Google just unveiled its plans for a major shakeup of the computer industry. It’s a classic three-pronged approach consisting of Google’s Chrome web browser, the newly-opened Chrome Web Store, and the upcoming Chrome Operating System. Let’s take a closer look.
Chrome (the web browser)
Google has reported a jump from 70 million to …
You know when you’re driving down the road looking for a refreshing, frosty drink, but only a Slurpee will suffice? Now, there’s an app for that. 7-11 launched an iPhone and Android app that will make it easier to find the beloved beverage that’s been quenching our thirst for something sweet since 1967. You can find your closest Slurpee …
Gather ’round, kids. Gather ’round. I’ll tell you a story about the early days of the internet: pre-2006. Facebook was a relative unknown and Twitter was the sound a bird made right outside your open window while you tried to sleep off a long night of outdoor merriment on an Applebee’s patio.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) was all …
If you’ve got an iPad and you use it to read news, chances are good that you’ve downloaded Flipboard by now. The free app pulls in links shared by the people you’re connected with across various social networks and displays pertinent headlines and excerpts in a nice magazine-style layout.
(More: Flipboard iPad App Makes a Magazine …
Not content to watch Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and others eat up all the revenue from sales of electronic books, Google is busy prepping its own digital book store called “Google Editions.”
The project is aiming to launch before the end of the year here in the U.S., Google’s Scott Dougall told the Wall Street Journal. And unlike …
BlackBerry users now have a secure way to quickly capture credit card transactions on their handsets. The newly-announced Roam attachment is “the world’s first encrypted audio coupled card reader for BlackBerry devices,” according to the company’s press release.
The “swiper,” as it’s called, connects to the headphone jack of any …
You’re probably broke from taking advantage of all those great deals this past weekend. While you’re probably eagerly awaiting your next paycheck, I bet you’re more excited for those packages that are about to arrive with all your goodies. You can’t be expected to wait by the door all day, so here’s some way to check in on your shipments …
TiVo owners will soon have another excuse to keep their iPads close at hand while watching TV. Due out in the very near future, TiVo’s free iPad app lets you view air times for upcoming shows and set recordings remotely. You can also manage your current recording settings, change channels, and post witty musings to Facebook and Twitter. …
Are you one of the 37 million people who has downloaded the handset game, Angry Birds? Do you think it needs a Christmas revamp? For free? Got your attention now, haven’t we?
(Take a look at the Guide for Christmas Shopping 2010 on TIME.com.)
You read that correct. Angry Birds‘ developer, Rovio, announced via Twitter that they will …
The $100 XWave headset plugs into the headphone jack of any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and claims to measure your Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma and Theta brainwaves. I have no way of proving or disproving these claims, though I can tell you that it certainly does something while you use it.
The headset features a metal sensor that touches
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Their other regulations may make traveling this holiday season a pain, but the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released an app that potentially can make traveling easier. (But, perhaps not enough to make up for those enhanced patdowns acceptable.)
The new free TSA App – simply called My TSA – updates users on wait …
Apple’s recent iOS 4.2 software update has seemingly wiped out entire music collections for certain users. Not to worry, your music hasn’t been deleted. Here’s how to get it back.
1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and open up iTunes.
2. Under the DEVICES heading, click iPhone > Music.
3. Double-click one of the available …
