A few best- and worst-case scenarios for the year ahead, on Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and more.
At this time of year, Twitter and Facebook might come in handy for proving the existence of Santa Claus to cynical children. But given the abundance of fake Clauses out there, we thought we’d provide a guide to choosing your online Saint Nick wisely.
Ah, there we go. Verizon is finally rolling out the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone—it’ll be available for $300 with a two-year contract tomorrow. The phone sports a 4G LTE connection, a 4.65-inch high-definition screen, and the latest version of the Android operating system (called Ice Cream Sandwich). MORE: First Look: Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 [...]
Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas)—who chairs the House Judiciary Committee and is the sponsor of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—in a blog post on TheHill.com titled “Setting the record straight on SOPA“. The bill is headed for markup tomorrow, with Smith explaining that “the changes in the manager’s amendment reflect conversations with representatives from [...]
One of the cooler features of the new-ish Google+ social network is the ability to hold “Hangouts”—live, multi-person video chats. Today, Google unveiled some new Hangout-specific additions to the service.
A bearded dragon plays the 99-cent app Ant Crusher by catching fake ants on the screen of a smartphone.
Facebook isn’t just America’s favorite social network, it’s also America’s favorite tech company to work for, according to a new study.
The Techland crew presses on with our favorite gadgets and holiday gift ideas of 2011. On Tuesday, Graeme likened this feature series to a procession of reindeer, but as the group’s token Jewish guy, I’m considering it a set of candles in the Hanukkah menorah, of which my list is the third. The presence of eight favorite gadgets on this list is totally coincidental. I digress. Onward!
Siri, the virtual assistant built into Apple’s iPhone 4S, seemed to catch competitors off guard. But all along, Google has reportedly been working on its own voice-controlled assistant for Android phones that responds to natural language.
How many downloads do you need to make it to the top 10 daily downloads in Apple’s App Store? According to a post on the Distimo blog, it depends where you are. In the U.S., the average number of daily downloads necessary to break into the top 10 is 80,000, with a breakdown of downloads [...]
In a new survey, nearly half of consumers (48%) “feel high-tech manufacturers bring new products to market faster than people need them.”
