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, …
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Another Apple Leak? New Pics Could Be Next iPhone Prototype
Smartphone Medic released pictures from a reliable source of what they believe to be a new Apple iPhone prototype. It’s just the metal frame that’s under the casing, so don’t freak out thinking that the next iPhone has gone all cyborg. The website has put the two models (the unknown version and an iPhone 4G frame) together and compared …
CES: What’s Next for Microsoft?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a keynote address on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, focusing on his company’s Xbox 360 entertainment initiatives, the new Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, and what we can expect to see from future versions of Windows PCs.
Xbox 360 Kinect
Microsoft’s “Kinect” …
AT&T Slashes iPhone 3GS Price To $49
The Verizon iPhone might be announced any day now. But, to keep customers with them and more importantly to attract some new ones, AT&T announced at CES that they are cutting the price of an iPhone 3GS to just $49 with a two-year contract and data plan, according to the Wall Street Journal. (If only the guy in the picture above knew how …
Apple’s Mac App Store Opens for Business With 1,000 Programs
Back on October 20th, Apple held a press event it called “Back to the Mac.” CEO Steve Jobs explained that the title referred to the company’s desire to take ideas that worked on the iPhone and iPad and bring them to its Mac personal computers. Today, it’s rolling out the most striking reflection of this goal so far: The Mac App Store, …
Is a 3D SI Swimsuit Video a Brilliant Idea or Cheesy Scheme?
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, …
Customize Your Profile Picture With Schweppes Facebook App
A new Facebook app gives users the power to manipulate Facebook’s new photo bank into a system of frames for your profile picture.
(More on Techland: Facebook Photos, Now With Facial Recognition Tech)
Released by Schweppes (yes, the beverage company) on their Facebook fan page last week, the app, named Profile Yourself, takes a …
Twitter Trash Talk Takes Courtney Love To Court
Twitter may be an easy way to share your thoughts with the world without too much filtering, but an upcoming court case may prove that that’s not necessarily a good thing. Fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir is suing Courtney Love for defamation based on the Hole singer’s tweet tirade against her.
In March 2009, Love – upset after …
C-SPAN Goes Social: Streams 112th Congress Live on Facebook
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 …
Study: iPad and Kindle Can Coexist
The debut of the iPad a year ago was speculated to be the death knell for e-readers like the Kindle. But a new study by JP Morgan reports that the iPad is not actually a Kindle killer.
According to the study, 40 percent of iPad owners also own a Kindle, and another 23 percent of iPad owners plan on buying one in the next 12 months, …
Wal-Mart May Pay $40 Million To Silence Lawsuit Over Netflix Pact
Wal-Mart may be denying that its not-so-secret 2005 pact with Netflix was a way to illegally divide up the DVD market, but someone should tell the retailer that agreeing to pay anywhere between $29 million and $40 million to make the accusations go away isn’t the best way to convince people of innocence.
Wal-Mart will offer either …
Next Gen Laptops: HP’s 11 Hour Battery, Lenovo’s 10 Second Boot Time
New technology from processor makers Intel and AMD has paved the way for some nice advancements as far as laptop features are concerned. While laptops have generally gotten powerful enough to replace desktop computers for most people, that power has come at the expense of weight, heat and battery life in many instances.
Intel’s …