Articles by Data Doctors

How often do you find yourself trying to show various pictures on your smartphone to a group of people? You either try to cram everyone around your screen or pass your phone around and have the same conversation multiple times. The folks at Microsoft felt that there needed to be a better way, so they […]

We’re all relying on our mobile devices more than ever before and apps are one big reason, even though many of them never get used more than once.

The mother of all electronic trade shows, International CES kicks off Tuesday, January 6th, in Las Vegas. With over 2 million square feet of exhibits from over 3500 electronics companies, there’s no way to see everything over the next 4 days, but I’m going to try. This year, you can expect to see a heavy […]

Today’s tip is both fun and a little creepy because you get to see and talk to your future self. A promotional website put together by Orange, a European telecom company allows you to take a picture of yourself and have it transformed into a 3D representation of yourself 20 years from now. I’m not […]

It’s the beginning of a new year and we are all working on our new year’s resolutions, which often times includes eating better. Well, if eating better means eating better food, as in more delicious gourmet meals, then I have a website to help you with that resolution. It’s called Goldbely and their team of […]

The technical wizards over at Skype are working on something that could be a truly amazing breakthrough: real-time translation. They are slowly rolling out their Skype Translator preview program which will kick-off with two spoken languages, Spanish and English. The system is designed to translate spoken words into text and audio on a nearly instant […]

Anyone with an iPhone knows about the ongoing challenge of maximizing battery life while still making use of all the great features and apps. One of the tips for extending battery life that’s been circulating for years is to close background apps, but that may actually be costing you battery life. By default, iPhone apps […]

The latest Android operating system is 5.0 and codenamed Lollipop but just because you have an Android smartphone doesn’t mean you’ll get to download it. When you get the update has a lot to do with which brand of smartphone you have and which cellular network you’re using. One of the more useful features of […]

One of the things I keep hearing about because of the Sony hack is encryption, but how exactly do I get it setup for my business?