In this post, we're going to look at things you shouldn't have. Things that look cool, but can and will have a detrimental effect on either your quality of work or your company. Along the way, we'll find some alternatives that will sate your gadget hounding, while keeping you and your boss happy.

Cliches like "It's all about the music" or "It's all about the customer" are all too common in the digital music market.
But iPhone app developer Smule--short for "Sonic Mule"--is one of the few companies that's succeeded in making it about both.

THE REAL MAGIC OF APPLE'S IPHONE is that it's so well designed and so simple to use that it quickly becomes an addiction. You get one of these little devices and pretty soon you're living on the darn thing. You use it to check e-mail and browse the Web, to check and upload photos to your social networks, and to get directions from Google Maps. 

The creative force behind I Am T-Pain talks about what goes into developing a successful mobile music app.

More and more people are moving their lives onto the Web. It's not The Matrix, but close.

Software for Your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

The iPod Touch has been heralded as the iPhone without a telephone. That has now changed; at the Apple App Store you can now download free applications to make free phone calls on your Apple iPod Touch.

MIMvista's medical image viewer for the iPhone wows computer icon Steve Jobs, sets tone for product's intro Software: Product ideal for radiologists

Several Cleveland-area companies are working on software for the iPhone, but only MIMvista Corp. in Beachwood can claim to have shared a stage with Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs.

When I'm listening to music on my iPhone and I open an application, the music stops. Is there any way to keep my tracks playing?

These inexpensive products turn the device into a  tape recorder, list-keeper, organizer and much more

The nose of a person grows all life. Just look at the older people.

Everyone wants to turn the mobile device into a wallet, but with so many competing platforms, technologies and initiatives, it's a nightmare for businesses and consumers to navigate the choices. Here's what you need to know now.

Substantial Reeder Update Brings New Interface, Gestures, OmniPlan Comes to the iPad and Any.do To-Do List App Makes iOS Debut.

Map reading is quickly becoming a lost art in the 21st century. People no longer have to know how to read a map, thanks to GPS (global positioning system) technology. We just let the GPS find our location wherever we are in the world and then have it map a route for us to get where we want to go next.

In this article we reveal how advancements such as apps, social media, and interactive software are changing the way we play, watch and even think about golf.

Boost your performance and stay safe while you're working out with these cutting-edge gadgets.

We try out cricket's subscription service, with mixed results.

FAA weighs risks and benefits of allowing inflight electronic device usage.

Winter can mean more indoor fun, so how about some trivia and board videogames? Here's the best of the recent bunch.

Gogo Stump Portable Tablet Stand, Hand Stylus, Hand Glider One Finger Tablet Glove, and Krusell Luna Mobile Undercover review.

Congratulations. You're probably feeling very proud of yourself and maybe a little curious about what else you should buy to protect or complement your investment. A few options:

With 3 million iPads sold within 80 days of its 2010 debut, Apple's tablet computer is a huge hit. Nonetheless, bringing out the handheld device involved risks -- risks that Apple and the company's former CEO, Steve Jobs, managed well.

The world has migrated to portable technological devices in huge numbers. In fact, this is the fastest-growing segment of the technology market; people from around the globe are finding that their worlds are made more convenient or more effective by using new devices such as the Apple iPad or the newer iPad 2 and iPad 3.

Review on some of the best tablets on the market: Apple iPad 2, Sony Tablet S, Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.

In recent years, mobile phones have developed into mini computers, far exceeding the computational power of anything found in the classroom in the preceding decades. This technology is increasingly cheap and available so a natural question is whether these are useful tools on which to do mathematics? This article will explore some of the possibilities open to users of the two most popular smartphone and tablet platforms.

GPS guidance of any kind is a boon to golfers, even if they have to pay for it: Less time driving means more time swinging. But there's a downside. I no longer pay much attention to routes or road signs as I drive, and as a result my mental map set has shrunk.

At the launch of the new iPad recently we learnt there are now 585,000 apps for Apple devices while Google's Android platform has nearly 350,000. Both companies make an effort to help users find new and interesting software on their store home pages — the App Store for Apple, the newly renamed Google Play for Android — but there are plenty of other app search engines worth looking at.

Recent technologies make our world more connected than ever. Read on to learn how our ability to communicate with one another at greater speeds has evolved.

If present trends continue, no airline pilot will fly without a tablet computer; nor will any aircraft mechanic attempt a repair without one. For the pilot, the devices represent the latest evolution in electronic flight bags (EFBs), which first made inroads, nearly two decades ago via the laptop computer. For mechanics, the far less bulky tablets will provide a new measure of mobility, as digital maintenance manuals can be downloaded and taken where the work is being done.

Review on 3 Apps: ICE CREAM SANDWICH THEME, CAMERA ICS+, CHROME BETA for Android phones.

An app here, some Wi-Fi there, and your mobile device can wield control over all sorts of tech playthings—from the familiar to the far-out.

Microsoft music offering is comprehensive but Spotify, iTunes and Pandora can rest easy for now.

Cricket wireless' muve music targets underserved mobile consumers in its quest to become the no. 1 u.s. subscription service.

The battle between Apple and Android for dominance in the smartphone and tablet market is turning into one of the most vicious turf wars ever seen in computing. So is Apple's newest iPhone 4S a match for the growing competition from Android?

You've got to hand it to the jailbreaking community. No matter how tightly Apple locks down each new version of iOS, hackers always manage to find an exploit, letting users load non-sanctioned jailbreak apps and tweaks onto the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad that would have Steve Jobs rolling in his grave.

GADGETS beginning with a little "i" have become much more than communication tools - they're also accessories, just like watches and shoes.

New trial includes print-at-home option, aims to move from paper to electronic currency

Apple says it's logging cell tower data, not your movements

Every month we publish tips readers have submitted to our Web site. lately, a lot of those tips have been about the iPhone 3G. Hints editor  usually avoids mention of the iPhone in his print column, preferring to stay focused on the Mac OS itself. But the iPhone tips that readers have been submitting are too good to keep out of print. Here are a few of our favorites.

Two years since "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was the top-selling mastertone, R&B artist/producer T-Pain is rocking the mobile world again, this time with the iPhone app "I Am T-Pain."

Apple Took A Bite Out Of Album Sales. Can Its New 'LP' Format Make Up For The Damage?   

Changing e-mail habits, and wishing the iMac a happy birthday

Rogers gets Apple's dream phone, but its ad agency might not

Was it insider talk or great advertising that had hundreds camped near the Apple Store on 5th Avenue and 57th Street back in June 2007? People were willing to pay $500 for the $399 miracle phone just to say they were some of the first to own the iPhone. Apple Corp. is shooting to sell 10 million iPhones (8 GB or 16 GB models) by end of 2008.
Is it doable?

Executives will wait and see before buying newest wireless device iPhone: Executives adopt wait-and-see attitude for wireless device