Blu Products Touts Cheap, Unlocked Phones with Fancy Specs
If you go to a major wireless carrier and ask to buy a high-end, contract-free phone, they’ll usually make you pay upwards of $600 for the privilege.
Jared Newman
From his remote outpost in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jared blogs for Time, Technologizer and PC World.
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Google Keep Could Be a Note-Taking Rival to Evernote
Google appears to be testing a new service called Google Keep, which could allow users to compile written notes, task lists, web links and images in one place.
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Is Just as ‘Boring’ as the iPhone 5
Although Apple’s detractors like to say the company isn’t innovating anymore, it’s hard to see how Samsung is much different.
Three Lessons from the Death of Google Reader
Google’s decision to shut down Google Reader has left some in the tech world feeling battered and bruised.
Netflix Goes Social in the U.S., but Watch Out for Your Privacy
More than a year after Netflix added Facebook connectivity in other parts of the world, U.S. users are finally getting their chance to share.
3G PlayStation Vita Prices Are Falling
Something funny’s going on with Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld.
NUIA EyeCharm Promises Eye Tracking on the Cheap
Germany-based 4tiitoo is working on the NUIA EyeCharm, a $60 eye-tracking attachment for Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller. The product seeks $100,000 in funding from Kickstarter.
AT&T’s Response to the Cell Phone Unlocking Controversy Insults Users
Apologies in advance for the rant, but AT&T’s response to the controversy over cell phone unlocking really gets under my skin.
Apple Patents a System for Second-Hand iTunes Sales
Although the general understanding with digital goods is that you can’t resell them, Apple and other tech firms don’t necessarily agree.
A Few Reasons to Actually Like Facebook’s News Feed Redesign
The redesigned News Feed is simpler, cleaner and designed to be consistent across desktop and mobile devices. Here are a few reasons why that’s a good thing.
Oh Thank Goodness, the Galaxy Note III Might Be Smaller Than We Thought
How big can Samsung’s Galaxy Note go? Apparently not as huge as we originally expected.
Microsoft Girds for Battle Over Motion Control
With the threat of smaller, cheaper start-up efforts looming, Microsoft is pulling back the curtain on the future of its Kinect motion controller.
