Despite its low price, the Hisense Sero 7 LT tablet doesn’t seem terrible on paper.
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A Star Trek Tricorder? ‘Scanadu Scout’ Health Monitor Surges Past Indiegogo Funding Goal
Remember Star Trek‘s tricorder? Someone’s making the early 21st century version of one.
If You’re Obsessed With ‘Winning,’ You Don’t Understand the Mobile Market
The mobile platform wars are a fascinating topic. Why dumb them down by obsessively trying to pick a winner?
The Most Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Mountain Lion (and all OS X versions, starting with OS X 10.2 Jaguar), plus a selection of trackpad swipes, flicks, taps and pinches.
Amprius Begins Shipping a Better Smartphone Battery
A company called Amprius is getting closer to delivering salvation from so-so smartphone batteries.
How to Get Emergency Texts on Your Phone
If you recently purchased a new phone, whether it’s a smartphones or feature phone, it may receive emergency alerts.
Mailbox: Still Beautiful, Still Clever, Now on the iPad
The e-mail app that practically caused riots among iPhone users arrives on Apple’s tablet — no wait required.
The Xbox One Is All-New — But Familiar, Too
While the Xbox One is all-new from a technology standpoint, it also feels like a continuance of the ideas that Microsoft has been adding to the Xbox 360 since 2005.
With Xbox One, Microsoft Emphasizes TV over Games
With Xbox One, Microsoft’s moving to secure its place as your living room’s de facto media hub — with or without games.
Fun Fact: There Was Once a Yahoo DVD Player
Forget Yahoo the web portal, forget Yahoo the e-mail service, forget Yahoo the company that just bought Tumblr: Back in 2005, there was a Yahoo DVD player.
Google Opens Up About Glass Privacy, Zombification
During a “fireside chat” about Glass at Google’s I/O conference, Google employees opened up.
Google’s New Hangouts App Has an AT&T Caveat
When Google announced its new Hangouts app on Wednesday, it didn’t mention an exception for AT&T customers: the app’s free video calling won’t work on AT&T’s network.
