This article talks about how mobile technology has changed the world and how this change is benefiting the hospitality industry in different ways. The mobile technology is offering a lot of services to guests that are affordable, useful and easy to use. If this technology continues to increase, it will change the way that consumers interacts with hotels in different ways. Some of the features with mobile technology that are affecting hotels are: 1.     Currency: you can pay your room bill directly from you mobile device. 2.     Hotel room keys: customers can use to their mobile device as a room key. 3.     In room phone- they could be history sine you can perform almost everything you can do in your in room phone on your cell phone 4.     Concierge desk- now virtual concierges are available everywhere in the hotel room Soon or later hotel will have to integrate this new system in their hotel because mobil devices is becoming rapidly a part of everyone life .

This article talks  the new application that Hertz is introducing on the iPhone to allow customers to plan their trip that can be wires sly  delivered to the GPS system in their Hertz rental car .  This apps have been lauchend for 11 cities so far. Each city app includes six categories: Explore, Top Must See, Events, Favorites, Tours and Neighborhoods. So far the map can be downloaded  for free on the app store. Those apps on the iPhone give herts a chance to advertize  their merchandise to the user of iPhone with age varies .

This article is talking about the ihotel, a new system where  guests are no longer checking on the counter .  This new system started at the Andaz West Hollywood where guests register on an iPad tablet.  These hotels are adopting new system to fit their guest which are trying to keep us with their guests who are technology oriented.  Some of the hotels are a going to adopt a Wi-fi coffee-shop atmosphere in their lobbies.   Nowadays hotels are trying to make their guests fill as comfortable as possible, they are also  installing electrical outlets so guests can power their laptops and mobile devices 24 hours a day. Those hotels are trying their best to make customers feel comfortable and less formal to bring life to their hotel. But the only reason more hotel are not adopting this technology is because those upgrades are not cheap.   For example  at The Andaz removing  the wall between the lobby , bar and restaurant increase their  revenue  because as guest  spend l more hours in the lobby they tend to other more and more food.The lobbies are becoming the more living room which in their hotel which cause the customer to be more loyal to the hotel since thy feel more comfortable.

This article talks about Agilysys , which is a leading provider of innovative technology and hospitality software solution and states that Valley View Casino & Hotel in Valley Center are using their Visual one system for the hotel which offers :  front office operations, guest history, housekeeping, reservation management and more. The company offers software and hardware to companies ranging from small hotel to middle size hotel. Furthermore the company else have a Visual Comp accounting module with give the employer the opportunity to code complimentary guest charges from the guest folio, including patron self-redemption and manager comps and much more.  The software that the company provides are really users-friendly and the news users have no problem whatsoever to use the program after receiving the training.

With technology evolving the property management  software.  Most  vendors are now offering  web-based, Software as a Service  is being  adopted by most property managers are adopting it because  they the advantages of the SaaS model help them accomplished most of their goals.which are to move tenants services online,  offering website creation and integration, eliminate the need for software training and maintenance ,improve  record keeping and security as well as better record keeping.  Furthermore this service can be accessed on smartphone as well as tablets. And also one of the primary characteristics of SaaS property management vendors is that they've designed their systems specifically to be easy-to-use and to appeal to those who aren't especially tech savvy. This results in a faster learning curve for property managers who are not technically proficient. And also it offers  better record  keeping since it  back up the data.

All about  Mobile Wireless Cell Phone Recycling This articles states how  people know everything about using their cell phone, such as taking picture, recording and dialing but when it  comes time to dispose of the cell phone they are clueless of what to do . Knowing how to dispose of one's cellphone is very important  for our health because improper disposal of one's cell phone  can lead to the intoxication of the ecosystems due to all the  toxins that our cell phones contains such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, beryllium,  antimony and nickel. Taking in consideration that most used cell phones can be refurbished, it is important that we use proper disposal process so the cell phones can  be fixed to be given at a better price in third world countries or even if they cannot be fixed, manufacturers can  use the materials that are still good  to make a new cell phone instead of working with raw material to make new cell phones. If  one doesn't know how to dispose of their cell phones properly  they can always give the  to a " Recycling for charity" because these programs  dispose properly of used cell phone and therefore reduce  the toxicity of our landfill.

The e-commerce is facing the same problem as the on site retailer when it come to competition and sustaining their business. They constantly have to come up with new strategies in order to stay in the competition. So far the only company that has been   successful at sustaining the competition on has been Amazon with his plan, which offers a discount to the subscribers, which allow them to save on the shipping cost. Diapers.com also adopts a new technology, which consist on a discount rate for overnight shipping because after surveying their consumers they realized that most of their costumers wait until the cost of diapers is almost done to order a new stock therefore they will still make a profit even though they offered a discount. To be in the e-commerce business one always have to change its  strategy.

One of the major issue of cloud computing is encryption, which is the process of transforming information to make it unreadable to others users.  Encryption arises as a problem in cloud computing because not all the companies that are providing the service of cloud computing but not the encryption services which is very important for the safety on the data of the customers. When choosing to use cloud computing, it is important to find out al the services that the cloud offers because without the encryption services, the security of the data also decreased said Subra Kumaraswamy a senior security manager at Sun Microsystems INC.   Another issue when it comes to cloud computing is authorization because not all providers can control who can access their data, which make the data vulnerable to hackers.  In my opinion before someone decide to use the cloud computing it is important that the customers make researchers about the feature  and services that the cloud is using to make sure that is the best option for the company 

New software called Ipet has been launched in 2011. The software gives the pets' owners the ability to interact with their animals while at work. Ipet consists of a video camera, remote-controlled arm with a kitty-toy and software which allow the toy to dance and jiggle. This software allows pet owner to have controlled of their cats or dogs. Since as humans, animals also need companionship and love,  I think it's a great idea to develop this software because  it give pets owners who works long hours , the ability to play  virtually with their animal , and also making sure the animal is eating and well during their absence. This software also has its negative side because if the owners spend too much hours interacting with their pets while at work, their performance at work will be less efficient and may cause the company profit to decrease.