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Paperless Post is one of the top options if you need to get mom a quick gift or add to her already awesome haul.

Mother’s Day: The last-minute E-cards mom will actually like

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

As I often explain to my English husband, in Mexico we did not grow up with the “send a card” mentality. I am not sure it’s because we make weekends … Read More

What apps should mom zero in on?

9 great apps for mom

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

We want more time. We need efficiency and speed. So any tool that helps us gain time will be heartily embraced. We have collected here 10 apps that can make all … Read More

(Courtesy Matt Saucedo)

“The Amazing Grocery List” app, created by a college senior

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Two years ago, Matt Saucedo was a senior studying communications at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). One day, he says he got tired of forgetting … Read More

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google Inc., wears Project Glass internet glasses. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Google Glass: Could this be the next big thing?

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

Anyone who works in the tech industry or spends their time playing with – I mean testing – gadgets could be forgiven for being slightly cynical when they … Read More

Four-year-old Mia Williams holds a sign during an immigration vigil outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Immigration reform on the verge of seismic shift from family to worker-based system

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Pie is part of our political speak--“as American as apple pie” or getting “a piece of the pie.”  But talk of pie is particularly useful when it comes … Read More

Senators are debating setting a guideline for high skilled workers so they are not brought in to do tech jobs for much less than the American counterparts.

Senators to add high tech visas to immigration bill but dispute details

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers, Senate aides and industry … Read More

Facebook Home takes over the Android operating system and is a nightmare for parents, according to The Online Mom, Monica Vila. (Getty Images)

Facebook home takes over your mobile phone — and it’s a parent’s nightmare

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

Facebook wants to take over your mobile phone experience. And it’s also a parents’ nightmare. Unsurprisingly, Facebook, just like many of the other tech … Read More

Blackberry is hoping its new flagship device will help repair its reputation is a must-have phone maker. (Getty Images)

Blackberry Z10: Blackberry hopes its new phone is a lifeboat

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

This week, Blackberry announced the launch of its highly-anticipated Z10 smartphone. So much is riding on this launch that all of the company's resources were … Read More

Augmented reality apps offer a fresh, new take on apps and tech.

Back to the Future: 6 great augmented reality apps

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

Apps featuring augmented reality technology have been around for years, but to many consumers they remain a mystery. Just this week, however, I was listening … Read More

Mexico's Ifone is causing a whole lot of trouble for Apple's iPhone. (Getty Images)

Apple loses battle against “iFone” in Mexico — yes, really

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Apple's Goliath took on David -- and David won. Ifone, a small Mexican communications systems and services company, beat Apple in court, after the tech giant … Read More