By now, you've probably heard mentions of Google Glass, Google's tech-enabled eyeglasses that feed you information about what you're seeing without you even having to ask, Terminator-like. Maybe you've even seen a geek or two wearing one of these newfangled wearable computers. But what the heck does Google Glass really do and how does it work? This infographic explains how Google Glass  might be the ultimate mobile accessory.

Read More...

Photo via Ghacks

Google's SMS Search was one of the best things for mobile users who don't have a data plan: With it, you could send a text message to Google with your search query and get back the results via text. Unfortunately, even though there's no official shutdown notice from Google, many users are reporting on Ghacks SMS search has been shut down. Google is encouraging people to use the mobile web instead.

Of course, that doesn't help anyone who's paying by the minute for a data plan or don't have one at all.

There are still other services that can make your regular cell phone (a.k.a. feature phone or dumbphone) smarter. Here are four services that give you free information and assistance--no data plan required.

Stay on top of the latest in mobile computing, telecommuting, and working on the road: Free weekly newsletter | Blog posts subscription | Follow me on Twitter: @melaniepinola or Google+

Apple is rapidly approaching a big milestone: 50 billion apps downloaded in the iTunes App Store. In celebration of that, as with previous years (for the 25 billionth download), the company has listed the top 100 free and paid iPhone and iPad apps of all time.

While the majority of the top-ranking apps are games and entertainment (Facebook is still the most popular iPhone app of all time), the iPad lists several work-oriented (productivity and business) apps. These are the most popular apps to install on your iPhone or iPad if you want to stay connected and get work done on the go.

You can see the whole list on the iTunes App Store or details on the productivity apps here.

Stay on top of the latest in mobile computing, telecommuting, and working on the road: Free weekly newsletter | Blog posts subscription | Follow me on Twitter: @melaniepinola or Google+

The other day I was in the subway (no internet access) and wanted to check out a file I was working on, saved to Google Drive. Sorry, it said, you have no internet connection. So then I thought, well, maybe I can write more notes about this article in my Microsoft OneNote notebook. Sorry, you need to log in while you have a network access. Dropbox. SkyDrive. SugarSync. The story was all the same: If you want offline access to your files, you need to set that up before you go offline.

Read More...