Mental Case reviewThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:47PMFlash cards are a proven method for learning and memory improvement. Mental Case is a dual-purpose tool for authoring and playing back stacks of flash cards, complete with text, graphics and a rudimentary level of interactivity.
Popular Science Puts Entire Scanned Archive Online, FreeThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:00AMGadget nerds: Prepare to lose the rest of your day to awesomeness. PopSci, the web-wing of Popular Science magazine, has scanned its entire 137-year archive and put it online for you to read, absolutely free.
ComiXology Gets ROB LIEFELD Creator-Owned Work ExclusivelyThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:25AMComiXology has landed another exclusive creator, just as the company expands it horizons in the digital world and prepares for the launch of its new app for the Apple iPad.
What TiVo Series 4 Premiere Is MissingWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:07PMThe TiVo Series 4 model is more evolution than revolution. For its next incarnation, TiVo will need better bells and whistles.
UrbaniteThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:31PMSo how’s the campaign going, governor? It was just a week ago that David Paterson, long identified with Harlem, traveled to his real hometown of Hempstead, Long Island, and declared himself a candidate for governor of New York.
Where Is Mozilla Ubiquity?Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:40PM"One of the most interesting Mozilla Labs projects has now stagnated. Is the project dead? Does it have a future? The Mozilla developer who led the project tells all. Back in the summer of 2008, Mozilla began development of an experimental add-on called Ubiquity, providing new command mash-up capabilities for the Firefox browser. After just over a year of development, Mozilla is now pulling back ...
The Great Investing Cop-OutThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:37PMIndex funds used to be considered a good idea. Are they still?
For Apple suppliers, loose lips can sink dealsWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:20PMContainer trucks and fork lifts rumble nonstop across the sprawling compound, serving a grid of factories that churn out electronics goods for top global brands around the clock.
For Apple suppliers, loose lips can sink contractsWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 9:37PMLONGHUA, China /TAIPEI – The massive manufacturing complex in the South China city of Longhua resembles an industrial fortress. To enter the facility, workers swipe security cards at the gate. Guards check the occupants of each vehicle with fingerprint recognition scanners.
Meebo Is The New King Of iPhone Messaging AppsWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 2:01PMThere are some very good paid instant messaging apps for the App Store, and plenty of free options too. Meebo is the first that manages to be both, with almost no compromise. (more…)
For Apple suppliers, loose lips can sink contractsWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:12AMLONGHUA, China /TAIPEI (Reuters) - The massive manufacturing complex in the South China city of Longhua resembles an industrial fortress.
Meebo Is the New King of iPhone Messaging Apps [IPhone Apps]Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:54AMThere are some very good paid instant messaging apps for the App Store, and plenty of free options too. Meebo is the first that manages to be both, with almost no compromise. Meebo was one of the...
News: Complete transcript of Apple’s iPad special eventWednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 1:41PMBelow is a complete transcript of iLounge’s live coverage from Apple’s iPad media event, held on January 27, 2010. Updates are presented in reverse chronological order; photos from the event can be seen on iLounge’s Flickr account. 12:09 PM: A brief update for those still watching this feed - we just went hands on with new Accessories. There’s a new VGA to Dock Connector Adapter ($29) for ...
Industry News: Go Swim Announces First iPhone ApplicationTuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 12:23AMANNAPOLIS, Maryland, January 7. GO Swim today launched its first iPhone App, named, not surprisingly, "Go Swim." The app is available for free in the iTunes store, and it delivers the best of Go Swi...
Mobile payments: Square turns your iPhone into a credit card terminalMonday, January 18, 2010 @ 2:58PMA cool new startup has come up with a handy dongle-plus-app combo that lets you authorize, accept, and process credit card payments anywhere, directly on your iPhone. The solution, consisting of an iPhone app and a tiny credit card reader, allows you to take advantage of mobile payments. You can literally charge for the stuff on [...]
TCM iPhone App Brings Movie Classics to Your PocketFriday, January 15, 2010 @ 10:31AMTurner Classic Movies (TCM) has recently released an iPhone app that promises to bring movie classics to your pocket. The app, which is $2.99 in the App Store [iTunes link], has movie clips and trailers, photos and access to the TCM schedule. I’m a film fanatic (I am @film_girl , after all) and as an Atlantan, Turner Classic Movie has always held a special place in my heart (except for that ...
MobileMe Gallery iPhone App Makes The $119 Feel More Worth ItThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 6:58PMI threw in with MobileMe because it seemed like a better deal at $US60 than a Flickr Pro account, since I get all kinds of stuff plus photos. Apple continues paying dividends with its very nice MobileMe gallery app. (more…)
A Guided Tour in the Palm of Your HandThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 6:05PMWith its use of the iPhone as a curating device, the new show at the Cooper-Hewitt is less an exhibition than an extra-large design seminar in your head.
How To Guides: The Best Of 2009Monday, December 28, 2009 @ 1:12AMAs any diligent weekend reader knows, we don’t just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; hack things; make gadgets better . Here’s the cream of this year’s how-to guide crop. (more…)
Top 7 Disruptions of the YearMonday, December 28, 2009 @ 1:11AMTechnology is like a dog; each year of it seems like the equivalent of seven human years — at least when you get to the end of it and realize it’s only been 12 months since that now indisp...
Man goes from BYU grad to nomadSunday, December 27, 2009 @ 10:32PMThe scariest thing about a cross-country trek with no car and no money is not going hungry or sleeping outside.
The Complete Guide To Setting Up Your New SmartphoneSaturday, December 26, 2009 @ 11:56PMThe moment you unpackage a new smartphone is a magical one. Don’t let the moment right after that – when you realise that it’s practically useless out of the box – cancel that out. Here’s everything you need to know: (more…)
Twitter Gift Guide: 15 Ways to Shop for the Twitter ObsessedSunday, December 13, 2009 @ 9:16AMLove them or hate them, the holidays are here. The good news is that now that Twitter is practically mainstream, chances are you have a friend or family member who would more than appreciate a Twitter-themed gift. So instead of heading to your average mega mall and buying gifts that are a dime a dozen, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite Twitter-inspired treasures that you can find and buy ...
Twitter becomes a big player in baseballSaturday, December 12, 2009 @ 11:03PMModern technology like Twitter, and Web sites that use it to maximum advantage, like mlbtraderumors.com, are quickly reshaping the face of the winter meetings.
Schools may chop two daysFriday, December 11, 2009 @ 5:52PMTwo school days and a 2 percent raise are among the items on the chopping block for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board at its meeting tonight.
AT&T All Over the Map in Addressing ChallengesFriday, December 11, 2009 @ 10:03AMAT&T is faced with a variety of challenges and seems to just keep throwing things at the wall to see what sticks.
ODROID Android gaming handheld now available to developersFriday, December 11, 2009 @ 8:58AMThe Android is a fine operating system, but so far, it’s made little of the headway in the gaming space that, say, the iPhone or iPod Touch have. The ODROID could remedy that: it’s an Android based gaming handheld that merges not a touchscreen, high-definition graphics, Google’s operating system and the processor from the [...]
Did Apple buy Lala to stick it to Google?Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 8:43AMAs you all know, Apple recently paid $85 million for the cloud music streaming service LaLa. There’s been a lot of speculation that this implies that future versions of iTunes will, in fact, be heavily stream based, and that’s probably true: as excellent services like Spotify prove, streaming music is a big part of the [...]
The Googlenet has youFriday, December 11, 2009 @ 3:11AMHUA HIN, Thailand - Search giant Google continues to expand its monopoly on data control by introducing more new services.
Dueling for DealsWednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 7:36PMConnecticut retailers looking for that silver lining in a cloudy economy may have found it Friday.
Samsung Omnia II ReviewWednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 6:56PMSamsung, stop doing this. (more…)
Samsung Omnia II Review [Review]Wednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 4:34PMSamsung, stop doing this. The Omnia II is frustrating from the second you pick it up to the moment you lay it back on your desk, defeated and distraught. There was so much potential here, so much...
Asus new Maximus III Extreme motherboard lets you use your phone to control your computerTuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 1:13AMAsus has a long history of giving their motherboard owners ways to tinker, tweak and change their motherboard settings and computers for awhile now. First, they rolled out the Splashtop Instant Operating System to all their motherboard, giving Asus owners a way to nearly instantly power on their machine for light tasks like web browsing, [...]
Specialty / Non-ApparelMonday, November 30, 2009 @ 11:14PMWhen a retailer sells a specialty product, like eyeglasses or mobile phone cases, the merchant must know exactly what its customers are looking for.
Magazine rivals to join forces for iTunes-like magazine standTuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 7:36PMAfter writing about how newspapers seem hellbent to act like a bunch of lemmings headed over a cliff under the rallying cry of Rupert Murdoch it is almost a pleasure to write about a bunch of magazine competitors who seem to have finally caught on to how they might be able to succeed as their [...]
No Waiting For Deals OnlineTuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 7:13PMFor bargain hunters like me, Black Friday offers one of the best shoportunities of the year. Retailers put out blockbuster buys, hoping the deals will entice folks to open their wallets and start spending. (Hence the Black Friday nickname, as stores bank on making enough to take ledgers out of the red and into the black.)
The Grand Digital Plan To Save MagazinesTuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 3:49PMThat “ Hulu for magazines ” is happening. It’s impressive in its sense of scope and desperation , with Time, Hearst and Conde Nast – bitter rivals that publish more than 50 magazines altogether – coming together to save print magazines by mummifying them digitally. (more…)
Google phone strategy takes offSaturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:56AMSAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21 — Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google’s Android mobile operating software, including Motorola Inc’s heavily promoted Droid phone. And software developers have created more than 12,000 games and other applications that run on Android phones ...
This Week’s Best iPhone AppsFriday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:11PMIn this week’s charmingly tawdry app roundup: Voices, creepily modulated! Annoying trips to Kinkos, averted! Cats, artfully superimposed! Photos, easily shared! iPhone speakers, blown! Call of Duty, iPhone’d! Google Maps, humiliated! Certifiably good games, discounted! And more… (more…)
Google phone strategy takes off, challenges aheadFriday, November 20, 2009 @ 12:55PMGoogle Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. But despite Google’s success so far, it still has a long way to go to challenge the iPhone’s dominance of the market
Shakeup looms as lowly Leafs lose againFriday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:48AMThe Maple Leafs are sulking, embarrassed and now bracing themselves for inevitable changes.
Wireless electricity: Giant leap forward for the way we liveWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 7:41PMFor a century the modern world has been caught in a growing web of copper cables. They have become arteries that power the globe, but, from the jumble of cords cluttering our desks to the miles of wires hidden in our walls, they are also an expensive nuisance binding our gadgets to the grid. Related Stories Comparison websites ‘aren’t trusted’ How ergonomics affects our daily lives How ...
PDC Day 2 live blog: Office 2010, IE 9 on stageWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 9:39AMAt the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft talks about Office 2010, shows Silverlight 4, and shares the first details on Internet Explorer 9.
Video Ads on iPhone Will Punish Multiplayer GamersWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 5:54AMAdMob is planning special video advertisements for iPhones that play like movie clips before an app launches. In other words: time to go offline before you fire up that app. (Below, an ad for an EA game plays before a Tapulous app launches.) These video ads, which you can sample here , will presumably be served inside games, since games make up the plurality of that apps that are both free and ...
10 Things you MUST know about Teline IIIMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 10:11AMYou need a paid membership on JoomlArt to view links listed above. Not have account yet? You check screenshorts and Live demo instead. Cross-browser compatibility now refers to not only computer-based browsers but also handheld device screens.