If you’ve been looking to get your NOVA fix on the go, you’re in luck.
Following up on the success of its free iPad app, which was unveiled in October, PBS is now offering a free iPhone app that streams full episodes. While the two apps are quite similar, the iPad does offer a slightly more extensive list of shows and episodes. Even …
Move over, Yelp and Urbanspoon–Google’s getting in on the local recommendation app action.
The company has come a long way from being just a search engine. And with this week’s release of its latest iOS app, Google Places, Google is moving ever closer to social network territory.
The free app, which is available now in the iTunes …
Light box therapy has long been the way of treating those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But a new development from the Finnish company Valkee could make treatment for SAD as simple as wearing earbuds for 8-12 minutes per day.
Finnish researchers have found that it’s not the eyes that need the light, but the brain, so …
Groupon, the rapidly growing deals site, announced yesterday that it’s raised a whopping $950 million, which will be used to expand the company’s global network and to invest in technology.
The company, which is just over two years old, made a splash in December when it reportedly declined Google’s $6 billion buyout. And the $950 …
When actress Elizabeth Hurley tweets that she loves a specific Estee Lauder product, she could be getting paid the big bucks to say so. Since the actress has been the face of the brand for over 15 years, it seems like quite the coincidence that every once and awhile she gives Estee Lauder shout out.
Although the FTC ruled late last …
Despite the fact that Sony has yet to announce any plans for a PlayStation Phone, images of the device leaked this morning on the Chinese web site IT68. Since then, the web has been abuzz with photos and videos of the phone, which touts the ability to switch seamlessly from its touchscreen phone function to game-playing mode with the …
Google Docs, the convenient tool for reading and writing documents and creating spreadsheets online, announced this week that it’s adding video sharing and playback to its ever-growing list of capabilities.
This means that videos can now be embedded and played in documents themselves. Videos can be up to 1GB in size, and the file …
According to eBay, online shopping on your computer is so 2009.
The company announced this morning that its gross merchandise volume in global mobile sales has tripled from $600 million in 2009 to $2 billion in 2010. eBay also added that its mobile apps have been downloaded over 30 million times in eight different languages and over …
Although the latest tablets may be generating all the buzz, a new Nielsen survey shows that for the average consumer, hype typically doesn’t translate into a purchase. According to the 27,000-person survey, only 6% of respondents said they were interested in buying a tablet. And while Amazon’s Kindle is its best-selling item of all time, …
Who needs Oakleys when you can have smart goggles? Recon Instruments announced its next generation technology for its goggles this morning at CES, and their capabilities are cutting-edge. The company plans to add even more features to its groundbreaking Transcend goggles, which were released in October (photo above).
If it isn’t …
The past decade has brought about the proliferation of Sports Illustrated‘s Swimsuit franchise in the form of videos, YouTube channels and iPhone apps. But, for SI readers looking for more bikinis on an even larger variety of media, you’re in luck.
Sports Illustrated has teamed with Sony to unveil its first ever 3D Swimsuit video, …
The government is cashing in on the social media action Wednesday with the help of C-SPAN, who is currently live streaming the transition to the 112th Congress on its Facebook page.
Viewers will be able to watch the floor proceedings, as well as John Boehner’s first speech as speaker of the House. In addition, C-SPAN is encouraging …
