the operating system’s new …
Google Unveils The $105 Android One Smartphone
On September 15, 2014, Google launched a $105 smartphone, the first device from its “Android One” initiative. This low-end smartphone (carrier subsidies will drive that price down into the $60s) …
What is BYOD? Tips On Writing A BYOD Policy
Bring your own device (BYOD) is a policy where employees are permitted to use personally-owned mobile devices (laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc) to access privileged company information and applications. BYOD …
Apple’s New Gadgets: iPhone 6, Apple Pay, Apple Watch
On September 9, 2014, Apple announced the launch of three long-awaited products: two new large-screen iPhones, a mobile payment platform, and a touchscreen smartwatch. This trifecta of new products was …
WordPress and Drupal Security Flaw
You may have seen some news yesterday regarding security vulnerability for WordPress and Drupal websites. The XML Quadratic Blowup Attack is malicious and powerful enough to instantly take down a …
What the Heck are Wearables? [Infographic]
This is the second post in our ‘What the Heck Is?’ series. Our first post, about the Internet of Things, can be found here. Look closely and you’ll see wearables …