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Why don’t we have robots in our homes that can do the cleaning, cooking and housework that we don’t want to do? Sure there are robots that can mow your lawn and vacuum your floors, but nothing like the do-it-all domestic robot that helped The Jetsons go about their daily lives.
Ever noticed that your Facebook friends occasionally seem to be advertising products to you in the form of a post telling that they “like” a particular brand or product? That’s what Facebook calls a “Sponsored Story,” and a San Francisco court has just ruled that it might be unfair exploitation of Facebook’s users.
Lady Gaga may love her little monsters, but not enough to give each and every one of the 17 million-plus that follow her on Twitter a free iPad. That’s why, when she appeared to do that very thing yesterday, people were understandably cautious…and with good reason.
Going to be away from home on Super Bowl Sunday this year? No need to miss the game. According to the Associated Press, for the very first time, the NFL is going to be streaming NBC’s broadcast of the Super Bowl on the network’s website as well as on NFL.com, plus it will be available on your smartphone via Verizon’s NFL Mobile app.
Not content with remaining in the history books as the social network that people flocked to between Friendster and Facebook, MySpace has apparently decided to become the new Spotify with the release of its first major product since being purchased by Specific Media: A music player with built-in search engine and Facebook integration.
Apple just won a patent case against HTC in the United States, and as a result, HTC’s Android phones—and possibly all Android phones—could get a tiny bit harder to use.
If you build the content, they will come. Hulu.com saw an impressive 23% bump in traffic for November compared with the same period last year, according to comScore’s analysis, with 34.5 million unique viewers for the month.
Casting thin-veiled aspersions the government’s way, AT&T threw in the towel last night, scuppering its plans to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. What happens now?
It’s the second day of Techland’s Festivus-inspired Airing of Grievances, in which Doug, Jared, Keith, Matt and myself share those things that have upset and irritated us throughout the year. Doug got things rolling with his gripes yesterday, and now it’s my turn to share those things that have made the last 12 months more annoying than they should’ve been.
BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic arrives today, December 20, squaring off with Blizzard’s seven-year-old 800-pound gorilla, World of Warcraft. While we’re waiting for the dust to settle, here’s a list of intergalactic odds and ends to enhance your time spent in a galaxy far, far away.
So that’s it then: AT&T says it’s officially putting its protracted and recently all but dead attempt to snatch up T-Mobile USA out to pasture. Make that $39 billion dollars German-based parent company Deutsche Telekom won’t see, after the government worked to thwart the deal, suing to block it in late August, calling it anticompetitive and warning it could raise consumer prices.
