Apps & Web

Google’s Cloud Music Player for Android Leaked—Take a Look

A cloud-based, streaming music service from Google is almost certainly an inevitability now, as a freshly leaked version of the Android Music player has been making its way around the tubes.

The app looks similar to the music player found on the new Android Honeycomb tablets but works on Android smartphones as well. I took it for a …

Free Android and iPhone Group Video Calling Comes to Fring Beta

Want to FaceTime a bunch of people at once? Boo hoo. Skype for iPhone can’t do it either. Fring, another VOIP service, just started offering free group video calling – but it’s limited to a private beta build. Which means perhaps in a few months, it might get to tantalize the public with its video wiles.

The feature lets you …

Netflix Will Begin Streaming ‘Mad Men’ This Summer

We know Showtime recently pulled the plug on “Dexter,” but don’t cancel your Netflix account! There’s an even better reason to stick around. Say it with me: “Mad Men” will be available on the video-streaming service this summer.

Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is about to hit the modern age, making their debut on computers, netbooks …

What if Video Games Handicapped Pro Players to Benefit Casual Ones?

Imagine a video game that got better as you did, or that could turn your pro thumb-hook, wrist-twist moves against you. Imagine another that added a little zest to your opponent’s less-than-exemplary game by making it harder for a pro like you to play.

Imagine games with dynamic handicaps, in other words, but don’t mistake that for …

Exposed: TRON Legacy’s Organic Light Cycles

TRON: Legacy arrives in stores today, and to mark the occasion, here’s an exclusive “Making Of” video about the recreation and evolution of the original movie’s most memorable vehicle-geekery: The light cycles.

TRON: Legacy is available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D, DVD,
and Movie Download

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A New iPad App Uses Modern Tech to Amplify the Power of War’s Narrative

In today’s digital age, our sense of reality is often hardened by the different forms of media pelting us from every angle, especially when it comes to conflict overseas.

Danfung Dennis — an award-winning mixed-media storyteller — wanted to undue our collective numbness with an innovative new iPad app that seeks to blend …

Obama To Host Town Hall Meeting on Facebook

President Obama’s never been one to shun social media.

Wait, who are we kidding? We know the guy loves it (note his 2012 campaign opening on Facebook).

So his new announcement to hold a town-hall style forum on Facebook later this month should come as no surprise.

Mr. Obama will visit Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, …

Princeton Review iPad App Makes SAT Prep Bearable

Thanks to a new app from Princeton Review, the iPad finally does something magical: it makes SAT preparation mildly amusing.

Princeton Review’s SAT Score Quest is a free iPad app that provides multiple choice questions in math, writing and critical reading. Users can draw on the right side of the screen like scratch paper and fill in …

Analysts: Pay $30 for Premium VoD Movie Rentals? No Way!

Movie studios may be hoping that a new Premium Video on Demand service that will stream movies into homes 60 days after their theatrical release date will revolutionize the movie industry, but analysts aren’t so convinced. The problem: Who really wants to pay $30 for a movie rental?

It’s not just the cost that makes Piper Jaffray …

Bowie On iPhone: Now We’re Appsolute Beginners

We’ve seen a lot of changes to the way music gets made and sold in recent years. Day-in, day-out, people seem to come up with new ideas.

The latest is to release not songs, but apps. After all, most people – even absolute beginners – don’t seem interested in paying for songs anymore. But they’re happy to pay for apps. Especially apps …

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