We’ve all got friends who act high and mighty about eschewing social networks in favor of real-life interactions. Finally, there’s a product for them.
It’s called Reality, and it has a website, a press release and even an API. The CEO? Al Donai. The CFO? Lore Dee. Har har.
I won’t spoil the rest of the joke. Head to Reality’s …
The final version of Mozilla’s Firefox browser is en route to the Android Market on Tuesday morning, but for now it’s giving the cold shoulder to Adobe Flash.
Mozilla confirmed to Computerworld that Flash won’t be part of mobile Firefox, at least for now.
“For us, HTML5 and the open Web video standards are most important right …
After showing phone makers how it’s done with the Nexus One and Nexus S smartphones, Google may be moving on to a Nexus tablet.
The Google-branded tablet would be manufactured by LG, CrunchGear’s John Biggs reports. However, the rumor says nothing about the hardware or software inside. Presumably, it would run Android 3.0 Honeycomb, …
A music industry veteran claims that Apple is pushing hard to launch a digital music locker service in April. This service would allow iTunes users to store their music online and access it from any compatible device.
The report comes from Wayne Rosso, the former president of Grokster and record label consultant. Citing anonymous …
Microsoft has a hit on its hands with Kinect, a motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360, but it’s not keeping the secrets of the technology to itself.
A new video, courtesy of New Scientist (and embedded above), shows how Kinect’s camera first grabs a rough outline of the person standing in front of it, and then evaluates every pixel …
Throw this Apple rumor in the crazy pile: The company is reportedly working on a prototype television that does it all, from movies and games to DVR, apps and Facetime.
This is according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who bases her information on “checks in Asia.” If true, Huberty expects that Apple could make $4 billion for …
On Saturday, the future of Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color will be revealed in the unlikeliest of places.
The Home Shopping Network claims to have the exclusive scoop on new features for the 7-inch color e-reader, including an app store with Angry Birds, Lonely Planet Phrasebook, Drawing Pad and more. The TV retailer says it will provide …
Facebook just cranked up the creepiness factor for a small percentage of users.
According to Ad Age, the social network is testing real-time data mining of status updates and wall posts. So if you announce to the world that you just had a baby, Facebook might immediately respond with an ad for diapers. For now, instant data mining is …
Those rumors about the Blackberry Playbook running Android apps weren’t so wacky after all.
Research in Motion confirmed that its upcoming 7-inch tablet will provide Android developers with a simple way to port their apps to the Playbook. In other words, the entire Android Market won’t be available automatically–developers will still …
No camera? No problem. YouTube just added a few apps for creating your own videos with animated characters and still images.
The tools are available at YouTube.com/create, and include GoAnimate, Stupeflix and XtraNormal. These tools are also available on their own websites, but the YouTube integration makes life a little easier if you …
[Update: Aircell reached out to clarify that its smartphones will be for business aircraft only — executive jets and the like — and there are no plans to bring these phones to commercial airlines. Original story continues below]
If you’ve ever stared at one of those in-flight phones and wondered who the heck uses them, get ready to …
At 28, I’m just old enough to remember an era before Game Boys, when mediocre electronic handheld games were the only way to pass the time while your parents went furniture shopping. Pica Pic, Hipopotam’s tribute to these handheld LCD games, is now destroying my productivity.
Right now, Pica Pic has 17 games to choose from, including …
