Tech Sector

Today Nike is releasing their version of a fitness gadget for the wrist today. The bracelet is somewhat similar to the Jawbone UP bracelet which had some popularity before the recalls and bugs went out. The features are much like other fitness tracking bracelets in the past with things that will calculate steps, calories burned, and time. The difference is in the fuel though. Nike developed something called FuelPoints that are designed to help you create goals and reach them throughout the day. Continue reading

This morning several tech news outlets are outing a purported issue with  Google+ invite links;  this problem allegedly prevents invite links from appearing on Facebook users’ news feeds. A video appearing this morning on YouTube (and incidentally, posted by a Google employee) demonstrates how Google+ invite links that were shared with Facebook friends are not showing up in feeds for other users, even though it seems they should. Is it mere coincidence, or petty schoolyard child’s play on the part of Facebook?   Continue reading