Let’s face it, most of us waste a lot of printer paper during the course of a day. New technology from researchers at the University of Cambridge might help cut down on all of that waste by letting people reuse paper by wiping …
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Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read?
Digital books are lighter and more convenient to tote around than paper books, but there may be advantages to old technology.
via Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? | Healthland | TIME.com.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update Coming to 16 HTC Phones
Good news, owners of HTC devices. You might be getting an upgrade to Android 4.0, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
HTC just announced 16 phones that are getting the long-awaited update. The bad news is that the …
Apple’s New iPad and the End of Hardware Impressiveness
Inevitably, some people were disappointed by Apple’s new iPad, which comes out this Friday.
Aside from the Retina display, the new iPad consists of minor updates, the Associated Press wrote. CNet’s David Carnoy wrote a …
SXSW Watch: A Disruptive Conversation
Moderating panel discussions, I’ve found, tends to be either a challenge or a cakewalk. It’s tough when you’ve got a panelist who’s a blabbermouth, or one that’s shy. The audience is just as important as the people on stage: If …
Apple Left Siri Off the New iPad Because Siri’s Not Ready for It
Pick up a new “resolutionary” iPad this Friday and one thing you won’t be able to do is ask it when the world will end (hint: not in 2012), what the meaning of life is, or whether Google makes better phones. That’s because it …
Apple Sold Out of New iPads, Preorders Slip Several Weeks
If you ordered one of Apple’s new iPads hoping to beat the store crowds, you may wind up waiting longer than you expected — demand for Apple’s latest whiz-bang tablet has reportedly outstripped supply, pushing back the new …
Greetings From SXSW (and a Final Plug for My Panel)
I snapped this fuzzy photo with my iPhone at SXSW Interactive, and the intensity of the crowd isn’t some weird aberration — the conference, associated events and parties are often that mobbed. Especially the parties.
I’ve had …
The Twidiot Box: How Do You Use Twitter with TV?
I’m en route to Austin, Tex., where on Sunday I’ll be speaking on a South by Southwest panel, Arts Criticism 140 Characters at a Time, about how Twitter and other social media have affected critics. My answer, in a word: immensely.
via The Twidiot Box: How Do You Use Twitter With TV? | Entertainment | TIME.com.
Next Up: New iPad vs. Windows 8
Apple CEO Tim Cook spent much of Wednesday’s new iPad event reminding everyone in the audience of just how wildly successful the iPad has been. It was hard to accuse him of hubris, though. As Dizzy Dean said, it ain’t bragging if …
AT&T iPhone Gets New 4G Icon, but Speed Hasn’t Actually Increased
Trouble in Nerdville! Thanks to Apple’s most recent software update, some AT&T iPhone 4S owners are now noticing new “4G” icons where the “3G” icons on their handsets once lived. So does that mean the iPhone 4S has a 4G …
Report Claims Next Xbox Due in 2013, Will Ditch Optical Disc Drive
Microsoft may be looking to abandon optical discs for its next Xbox gaming console, but will still put games on physical media in the form of flash storage, according to a new rumor.
The next Xbox will launch in 2013, but it’s …