This morning, Nintendo of America revealed details about their hotly-anticipated 3D-enabled handheld game system. The press event in downtown Manhattan started off with a Nintendo-centric history of how the company’s created innovative shifts in the medium: Super Mario 64, Nintendo DS and Wii. From there, NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime …
Mac, iPhone And iPad Sales Fuel Apple’s Record-Breaking Quarter
Newsflash: Apple is white hot right now, in case you hadn’t noticed. Having very little competition in the tablet space? Good for business. Having a wildly popular cell phone? Good for business. Redesigning the MacBook Air and dropping the starting price to just under $1,000? Also good for business.
On a conference call yesterday (you …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Iron & Wine’s new album Kiss Each Other Clean comes out next week, but if you can’t wait …
TechFast: Apple’s Profits, HP’s Tablets, Starbucks’ Payment Plan
Good morning! Here are some of today’s top tech stories. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.
Apple Reports First Quarter Results
Link: Apple
Apple hauled in almost $27 billion in revenue and turned $6 billion in profit last quarter. The company sold over 4 million Macs, over 16 …
Survey: Kids Aren’t Afraid To Friend Their Parents
According to a study by Kaplan Test Prep, the company that provides tutoring and study services for all the major college and grad school entrance exams, about two-thirds of American teens aren’t afraid to friend their parents on Facebook. (Maybe it’s just teens who don’t mind being so open: I’m still terrified to friend my …
Kickstarter Takes Movie From Bankrupt To Sundance
For those who felt that Kickstarter – the crowd-sourcing investment site that allows artists to own their own work – was little more than a vanity press for the digital age, meet Matthew Lessner. His new movie, The Woods is headed to Sundance, and he literally couldn’t have done it without the site.
After funding a month’s worth of …
LOLCats Has The Last Laugh, Gets $30 Million Investment
The layouts of the sites might not be the most technologically interactive, and their content is definitely not that thought provoking. But in the world of making pictures and posts viral, Pet Holdings Inc. has the art down. The parent and holding company for The Cheezburger Network – a conglomerate of sites including I Can Haz …
Should Computer Led-Instruction Be The Teachers Of the Future?
Imagine walking into a classroom and seeing no one in the front of the classroom. Instead you’re lead to a computer terminal at a desk and told this will be your teacher for the course. The only adults around are a facilitator to make sure that you stay on task and to fix any tech problems that may arise. For some Florida students, …
Two Men Charged For Stealing iPad Users’ Personal Info
Remember early June? Summer nights, trendy flip flops, drinks on restaurant patios, etc.? June 10th shattered all those fuzzy feelings with news of a massive security breach affecting iPad 3G owners. “Shattered” might be a bit overdramatic, but let’s just go with it in the interest of moving the story along.
The short and skinny …
Roku Signs First Cable Channel
Introducing the unexpected major new player in the ongoing television/VoD struggle: WealthTV. Why is this minor cable channel suddenly so important? Because WealthTV has become the first cable channel to become available through Roku, for just $2.99 per month.
This won’t be the first bold move from the channel; Wealth – which will …
Netflix Decision To Switch Off Streaming DVD Queue Turns Off Customers
Bored of Netflix constantly asking if you want to add things to your DVD queue instead of just knowing that, as a citizen of the 21st Century, you want to stream it instantly? Well, bore no more: Netflix is removing the “Add to DVD Queue” option from streaming devices.
According to director of product management Jamie Odell, the …
Just Got A New Verizon Phone? Get $200 Towards The iPhone (There’s A Catch)
If you purchased or upgraded to a new Verizon phone before the big iPhone announcement last week, perhaps your fists are bruised with the rage of a thousand poundings to your desk as you watched the news unfold.
“Two years!” you screamed into the night, your voice hoarse with a rage similar to the rage associated with the …