Back in 2006, Doctor Who included a new origin episode for the cybernetically augmented antagonists, the Cybermen. In it, the villain converts much of the population to Cybermen by dint of a bluetooth like “EarPod” headset. The EarPod is kind of an enhanced iPhone, delivering music, news and information directly to the brain of the …
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Thomson Reuters Westlaw Creates iPhone® App, Adds Enhancements
Thomson Reuters continues to help customers be more productive, efficient and current with its new Thomson Reuters Westlaw iPhone® mobile app and several powerful new features to Westlaw. While Westlaw users have long had access to a device-customized mobile site, the Westlaw iPhone® app was built specifically for the Westlaw current awareness experience. The app …
Appapalooza: Transforming the world, one app at a time
When the song “Uptown Funk” came over the loudspeakers at the Minneapolis Convention Center this past Sunday, I couldn’t help but smile as a group of giggling girls pushed their way past me to hit the dance floor. Looking around the room, they weren’t alone. Groups of girls ranging in age from 10 to 19 …
Bob Schukai’s top 2014 apps
This post was written by Bob Schukai, head of advanced product innovation in technology operations at Thomson Reuters I came across a story on USA Today that talked about the fact that there are 1.3 million apps available today for our smartphones and tablets. It’s a huge number and finding your way through the morass of application stores …
Should law firms build apps?
On the first day of ILTA’s 2014 convention on Monday, I attended a rather fascinating session. The title was “To App or Not To App?” and it was focused around if it makes sense for a law firm to produce their own apps. The following questions were posed: Do law firm apps really do the useful things they …
To App or Not to App? ILTA 2014 session
To app or not to app? That was the question on Monday afternoon at an ILTA session in Nashville, TN. Representatives from three law firms were on hand to discuss how they got to the drawing board through the release and lessons they learned along the way. Marika DePron, Bracewell & Guilliani; Elyse Lazaruk, Latham …
Survey says…Technology trends in 2014 and beyond
If the reports we’re reading are true, 2014 will be a year where we continue to march toward mobility and “smarter” smart devices, the cloud will be everywhere in our professional and personal lives, and the PC will truly become passé. Of course, technologies rarely materialize out of nowhere, so most of the major trends …
David Pogue talks disruptive technologies and favorite apps
While we bid adieu to ABA Techshow for another year, we won’t soon forget the dynamic keynote presentation given by David Pogue, columnist for the New York Times and Scientific American, as well as an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and the current host of NOVA ScienceNow. Pogue sat down with us before …
Bob Schukai on workflow efficiency apps
Productivity apps are all the rage these days and everyone seems to have a favorite. Personally, I love dropbox for organizing my large amount of photos. Since it is cloud-based, I can download the app on my desktop and mobile devices, then access my photos anywhere. On a more professional level, I love Documents To …