Not content to watch Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and others eat up all the revenue from sales of electronic books, Google is busy prepping its own digital book store called “Google Editions.”
The project is aiming to launch before the end of the year here in the U.S., Google’s Scott Dougall told the Wall Street Journal. And unlike …
For a lot of guys, rifling through your dad’s hidden stash of Playboys was a right of passage. Hell, before the internet, Hef and his bunnies were probably responsible for initiating entire generations of inquisitive teenage guys awkwardly into puberty.
(More on TIME.com: Let’s Go Retro: Best Computer Games from the ’80s)
Well, for …
Do you remember where you were on Sunday, April 11, 1954? Programmer William Tunstall-Pedoe’s “True Knowledge” computer program has branded that day as the most boring in history, according to the Telegraph.
The program was loaded up with around 300 million historical events that took place between 1900 and present day, and used …
Found yourself with heaps of past-generation gadgetry? Instead of tossing them out with the trash, recycle. We’ll spare you the scolding, though discarding gadgets can be really hazardous, especially when it comes to leaking batteries – and give you the best tips for trading, recycling – even selling your old tech. That way, you …
Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is not an iPad killer. Nothing needs to die, as far as gadgets are concerned, and the iPad and Galaxy Tab aren’t really even in the same category.
The Galaxy Tab is a very portable tablet, which is one of its selling points over the iPad. If you’re dead set on having it with you at all …
It’s official. Acer’s getting into the tablet game. That’s a good thing for consumers because Acer is one of the most aggressive companies out there when it comes to pricing, so it may be able to drive the costs of tablets down in general. We won’t see anything until next year, but here’s what’s coming.
For starters, the company plans …
Are you there Google? It’s me, Doug. Whether it’s right or not, you’re getting worked left and right with this Google TV thing. Being blocked by all the major networks was bad enough, but now Viacom’s blocking you too.
Sure, Viacom is only a handful of basic cable stations but most of those stations represent the key demographic …
Apple’s latest operating system for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch is available today. While iOS 4.2, as it’s called, touts several minor updates for iPhone and iPod Touch, iPad users get a handful of major new features.
The new software brings multitasking to the iPad, a feature that’s been available on the iPhone for a while now, …
Select TJ Maxx stores are apparently selling the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad for $400, according to Engadget. Is this a gigantic price mistake?! No, given this sign that says “$399.99 – compare at $499.99.”
Which stores are actually carrying iPads seems to vary a bit. Engadget found stores in Vernon, New York and parts of Ohio and New …
Dell’s flippy-faced Inspiron Duo will be here in early December, with pricing starting at $549 depending upon the configuration.
The base model will sport a dual-core Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium. The touchscreen measures 10.1-inches and is of the capacitive variety—similar to …
On Nov. 20, 1985, Microsoft released the first version of its flagship computer platform, Windows 1.0, beginning the reign of the world’s most prevalent – and most exasperating – operating system. Today, Windows still dominates the computing platform market, with 92.5% of all computers running a Windows OS. But, as even the most …
Hulu Plus is now widely available to the general public for $8 per month, down from the beta-phase pricing of $10 per month. The online video service is jointly owned by ABC, NBC, and Fox, and features full episodes from many of the shows currently airing on the networks as well as access to a back catalog of shows from previous …
