Let’s be honest: no one has much of a clue when Apple’s planning to release OS X 10.7 Lion, Cupertino’s latest mammoth overhaul of the company’s Mac operating system. Sure, we know it’ll be sometime this month, which is what Apple’s been saying for weeks—unless the company changes its mind, which, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, it …
Gadgets
Can Samsung Solve the 5-Inch Tablet’s Identity Crisis?
In the world of tablets, 10-inch screens reign supreme, but that hasn’t stopped some companies from dabbling in different shapes and sizes. Samsung, HTC, Dell and Research in Motion have all tried 7-inch tablets. Vizio’s going to market with an 8-inch tablet soon. LG rocked the 8.9-inch screen with the T-Mobile G-Slate. And you may …
WATCH: Say Hello to the Flying Sphere of Awesomeness
It looks like the kind of gadget you’d see CGI’ed into a sci-fi show (in fact, similar CGI flying spheres did appear in Doctor Who not all that long ago). But this particular flying object is very real, very cool, and very coming to a battle zone near you in the not-too-distant future.
This radio-controlled spherical flying drone is …
‘GScreen Spacebook’ Fits Two Big Screens into One Big Laptop
Dual-screen computing junkies may finally have a portable solution in GScreen’s Spacebook, a laptop with two screens that’s now available for pre-order. Although I’ve yet to see it up close, I’m already terrified by this monstrosity. The main attraction is a pair of 17.3-inch displays that slide into a side-by-side view, sitting in a …
Will App Developers Be Scared Away by Lawsuit Threats?
Are patent infringement lawsuits endangering app development?
PaidContent is reporting that developers are withdrawing their apps from both the U.S. Apple and Android app stores for fear of being sued over intellectual property rights that they may not even be aware of. The report describes a mass exodus of European developers from …
‘Anti-Jailbreak’ iOS 4.3.4 Already Jailbroken?
The whole point of Apple’s iOS 4.3.4 update was to put the kibosh on a serious iOS security defect that allowed hackers to jailbreak iPhones, iPads and iPod touches (as well as surreptitiously remote control them), but it seems the fix may have already yielded to hackers.
Hack group ‘iPhone Dev Team’ (not to be confused with Apple’s …
Good News, Students: Amazon Intros Kindle Textbook Rentals
We all know that college is expensive, and outside of convincing someone to marry you (which, according to our friends at Moneyland, can save you up to $80k in tuition costs), debt-ridden students need all the financial help they can get.
Today, Amazon announced a new textbook rental program that can help students save as much as 80% …
Top Five Monday Tech Deals
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Acer Iconia Android tablet: $398 at Amazon
The Acer Iconia made news for being the first Android 3.0 tablet to break the $500 price barrier. Originally selling for $450, it’s now been priced at around $400 at several retailers.
The tablet has a 10.1-inch touchscreen, …
Paycheck Friday! Purchasing Suggestions for Your Perusal
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,500)
SunCap Hat: $25
You’re on a …
Why Is a 70-Year-Old Woman Being Sued for Porn Piracy?
For those who believe that using the BitTorrent protocol for piracy is a young person’s game, you might want to know about a San Francisco woman risking a potential $150,000 fine for torrenting porn.
She’s 70 years old, you see.
Of course, she claims to not even know what BitTorrent is, but who can believe the word of a thief? …
Google Strangely Releases ‘Photovine’ App for iPhone, Not Android
If I had a nickel for every time I got pitched an “exciting new photo sharing app!” I’d have something like 40 cents. Maybe 35. Still, photo sharing is a really crowded space, one that’s currently being dominated by the likes of Instagram, which recently charted just over 5 million users accounting for over 95 million pictures …
Moneyland: How to Time Apple Purchases to Get the Best Prices
Believe it or not, it IS possible to get decent deals on Apple products. Moneyland takes a look at how to time your Apple purchases…