How do you tell if a new technology product is a brilliant breakthrough?
Listening to its creators doesn’t work: Tech companies have an annoying tendency to promote everything as a brilliant breakthrough. And tech journalists …
Gadgets
The 3D Hype Bubble Is Now Completely Busted
The evidence that people are getting tired of 3D continues to pile up.
The latest bad news comes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who in an interview with The Independent admitted that interest in 3D is “perhaps slightly …
When Should You Give Your Teenager Their First Cell Phone?
At this point in our shared history, cell phones have become indispensable. Not only have they become the go-to way to keep in touch with each other, today’s smartphones are robust enough to use in a business context. They’re …
6 Tablets to Consider for Windows 8′s October Launch
The release timing for Windows 8 has been somewhat of an open secret, but now it’s official.
Microsoft says the final version of Windows 8 will be available by the end of October, along with the first PCs running Windows 8 …
The Many Problems with an Amazon Smartphone
The rumor of an Amazon smartphone is picking up steam, with Bloomberg citing two unnamed sources who say the device is in development.
Amazon is reportedly working with manufacturer Foxconn on the device, and is looking to …
Time to Admit It: A Smaller iPad Would Spell Doom for Everyone Else
The rumors of a mini iPad have surfaced once again, and I’m starting to believe them. Both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal report that Apple will launch an iPad with a screen smaller than 8 inches this year, citing unnamed …
foxLv2 Bluetooth Portable Speaker Review: Sweet, Bass-Thumping Sound
I’m usually not susceptible to stunt-pitching, but when the speaker wonks at Soundmatters lobbed an email for the company’s $200 foxLv2 portable Bluetooth speaker at the universe with a blurb from The Great Kat, well…
I …
Jelly Bean Impressions: Android’s Most Important Update Yet
Android 4.1, or “Jelly Bean” as it’s nicknamed, is not an update full of showstopping features. You can gather that much from the version number, in which only the decimal has changed.
But don’t be fooled; Jelly Bean is arguably …
Five Years Ago Today, the iPhone Went On Sale
Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone, which goes on sale in the US today, will struggle to break into the mainstream because of a lack of a 3G connection and low demand for converged devices, according to research.
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Google’s Nexus 7 and Nexus Q: A Photo Tour of the New Hardware
Android was the main focus at the Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday, with announcements for the Nexus 7 tablet and a strange streaming device dubbed the Nexus Q. Here’s a closer look.
Liveblog: Google I/O 2012 Day One Keynote
Google’s I/O conference is so jam-packed with news that it features not one but two keynotes. We’ll be at both of them, and will relay the news to you as fast as it happens. Join us here for keynote #1 today at 12:30pm ET …
Google I/O Conference: Five Questions I’d Like to See Answered
Google kicks off its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco today.
While the event is ostensibly a place for app developers to get educated about Android, Chrome and related Google products, it’s also a venue …
