Technology
Technology
After the Hack
January 19th, 2012
Zappos was smart enough not to store that information—the hackers only got the last four digits—and brave enough to immediately tell its customers what happened, including instructions on how to change their passwords, because even encrypted passwords are often not completely secure. Read more »
Media
Cosmopolitan Banking on Social Capital
October 27th, 2011
In a sense, the awards were richly deserved—the Cosmo has seamlessly integrated Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube into a comprehensive platform fine-tuned to interact with the forward-thinking customers the resort is courting. So there’s some real commercial competence on display here. But what’s really in it for the Cosmopolitan’s “friends” and “followers”? Read more »
Vegas Tech
Morning in Vegas
October 20th, 2011
I recently wandered into a room in the warren-like Emergency Arts building downtown and found a standing-room-only crowd of techies listening in rapt attention to a speaker explaining how they should go about getting startup funding. And this wasn’t some convention filled with out-of-towners; these were all locals, wanting to start tech companies here. Read more »
Fever Pitch
It’s the latest must-have for trendy New Yorkers: a start-up of one’s own
September 29th, 2011
Start-up fever! Whether it’s due to The Social Network or the new wave of billion-dollar tech IPOs, lately it seems like everyone has a start-up. The start-up mythology—build fast, get cash, save the world—and the low barrier to entry make it tough to resist. Read more »
Digital Vegas
Tech This Out
June 23rd, 2011
In a city overloaded with overhyped technology conferences, it’s refreshing to find one emphasizing quality over size. The Digital World Expo, despite its grand and generic name, is a homegrown, well-focused labor of love—the brainchild of local new-media marketing pro Shawn Rorick. Read more »
Tech
Virtual Second Chance
April 21st, 2011
What happens in Vegas doesn’t usually stay in Vegas anymore—it’s set adrift in the sea of social media networks, and all those Twitter posts about hating your job or late-night ex-boyfriend stalking on Facebook have a way of haunting you from cyberspace. Have no fear, drunken Tweeter; Last Night Never Happened is here to rescue you from your inebriated recklessness. Read more »
Technology
Shot in the Dark
January 20th, 2011
If you’re anything like me, it will take you a second to think of how many cameras you own. You’ve got a digital camera, the camera in your smartphone, a digital video camera (don’t forget the one in your iPod) and perhaps even an old-school video camera and an older-school film camera in a closet somewhere. The point is that you’re taking your cameras for granted, and I’ve got two words that will make you think about photography again: infrared light. Read more »
Technology
Radar Love
November 10th, 2010
GPS navigation and radar detection converged at the recent SEMA trade show in Las Vegas when Escort introduced its new GPS navigation unit with a built-in radar detection device. Read more »
Technology
Apps for Locals
October 20th, 2010
We don’t need a card-counting app for our smartphones. Nor do we need an app that can hook us up with cheap Criss Angel tickets. What we need are apps that make living in this town easier. Here are a few apps do just that: Read more »
Technology
Pass on the Torch
October 6th, 2010
Is Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Torch exciting enough to draw new users? Is it good enough to retain existing BlackBerry users? The so-called “CrackBerry” became a staple of business in the last decade and remains the leading smartphone based on market share. But whatever advantage BlackBerry once had is quickly slipping. Android phones and the iPhone have captured our mindshare and our business. Read more »
