P-com Biz Technology http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology RSS Feed for P-com Biz Technology en-us Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:49:23 GMT Jeff Gelles: Time may be here to collect sales tax on Internet shopping http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120216_Jeff_Gelles__Time_may_be_here_to_collect_sales_tax_on_Internet_shopping.html Is it time for Internet retailers - companies like Amazon, Overstock, and eBay - to finally abandon the idea that Web sales should take place free from the burden of collecting state sales taxes? Ex-Google CEO Schmidt to sell up to 2.4M shares http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120217_ap_exgoogleceoschmidttosellupto24mshares.html Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt plans to sell up to 2.4 million shares of stock currently worth nearly $1.5 billion. Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120218_ap_easterneuropeansfuelfightforinternetfreedoms.html Eastern Europe's tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it's not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents say threatens freedom on the Internet. The Wonder of Tech: EasySign for signing documents on the go http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/EasySign_for_signing_documents_on_the_go.html This iPhone and Android app lets you sign important papers without too much interruption of your life. Apply these tools to the job of being productive http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120215_Apply_these_tools_to_the_job_of_being_productive.html With a gazillion applications available now for smartphones and tablets, which are really most useful day-to-day? Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likes http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120214_ap_angrybirdsjoinfacebookhopefor800mlikes.html Angry Birds has joined Facebook. Jonathan Takiff: THESE APPS ARE JUST FOR KIDS http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120215_Jonathan_Takiff__THESE_APPS_ARE_JUST_FOR_KIDS.html THE GIZMO: Apptivities and App-cessories seize the day at the 109th Annual American International Toy Fair. Kids (and toy makers) have often turned household items into favorite playthings. Say, connecting tin cans and string to make a primitive phone. Or poking plastic body parts into a vegetable or piece of fruit - how the enduring Mr. Potato Head was born 60 years ago. Schilling's company launches first video game http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120214_ap_schillingscompanylaunchesfirstvideogame.html A teenage Curt Schilling got a paper route so he could afford an Apple II just like the one his Little League coach owned. The Wonder of Tech: Looking for love on Facebook? http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/The_Wonder_of_Tech_Looking_for_love_on_Facebook.html A new study says online dating sites are no better at helping you meet your life-long mate than the local pub. But what about other Internet sites and tools? AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20120213_ap_attcustomerssurprisedbyunlimiteddatalimit.html Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.