Research in Motion gave us just a small taste of BlackBerry 10 in early May, but lately it’s been showing off a little more.
Crackberry, Engadget and The Verge all recently spent some hands-on time with an early version of …
Apps & Software
Spotify Adds Radio, Mobile Apps Slowly Get Better
Spotify’s mobile apps are disappointments for a long list of reasons, but the streaming music service is slowly fixing some of what’s broken or missing.
The latest addition is streaming radio, which is now available on Spotify …
Better than 3D Maps from Apple and Google? Hover Aims for Ground-Level Detail with Practical Value
Apple and Google have each announced visually dazzling 3D mapping software that lets you pan around major metropolitan areas rendered in beautiful, photographic detail from a bird’s eye view.
In Google’s case, it’s an update …
Unroll.me Removes You from Pesky E-mail Lists, Summarizes the Ones You Still Want
If you’re an active participant on the Internet, chances are you’ve been added to all sorts of e-mail lists and newsletters over the years–either unwillingly or on purpose. Maybe you’ve tried to unsubscribe from the worst …
Get Text Messaging on Your PC with These 3 Handy Android Apps
Whenever someone asks me why an Android phone is worth considering instead of an iPhone, one of the first things I bring up is the ability to send and receive text messages from my PC’s web browser. Apple does not allow other …
Windows 8 Release Preview: Not Ready for Prime Time, but Closer
For all the ways in which Windows 8 is a bold departure from its predecessors, it’s following a road map to release that’s very much like the one Microsoft has used for years. Last September, the company showed the new version …
8 Ways Microsoft Will Tweak Windows 8
For the past few months, Microsoft has observed while techies dug into the Windows 8 “Consumer Preview“–in geek parlance, the beta. The result is several big changes to the operating system, many of which will appear in the …
How to Play Diablo III on Your iPad
Diablo III is a PC and Mac exclusive, but thanks to remote desktop software, you can easily take the game with you on an iPad.
All you need to play Diablo III your the iPad is Splashtop’s Remote Desktop app, which is currently …
Review: The Weather Channel’s Slick New (and Free) iPhone App
Cracks about meteorological accuracy aside, I’ve morphed into my family’s weatherman in recent years — partly because I’m the only one with a smartphone, partly because I’m obsessed with severe weather-watching. My wife has the …
6 Unexpectedly Entertaining Educational Video Games for Kids
These six games will capture kids’ attention with their sheer fun factor, all the while encouraging creativity, socializing, and learning.
Wallet, Wallet Everywhere: Making Sense of the Mobile Payment Wars
There’s a cold war going on in the technology world. As smartphones become ubiquitous and online shopping grows, tech companies and payment companies are arming themselves for battle over how people pay for things.
Their …
New Google+ for iPhone Is a Slick Wonder (Still Needed: a Decent Google+ for iPad)
Keeping up with Google+ is — for me — a never-ending roller-coaster ride. At first, I loved Google’s social network. Then it slipped out of my list of daily must-visit sites, in part because the quality of the conversation …
