The iPad has already changed the magazine, newspaper and comic book industries, so what print industries are left…? Oh, yeah; catalogs. Luckily, now there’s an app for that.
Cooliris is launching Decks, an app that will allow uses to build their own personalized catalogs from favorite brands, with each brand automatically updating …
After unveiling its lovably dinky trike a few weeks ago, Google Street View has updated its homepage to give users a behind-the-scenes peek at how the Street View team operates.
This added transparency is not without reason, as Google Street View continues to be mired in controversies around the globe concerning privacy. The new site …
Electronics retailer B&H has jumped the gun and started taking pre-orders on a Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom tablet for $599, even though Motorola hasn’t confirmed the pricing itself.
B&H’s Xoom product page doesn’t say when the Wi-Fi version will ship, but says it’s “a new item being released in limited quantity, We are accepting orders …
Because Techland loves you, we’re giving away five codes for Microsoft’s new Halo: Reach “Defiant” map pack, out today. Hey, we’re talking $10 worth of map pack here, or 800 Microsoft Points.
“Defiant” comes packed with three new battleground maps set in some fairly wild-sounding spaces. There’s one that transpires on an orbital space …
After numerous stories of our trusted sites sharing our precious, precious information with third parties, web security has become a major concern for most users. Yes, you can opt out of everything, but does that really keep you safe?
In response to user’s concerns, Google Chrome 10, Mozilla Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9 recently …
Consumers could be looking at higher prices on televisions, PCs and phones in the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan last Friday.
Although the effects of the quake on Japan’s tech manufacturing industry are still unclear, major display panel makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are facing shortages …
Last year, T-Mobile axed the Sidekick. But never fear, the phone is coming back, in better and badder shape than ever.
It seems like our report in January was spot on: we mentioned the Sidekick was coming back, that it would be 4G, and that it would also launch in the first half of the year. By golly, it’s all of those things and …
You’re wrapping up dinner at your favorite restaurant, but how do you reply to the maître d’ who hands you the bill and asks “paper, plastic, or semiconductor”?
With your phone, of course, and that’s just what Google’s hoping you’ll do when its new mobile payment service goes live sometime during the next four months, according to …
By the time I have children, they’ll be born with an internet chip in the head, constantly surfing the web. Looks like that future isn’t too far off: according to a report released, 80 percent of kids under the age of five use the internet weekly.
Non-profit organizations Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the Sesame Workshop conducted …
It’s deceptively easy to get caught up in the buzz of South By Southwest Interactive; to get ahead of yourself and think that the future is now. Location-based services (LBS) are the talk of sxsw 2011, and yet I think for the vast majority of web users, LBS are best known for being the Foursquare spam in your Facebook feed.
Yet a …
If you’re tempted to complain about the latest iPad’s price tag, consider this: in Hong Kong, iPad 2s are easily selling for twice the price, and in some cases up to $1,500. (And that’s not in Hong Kong dollars, either.)
Even though the iPad 2 has yet to make it way to Hong Kong, the device is already sold out. It’s been …
Microsoft’s Zune has had a tough time lately. According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft will be killing off the Zune, and no longer introducing new versions of the multimedia player, as a result of low demand.
While the “decision” hasn’t been announced, and Bloomberg’s source has refused to be identified, the company is expected …
