With a record number of nominations, online legal research company Fastcase chose its latest class of 50 legal innovators and visionaries to honor in 2013. They include legal technologists and law professors, from start-ups to the establishment, who are inventing, adopting and advocating for new models of delivering legal services.
Honoree Raj Abhyanker, co-founder of Trademarkia, which served as the world’s largest trademark firm, recently opened a retail storefront reminiscent of Apple computer...
In the wake of revelations that no one has any privacy on the Internet a new documentary was released called “Terms And Conditions May Apply,” which should be a wakeup call for folks to start reading Terms of Service (ToS) and Privacy Policies. Time reported that the documentary was released on July 12, 2013 and the:
…film that takes a look at just what we’re agreeing to when we click through without reading the small print.
Even though few people bother read them, ToS and Privacy...
Digital innovation usually happens in the virtual world, from apps for tablets and mobile phones to the latest in social media. Over the next few years, one of the biggest technological changes will be in the real world of driving a car. Or being driven by one.
The largely self-driving car is no longer just a vision, thanks to rapid advances in lasers, radar, GPS and mapping databases. If it weren't for fear among innovators of getting too far ahead of U.S. laws and regulations, there would already...
Five years ago today, on July 10, 2008, Apple launched the App Store. When the virtual doors were opened, the App Store proudly included 500 apps. Just a few months later, when iPhone J.D. started, there were 10,000 apps available. A year later, there were 100,000 apps available. By the Fall of 2011, there were over 500,000 apps available. Today, there are over 900,000 apps available, and it won't be long before there are a million apps in the App Store.
Apple didn't invent the idea...
Keyboard shortcuts let you access frequently used features with a keystroke, and with your fingers never leaving the keyboard to use the mouse on your computer, saving time and increasing productivity.
Many applications have scores or hundreds of shortcuts, but who can remember them all? Instead of an exhaustive list, we’ve chosen 20 essential shortcuts to more commonly used features and functions.
GlassUp | Much more to see. While I suspect that this new Italian wearable glasses display companion for smart phones will get some attention from Google's patent and trademark lawyers, it has a lot going for it. Of course, they have only been demonstrated, and, if they become a real product, they won't be out until September; but, at $399 they will be a lot cheaper than Glass, and they will be only a bluetooth display screen, allowing the user to look at emails, information, and other stuff without...
Phone calls make triumphant return to Gmail via Hangouts. In addition to the Google Maps improvements, Google has returned the voice call option to GMail, through Hangouts. This will also be rolling out over the next few days, and means that, if you have a strong Internet connection, and you live, as I do, in GMail and Chrome, you will be able to click on any phone number and make a free call anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. So, if you are reading or sending an email, and you want to reach out and touch...