Here’s a reminder of how quickly the tech industry moves: Apple’s iPhone turns four years old today.
On June 29, 2007, Apple launched the first-generation iPhone. Despite its $500 price tag and measly 4 GB of storage, Apple fanatics diligently camped out at Apple Stores around the country, hoping to be the first to own one of these …
The British Government doesn’t like people being able to find certain things on the internet. What other conclusion could anyone come to after seeing Google’s transparency report of requests from government agencies to remove content and/or hand over user data for the last half of 2010, when the U.K.’s items requested for removal is …
You heard that right, folks. The must-have app for every smartphone platform, Angry Birds, is finally available for Windows Phone 7.
Not only is it available, but it hit the Windows Phone Marketplace “a few hours ahead of schedule,” according to the Windows Phone Blog.
“Ahead of schedule” being a relative term, of course.
When …
The future of mobile computing may be… e-Readers? Yes, even though iPads and other tablets are more attractive and more multifunctional, they’re also far less successful than e-Readers in the U.S., with 12% of Americans owning an e-Reader against only 8% owning a tablet device. And again bucking conventional wisdom, the gap is …
Amazon wants you to buy something. But not necessarily from them.
Amazon has teamed with San Francisco company Triggit to resell ad inventory space targeted at specific user demographics in real time, using Triggit’s Digital Side Platform technology.
Here’s how AllThingsD describes what Amazon hopes to do:
“Amazon uses the
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If you’re thinking about buying the HTC Evo 3D on Sprint, the first thing you should do is ignore the 3D.
The phone’s namesake features — a glasses-free 3D display and dual cameras to shoot your own 3D content — amount to little more than a cheap party trick. And with a dearth of 3D movies and games to enjoy on the smartphone, the …
Not to beat my own drum, but I consider myself a pretty good son. I visit my childhood home as much as possible, I call my mother at least once a week, and I always keep my parents on top of the latest technology. Which is why when I first got my hands on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide, hitting stores in July, my thoughts turned to my …
As Apple’s iPad threatens to gobble up PC market share, Microsoft may be moving faster than expected on Windows 8.
An anonymous source tells ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley that Microsoft’s shooting for an April 2012 release to manufacturing for Windows 8, which will accommodate tablets with a touch-based shell on top of the familiar Windows …
If you’re a regular use of Facebook. you may have noticed the disappearance of a number of applications across the site in the last week or so—including Social Interview, Photo Effect and God Reads—and be wondering what’s going on. It’s been officially explained as part of a widespread operation responding to complaints of an …
Just in case you forgot, Apple may introduce a relatively cheap, contract-free iPhone this year. Or not.
But Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore told investors that now is the time. He believes that Apple will launch a mid-range, pre-paid iPhone for $300 to $500 in September, Apple Insider reports.
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It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Sanyo Air Purifier: $100 at Woot (today only)
We always mention air and water as two essential elements. So clean, so pure, so… competitive with each other. That’s right—the truth of the matter is that air and water have been embroiled in a near-constant battle of …
Got your Apple rumors hat on? Got your Apple rumors cup of coffee in hand? Excellent. Now you’re all ready for today’s Apple rumors.
Rumor 1: Apple is releasing new MacBook Airs made entirely of air, no actual atoms required. Rumor 2: your pocket-sized friends of the future, the iPhones 6, 7 and 8 are all under pre-pre-pre production …
