What goes up and doesn’t come down, but has the potential to take all sorts of other stuff down?
If you said a bunch of balloons launched by a misguided games publisher in March, you win a point (two, if you guessed a bit torrent file). But if you said a $1.3 billion U.S. geosynchronous military satellite capable of detecting, …
Did you know Japan had singing computers? I sure didn’t, at least until I stumbled on a report from this morning indicating that they not only did have machines that’d outperform half of American Idol’s starry-eyed hopefuls, but that a team of scientists from Tokyo have improved the program’s artificial algorithms to make the machines …
iFixit’s latest teardown victim is not a shiny phone or fancy tablet, but an FBI tracking device for automobiles.
iFixit, a group best known for ripping open new gadgets and examining their internal components, got hold of an actual FBI tracking device from an “unknown owner,” who found it underneath his or her car. “Being in its …
Hi there! I’m the latest “wants-to-be-friends” friendly surfing Skype, and if you add me now, I promise I won’t exploit a security vulnerability that lets me take super-secret command of your Mac, or even—on a whim—expunge every last byte you hold precious! Actually you don’t need to add me at all–this next message should …
Apple is on a roll. Not content with becoming the biggest tech company in the world, the company has also ended Google’s four year reign as the world’s most valuable brand, according to a new study of global branding. And that’s not the only upset at the top of the chart.
Apple rose a stunning 84% in value globally to take the top …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
All Apple computers on sale: Prices vary at Best Buy
Best Buy has discounted every model of MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini computers it sells. We’re looking at about 5% per model, which is okay, but the store is throwing in free shipping as well, which can help shave even …
Even though Google was recently surpassed by Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, the Mountain View-based search giant’s recent string of eco-conscious decisions continues, this time in a fancy new office space.
The company is set to have their “biggest year in hiring history” and has hired prestigious design firm Ingenhoven …
What can you do if your camera’s been stolen?
Not much, to be honest. Apple’s iPhones and iPads might have built-in locate-me technology, but the same cannot be said of most cameras, even the expensive DSLR ones.
A website called Stolen Camera Finder might be able to help, though.
It makes use of the data that your camera saves …
Fresh from her grandmotherly role at the Royal Wedding, Her Majesty the Queen is taking things easy and settling down to the ordinary humdrum daily routine of a British monarch – playing Angry Birds, checking in on Foursquare, and poking all her international royal cousins on Facebook.
Probably.
This morning’s news says that Queen …
Sony had believed that its PlayStation Network service would have been restored by now but things have been delayed once again.
A company blog post finds Sony saying, “We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly …
Don’t buy an Apple product in China on launch day unless you have some riot gear on you. This past weekend, the iPad 2 launched there and what started off as orderly in the nation’s capital quickly became downright bloody. They are serious about their Apple products.
It all started at Beijing’s flagship store located in …
The next update of Windows Phone 7 wants you to pay attention. After all, you’re going to be listening to it on how to get to the nearest Target.
The next release, Windows Phone 7.5, otherwise known as “Mango,” plans to add a whole bunch of new features. Let’s face it, Windows Phone 7 is like that poor sibling of the family …
