We tech journalists love our silly jargon, even if it’s gibberish to the average user. So if you heard the rumor that Apple will start selling an unlocked iPhone 4 on Wednesday, allow me to explain what that means.
If you buy an iPhone in the United States today, you must pledge allegiance to a single wireless carrier and never go …
Here we go again. A new rumor suggests that Apple is working on a third-generation iPad, with a better display and support for 4G LTE networks — and that it’ll be ready by Christmas.
The report by Asian research firm CLSA, mentioned in the Wall Street Journal‘s MarketBeat blog, cites “checks,” which usually refers to sources in the …
It’s no secret that Apple doesn’t care to put Adobe Flash on iPhones and iPads, but now the feeling from Adobe appears to be mutual.
When asked by the Wall Street Journal‘s Walt Mossberg whether Adobe is done arguing with Apple over Flash, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said “Absolutely.” Not surprisingly, Narayen thinks Flash-equipped …
Another day, another Android tablet that’s cheaper than Apple’s iPad. The Toshiba Thrive will start at $429 when it launches this July, Engadget reports.
Mind you, the low price comes with some sacrifices. The Thrive’s base model includes a mere 8 GB of storage. For 16 GB and 32 GB models, you’ll pay $479 and $579, respectively. It’s …
On Wednesday evening, Microsoft showed the first public glimpses of Windows 8, including a touch screen interface that’s unlike any version of Windows we’ve ever seen. And already, Apple enthusiasts are chiming in with disdain.
Microsoft just doesn’t get it, they say. Windows 8 drops the ball by supporting both tablet and legacy …
It starts with an incredibly delicious-looking picture of grilled cheese and tomato soup.
But beyond that, Jonathan Kaplan has bigger plans for his new restaurant chain, The Melt. Kaplan, founder the company that created the now-defunct Flip camera, wants to leave his mark on the fast food industry with grilled cheese and high tech …
Apple’s battle against Mac malware has taken a predictable turn, as a new threat bypasses the MacDefender patch that Apple just issued.
On Tuesday, Apple issued a security update that was supposed to block the MacDefender malware and its variants. But according to Ed Bott at ZDNet, malware makers have already worked around Apple’s …
Apple’s iWork suite is now available on iPhones and iPod Touches, and it’s free for users who already have the iPad versions.
iWork consists of three programs: Pages for written documents, Numbers for spreadsheets and Keynote for presentations. Each app costs $10. There’s no discount for buying them all at once, but as universal iOS …
Apple just pre-announced the iCloud for next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, but what the company didn’t say — specifically, that it’ll bring the iPhone 5 or other new hardware to the event — is just as important.
It’s unusual for Apple to tease news ahead of time, so I can only imagine that this press release was intended …
Tablet teasers aren’t really my thing, but Asus has piqued my interest by promising more than just another thin touch screen slab.
At the Computex trade show next week, Asus will reveal a device that it says will “break the rules.” A teaser image shows what looks like a tablet and phone coming together, along with a tagline: “Pad or …
After taking a beating from Netflix and Redbox, going bankrupt and getting bought by the Dish Network, Blockbuster is trying to lure customers back with lower prices. Now all you’ve got to do is find a Blockbuster.
(More on TIME.com: Dish Network Wins Blockbuster with $320 Million Bid at Auction)
Effective today, thousands of …
At last, Google has revealed its plans to slowly replace credit cards with cell phones in a new initiative called Google Wallet. The service will allow Nexus S 4G owners to buy stuff by touching their phones to Mastercard PayPass kiosks at participating retailers in select cities. If that sounds scary to you, it shouldn’t. Here’s …
