Articles tagged: iPhone

column: Siri & Me

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Posted: Nov 01, 2012

I finally got an iPhone. Mind you, I didn't get the trendy new iPhone 5 — the only model I could afford without hitting the lottery was a creaky old iPhone 4s. This means I will ... Read more »

Ypsilanti School District resale shop could change location to Forest School

Posted: Feb 02, 2012

The Ypsilanti Public Schools Foundation could be looking at Forest School as a new location for its resale shop. The shop, which sells donated clothes, furniture and toys to help fund college scholarships, might use ... Read more »

Column: On iPhones and love: How deep is your smartphone obsession?

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Posted: Oct 06, 2011

Ha, I thought, remembering two friends of mine recently talking about how they both sleep with their iPhones - in bed, on the pillows next to them. For a minute I felt really smug about my relationship with my Andriod. Except... Read more »

Michigan-Made: Quick Summer Italian Pasta

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Posted: Jul 18, 2011

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With poll: Need to confess your sins? There's an app for that

Posted: Feb 09, 2011

Inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more youth involvement in social communication, developers at Little iApps, LLC have created an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch application to assist with the confession process, reports Catholic ... Read more »

TEDxDetroit Releases Complete Speaker Line-up for 2010 Event

Posted: Sep 21, 2010

Social entrepreneurs, technology innovators, creative geniuses gather at Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit — September 21, 2010 — TEDxDetroit is pleased to announce the full line-up of speakers for the locally organized technology, entertainment and ... Read more »

Parenting: 'Pay attention to me!' Is constant connectivity hurting our kids?

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Posted: Jun 12, 2010

Have you seen the commercial where the guy is embarrassed to take out his old, low-tech phone to answer a call? I can so identify with that. I'm still carrying around a decidedly not smart ... Read more »

Living mindfully one moment at a time

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Posted: Jan 17, 2010

I dislike dust. But I dislike dusting even more. So when former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser offered as part of his “American Life in Poetry” series a 9-word poem by Joette Giorgis who turns ... Read more »

Using technology and gadgets for your 2010 resolutions

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Posted: Jan 04, 2010

I'm not sure about you, but as the ball was dropping on 2009, I was preparing for my 2010 resolution to take place. Of course by "preparing," I really mean that I was shoving every ... Read more »

Smart phones 'scary' for retailers as shoppers access product reviews

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Posted: Nov 29, 2009

For retailers, the emergence of Web-connected smart phones alternatively offers a major opportunity and presents a frightening new paradigm in which consumers can read online product reviews while examining items at a store. “That’s a ... Read more »

Monday Geek Out: Verizon Wireless Droid

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Posted: Nov 16, 2009

For the past week (or two), I've had the pleasure of being able to test out the latest "hot phone" to hit the market, the Droid from Verizon Wireless. When I first got it, I ... Read more »

Ann Arbor Chamber launching iPhone app to boost local businesses

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Posted: Oct 28, 2009

The Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce is set to introduce an iPhone application to boost the local business community. The free application, developed by Ann Arbor-based firms The Whole Brain Group and Arbormoon Software, ... Read more »

Smart phone software movement generates Ann Arbor jobs

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Posted: Oct 18, 2009

It’s the new get-rich-quick scheme for software developers. For Michigan, it’s already becoming an avenue for quick job creation. Rapid growth in the mobile software sector is enticing a rush of developers in the Ann ... Read more »

Monday Geek Out: I Am T-Pain(ish)

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Posted: Oct 05, 2009

When you see this on someone's iPhone, make sure that you make them your friend right away.If you catch me in the shower on any given morning, there is a good chance that you'll hear ... Read more »

From Concentrate : Ann Arbor iPhone application developer to expand to other devices

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Posted: Sep 09, 2009

An Apple iPhone application a day could keep Ann Arbor's Web development community busy for quite some time. The region's software sector has pounced on the opportunity to develop applications for the popular iPhone. The ... Read more »