Mobility Tips and Tricks


Recent Mobility Tips and Tricks Articles

Daily Trick to Kill Stress, Improve Health

Forget two weeks on a tropical island: Try to just shut off this one program on your computer, for a remarkable change of heart rate and stress hormones.  Read more

Presentation Inspiration: Prezi vs. PowerPoint

When toy company Geared for Imagination needed a presentation for online, for at a trade show, and for internal training, it found Prezi, a fast-growing inte...  Read more

Run Your Business From Your Smartphone 

Lead your company from anywhere--on your smartphone. Tips from Cyriac Roeding, founder of Shopkick.com, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur C...  Watch video

How to Build the Next Instagram

To make sure your mobile app is a hit, you must focus on these three aspects of user experience.  Read more

Scanners That Go Where You Do

Tired of keeping track of all those documents, receipts, and business cards? These 4 mobile scanners can help.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Managing Online Forums

Must haves: Laura Downs, owner of a computer-repair service explains how she consolidates all her forum accounts when on the go.  Read more

Face-off: Bluetooth Watches Tested

New Bluetooth-connected smart watches act like remote controls for your smartphone. Here’s how to use them.  Read more

App of the Month: OnLive Desktop

Delivering desktop productivity to the iPad.  Read more

Beating Baggage-Fee Blues

With airlines charging domestic fliers around $100 for bags of 71 pounds or more, some luggage-shipping services are stepping up to compete.  Read more

A Fashion Founder's Preflight Essentials

Things I can't live without: Former investment banker Veeral Rathod co-founded J. Hilburn. He shares his travel must-haves.  Read more

Hanging on the Telephone

You don't need a receptionist to handle your calls. New cloud-based office phone systems can help.  Read more

Hop to It: Task Services for Business

Tech trends: Here's how to use task services, which let you post odd jobs online, for your business.  Read more

How This Gay Social Network Went Mainstream

Joel Simkhai founded the company behind an incredibly popular app called Grindr. But to take the service mainstream, he knew he had to pivot. Well, sort of.  Read more

6 Ways BlackBerry Can Become Relevant Again

Are there any die-hard "CrackBerry" fans anymore? What RIM must do to win back the business crowd.  Read more

7 Classic Tech Blunders to Avoid

Any of these mistakes could cost you time, money, and the security of your business.  Read more

Facebook Mobile Ads: Don't Believe the Hype

Why you should think twice about an advertising scheme coming from a company that's about to IPO.  Read more

Build a Killer Enterprise App: 10 Rules

The best apps are always on, always alert, and always ready to help your employees seize an opportunity. Here's how to build one.  Read more

New Incubator Focuses on Female Founders

Three New York City businesswomen are launching their own incubator to focus on start-ups with a female founder and a mobile product or service.  Read more

New Gadgets for Mobile Workers

More people are working outside the office, whether they are on the road or home. Here are 5 new products designed to make mobile workers more productive.  Read more

What's for Dinner? Ask These 7 Start-ups

These hot new companies are looking to change the way we eat, and are bringing in lots of dough from investors.  Read more

World's Most Extreme Videos

GoPro's line of tiny, popular, and affordable HD video cameras has turned a generation of extreme sports enthusiasts into cutting-edge filmmakers--and loyal ...  Read more

Close-up: 50 Cent

The hip-hop star tries his hand at consumer electronics.  Read more

5 Innovations That Will Make Your Smartphone Smarter

Mobile devices have come a long way in the last few years, but big advancements are coming soon.  Read more

Hey, Microsoft & Apple: Grow Up!

Outlook and the iPhone should work together seamlessly, but Apple and Microsoft refuse to stop squabbling.  Read more

Why You Can't Live Without Siri

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon reviews Siri, the voice-command system built into Apple’s iPhone 4S.  Read more

4 Ways Mobile Should Change Your SEO Strategy

Tiny keyboards, cramped screens, voice-activated search -- it's all going to change how people find your business online. Start preparing now.  Read more

Is Foursquare a Great Place to Advertise?

Recently, the free service rolled out a variety of services for businesses, including the ability to run specials designed to attract and retain customers.  Read more

Facetones Brings a Social Element (and Pictures of your Mug) to the Smartphone

Verizon has a new service called Facetones , a mobile app that creates and displays a video slideshow of...  Read more

PayPal to Offer Mobile Payments, Location-Based Deals

Other new features will include store inventory lookup and barcode scanning via a handheld device.  Read more

How Secure Is Your Mobile?

Here's a title Google isn't likely to be trumpeting anytime soon: No. 1 target of mobile hackers.  Read more

Reshaping the World of Retail

People are shopping with a mission, and brands are announcing themselves from behind store walls. The Proximity Era has begun.  Read more

Product Review: Klipsch Image ONE On-Ear Headphones

I received several great responses from my last Read more

6 Reasons You Need a Mobile Strategy

A solid mobile strategy will include several ways to connect with consumers via their mobile devices. Here are some key approaches and why you should be usin...  View slideshow

Apps That Make Your iPad Work Like a Laptop

You’ve taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop for business trips or even work itself?  Read more

Your Future Car Service

Meet the 2.0 car service: Uber is a start-up that lets you book a stylish ride from a smartphone app.  Read more