Why Google Needs to Make its Own Phones, Tablets and Chromebooks Apple controls its destiny, and increasingly, Microsoft is choosing to control its Windows legacy by making hardware, despite the consternation of partners. With Marshmallow, despite the silliness of the name, Google has shipped an …
American Travelers: Not Masters of International Data The new Telestial international data report from Serious Insights and Telestial shares the results of a U.S. survey that produced key insights related to the use of international data for those traveling outside of the U.S. The report …
Serious Insights International Data Use Study drives reflection From USA Today: And with good reason. Oddly, only half say they’ve bought a SIM card for their phones, which might help them save money. Instead, they power down their devices or use them less, fearful …
Serious Insights International Data Survey posted Mobile Enterprise: Even though they think mobile connectivity is a must-have at home, most Americans when travelling abroad compromise work and fun by cutting back on mobile usage, according to new research from Serious Insights for Telestial Inc. The report, …
I have become even more deeply aware of this because of a survey that has prostrated itself before me. It suggests that Americans are so confused about international data plans — and even what constitutes data and what doesn’t — that they completely change their …
The Telestial survey international data use battle The Serious Insights/Telestial survey on international data use is drawing to a close on March 6. There is currently a three-way battle being waged for the data-oriented travel activity. What’s your choice? E-mail? Getting directions? Taking and uploading pictures? …
A couple of years ago, I was teaching at Eton in the UK, and needed to get back to my hotel in Reading. I was placed efficiently in an Eton taxi and sent on my way. Unfortunately, my driver knew generally where Reading was, but …
A visit to Manhattan isn’t something you should take lightly. Some people may want to just thrust themselves into the city lights and let the push and bustle of the crowd take them where it may. My adventure was a more planned affair, with lists …
We decided to go to breakfast at Norma’s, a famous New York brunching institution in midtown at Le Parker Meridien. It wasn’t just around the corner. We used Yelp (Free), which set us off on our hunt. As the rain poured down we approached the quarry. We …
I spent most of the day traveling from Seattle to New York. We left a little late as the cold weather precipitated the need to deice our plane’s wings. Prior to takeoff, I switched all of my gadgets to “airplane mode,” in great anticipation of …