By Sean P. Aune |
The Google Chrome OS was announced on July 7, 2009, but since then there has only been dribs and drabs of information about what it would do, when it would come out and what it might cost. While we didn’t get detailed answers to all…
By Tom Moccia |
Commerce has been one of those catch words for retailers, politicians and economists over the last five years or so, and with online shopping at an all time high, the cool catchphrase today is e-commerce. Although people have been spending more money online than in…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sorting through apps can be one of the most tedious tasks out there. We all know there are great apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, people tell us as much, but how do you discover them with the number available constantly growing? Well, we’re…
By Tom Moccia |
Motorola, Inc., the manufacturer of mobile phones and two-way radios amongst other products, plans to split the company at the turn of the year. Much like AT&T split their holdings years ago, Motorola plans to break the company into two separate holdings. The phone and…
By Sean P. Aune |
Remember how Apple shipped the first iPad units in April of this year? Is anyone really surprised that the rumors for the iPad 2 shipping in April 2011 have started to circulate? Yes, so unexpected that people would expect Apple to put this product on…
By Winston Sih |
Earlier last week, we reported that Verizon 4G LTE Networks would launch on December 5th. Some highlights included the following: 1) “Number one is that, for the time being, this will only be for Windows-based laptops. There is currently no support for Apple laptops, nor…
By Tom Moccia |
This past week, 9 to 5 Mac has reported that NBC shows may soon be available for rent in iTunes as opposed to the only option right now which is purchasing the individual shows for $2.99. If you remember, when Apple announced that television shows for…
By Jack McGrath |
Are books still relevant in an increasingly technology-based world? Many companies – namely Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders – have responded with a resounding “yes”, attempting to help the paper-based world evolve into something a bit more convenient for the end user. Between…
By Sean P. Aune |
You’ve hunted for the job, you’ve applied for it and you’ve learned how to keep it, but this week we’re taking a step backwards. Do you know how to get yourself noticed? I know this seems somewhat out of order, but a reader dropped me…
By Tom Moccia |
The new year is almost upon us and I can hardly believe 2010 is in the books. Looking back over the last 12 months many things have changed in all walks of life: smartphones now rule the mobile world, the Saints won the Super Bowl…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sorting through apps can be one of the most tedious tasks out there. We all know there are great apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, people tell us as much, but how do you discover them with the number available constantly growing? Well, we’re…
By Tom Moccia |
If you have been looking for a deal on an iPhone this holiday season, no doubt you have been disappointed as they have been few and far between. Other than the slightly discounted refurbished units, and other inventory that tout “cosmetic damage” on the AT&T…
By Sean P. Aune |
In late Oct., Twitter laid out some new rules for how people could use its name, trademarks and so on. One of those included rules was in regards to using the words “Twitter” or “Tweet” in a domain or product name, but thus far the…
By Jack McGrath |
What happened to the days where children would be satisfied with simply receiving a new pair of socks or some candy in their stockings on Christmas morning? Instead we now live in a society where kids are more desirous of something significantly more expensive and…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Sony PlayStation Phone has been rumored for some time now, and while Sony itself still is not saying anything about it, evidence has become pretty unsurmountable that it is real. The latest bit to come out to support the rumors is the video above…
By Winston Sih |
The HTC Desire Z on the T-Mobile network in the US was created by the HTC folks and was announced in mid-September. Originally it was launched in Europe and Canada though delayed due to Google’s “quality-assurance tests”. The device features specifications similar to the ones…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears there may have been more to the story of Apple banning single radio station apps from the App Store back in Nov. Patently Apple has uncovered a new filing that shows the company has filed a patent for a map-based radio app that…
By Sean P. Aune |
Netflix is on a tear as of late trying to beef up its Watch Instantly service. Already this year the company has struck deals with Nu Image/Millennium Films, Epix and Relativity Media for the rights to stream films at the same time they would hit…
By Sean P. Aune |
For years consumer electronics companies have tried squeezing VCRs and DVD players into TVs, and there have even been a few quiet attempts at doing it with game systems, but none of these have met with any great success. It appears that Sony is also…
By Sean P. Aune |
This Sunday you’ll be able to sign up for Verizon’s 4G LTE service at company stores and on their website. Promises of speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps while on the move sounds really enticing, but keep in mind that only five and ten GB…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears that Google is finally ready to inch closer to the release of its Chrome operating system. Today invites went out for a Dec. 7th (i.e. next Tuesday) event surrounding the long gestating OS. No details are known at this time as to what…
By Jack McGrath |
Riding on a wave of success for the past few weeks, publisher Ubisoft has spilled the beans on a new installment in the very popular Assassin’s Creed that is set for a 2011 release. This comes as no surprise as the series has shifted to…
By Tom Moccia |
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few weeks, you know that the TSA has been in the news for their new screening techniques at U.S. airports. Stories about the new, practically pornographic x-ray screening machines, to those of passengers being groped…
By Logan Cooke |
The Mac vs PC battle is back! In this round we are putting the two OS’s head to head to battle out Customization. This is a category that often comes up in the heated insult wars between angry geeks and it will be our first…
