Two Minute Video: Will You ‘Like’ the Facebook Phone?

Here’s a quick look at the new “Facebook phone”—also known as the HTC Status, available through AT&T for $50 with a two-year contract.

Signpost: Like Groupon, Without the Stuff People Don’t Like About Groupon

I’ve only ever bought one Groupon in my life: $25 for $50 worth of groceries from Fresh Direct. I never used it, and the deal eventually expired.

T-Mobile: Bring Your Own Phone, Save Unspecified Sums of Money [Update]

T-Mobile today announced that its smartphone customers can save money on monthly rates by purchasing new phones at full price or bringing in their own phones from elsewhere. But for now, the company isn’t providing full details on exactly how much these new “Value” plans cost.

How Big Is the Internet? Bigger than Humanity

There are more things connected to the internet than there are people on the planet. Think about that for a second; that’s not just smart devices or computers, it’s everything that’s connected to the internet.

Amazon ‘Prime’ Members Get Free Streaming CBS Shows

As Netflix’s price rise continues to cause grumbling amongst subscribers, is Amazon about to try and become the new hub for Video on Demand content? The online giant today announced a new deal with CBS Corp. that makes 2,000 episodes of 18 different series – including Star Trek, Cheers and The Tudors – freely available [...]

Testing the Google+ iPhone App: Fast, Sleek and Buggy (As It Should Be)

Despite a few incompatibility issues that were causing it to crash with developer versions of iOS 5, the Google+ iPhone app is a hit. It’s already the top free app in Apple’s app store (though it’s noticeably missing from both the “Featured” tab and the “What’s Hot” tab— what gives, Apple?), and it’s already amassed [...]

MacBook Air Review: Thin, Light, and Utterly Mainstream

When Steve Jobs unveiled the first MacBook Air at Macworld Expo back in January of 2008, he induced lots of oohs and aahs over its astoundingly thin case. I don’t, however, remember many people declaring that it was Apple’s first pass at building the garden-variety Mac of the future. I sure didn’t–in part because I [...]

San Diego Comic-Con, Day Zero: Has the Nerd Bubble Burst?

When you’re a professional, when you’re going there for work, the sad truth is that you do not go to Comic-Con with a feeling of joy in your heart. You go with a weary sense of inevitability.

Apple Rolls Out OS X Lion, Faster MacBook Airs, Kills MacBook

With little more than a noiseless digital “rawr” and an abrupt homepage image swap, Apple’s Mac OS X 10.7, codenamed “Lion,” is now officially available via the Apple Store—make that the “Mac App Store” that lives on recently updated “Snow Leopard” Macs, not to be confused with Apple’s online web store, an actual Apple retail [...]

Google Can Detect if Your Computer Is Infected and Help You Fix It

Malware! Huah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing—unless you’re trying to profit by infecting people’s computers with malware, in which case you’re acting jerk-ily. Good news/bad news, though: Google can now detect certain types on malware on your computer and help you fix it.

Why Google+ Shouldn’t Be Chasing Celebrities

Lady Gaga is not on Google+. Nor is Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber or many other mega-celebrities, but apparently, Google wants to change that.