No one can deny the impact that Hispanics are having on America’s political, cultural, and economic spheres. Across the nation, Hispanics are not just changing the landscape because of what they do, but rather how they do it. With regard to broadband access – a crucial service that fuels American innovation, job creation, and educational …
Category Archive: Tablets
Nov 16
Hey! Just my $0.02. So, on Whose Side is the Broadband Coalition on?
“The demand for our airwaves is going up and the supply of unencumbered spectrum is going down. The pressure is on.” That was part of the message of FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel at a Silicon Flatirons conference on spectrum in Washington on Tuesday, according to the text of her remarks. Rosenworcel pointed out that the …
Nov 08
Hispanics are Active Social Networkers, but Guarded About What They Share
Although Hispanics overall post lower-than-average social networking penetration, online US Hispanics are social mavens. For them, the sites occupy an outsized place in their digital lives, according to a new eMarketer report, “US Hispanics and Social Networking: A Digital Space They Make Their Own.” In an Anglo centric online universe that pays comparatively little heed …
Nov 05
30 Best Android Apps this Week
Xbox SmartGlass, Britannica Kids, Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, Snapchat, Calvin Harris, Jamie Oliver, Onavo Count, Summly, Brian Cox, Viz Profanisaurus, James Bond, William Shatner and more It’s time for our weekly roundup of the best new iPhone and iPad apps released this week on Apple‘s App Store, and this one’s a bumper selection. As ever, …
Oct 30
Windows Phone 8 Hands On: Microsoft May Have a Winner
We go hands on with Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone operating system for the first time, and it appears like Windows Phone 8 may have some fight in it. Windows Phone’s journey began long ago, in 2010. Back then, BlackBerry was still a viable brand and Palm was alive. It appeared like Microsoft was about to …
Oct 29
How To Tether Your Smartphone in Case Hurricane Sandy Knocks Out Your Internet.
If you’re reading this, you’re lucky enough not to live in one of the 100,000-plus homes across Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and other states that, as of about 2:45 p.m. Monday, have already lost power due to Hurricane Sandy. You already have a disaster plan for your food and your pets in case of a …
Jul 16
Uber-connected Latinos Spend Billions on Mobile, says New Study by Kristian Ramos
It’s no secret young people live on their cell or smart phones, but for Latino youth –that rings even truer. A new report written by Mobile Future and the Hispanic institute underlines young Hispanics and new generations of Americans spend heavily on mobile broadband technology – $17.6 billion on mobile devices and more than $500 …
Jun 11
Verizon Provides Tips to Help the Transition to Electronic Health Records
Guidance for Heath Care Professionals Moving to Digitized Data To help the nation’s health care providers move from paper-based records to digitized data, Verizon has outlined tips for transitioning to electronic health records. A digital collection of a patient’s medical history, EHRs enable faster, more accurate exchange of patient information among payers, providers and patients …
May 09
LISTA #TechLatino247 Guest Blogger Kristian Ramos: Technology is the key to success for Latinos
Think back to your childhood and remember what it was like learning to type. Remember the computer class room, full of desktop computers and learning the Herzog System of typing. How critical that was for future job prospects. Now imagine your children’s computer lab, what will that look like? Given recent technologic gains, desk top …
May 03
Apple Q2 2012: 35.1M iPhones, 11.8M iPads, 4M Macs, and 7.7M iPods By Matt Burns, Writer for TechCrunch
Apple just released its second quarter financial numbers. Overall hardware sales decreased from its record previous quarter but with the notable exception of the iPods: they’re up from the same quarter a year ago. Apple sold 88% more iPhones in the quarter than it did during the same time last year. In addition to huge …









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