There are two sides to Nintendo’s Wii U, as I discovered after spending nearly an hour with the upcoming home gaming system at E3 last week. On one hand, it’s another platform for gimmicky, silly fun, just like the original Wii. On the other, it’s a practical hardware upgrade that wants to be more capable than its console …
If you converse with folks over age of 50, chances are you’ve heard the following argument at least once: What do I need a smartphone for?
On Saturday, in honor of Father’s Day, T-Mobile will make it really easy to come up with an answer. For one day, the wireless carrier will offer one year of free data to anyone who signs up for a …
We’ve all heard the rumors that Amazon will launch a tablet or two by the holidays, but for this latest rumor, you might want to sit down.
According to the consumer research team at Detwiler Fenton, these upcoming Amazon tablets will include—wait for it—streaming video.
Reportedly, it’ll be the same video service that’s already
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If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, HP would like to explain how its TouchPad distinguishes itself from other tablets.
A new series of videos touts the TouchPad’s key features, ahead of its launch on July 1 (starting at $499). They show off the TouchPad’s card-based multitasking that lets users run lots of apps at once, and the …
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 …
