Gadgets

Two Minute Video: Samsung Takes On the MacBook Air

This 13-inch Samsung Series 9 notebook I have here is a sexy slab, my friends. It tips the scales at 2.88 pounds thanks to Samsung’s use of aircraft-grade “Duralumin” which is apparently twice as strong as aluminum.

The backlit keyboard is one of the best I’ve used and the computer itself feels like it’s generally in hyperdrive—it …

Apple Tests iOS 5 on the App Store

In a move that should surprise no one, Apple is testing iOS 5, the next version of its iPhone operating system, ahead of a big reveal in June.

App Store developer FutureTap discovered a mention of iOS 5.0 while looking over crash reports, according to 9 to 5 Mac. After a bit more digging, FutureTap found that an iPhone 4 and …

Fring Brings Four-Way Video Chat to iPhone, Android

While Apple’s Facetime languishes with no new features, and Google’s Android continues to lack a native video chat app, Fring has gone ahead and added four-way video calls to its iPhone and Android apps.

The app is free for iOS and Android, as are video and voice calls to other Fring users. Fring makes its money by selling a FringOut …

DirecTV Considers a Netflix Rival

Sounds like DirecTV has a bit of Netflix envy.

In a recent web survey, revealed by Zatz Not Funny, DirecTV asks customers how they’d feel about “a streaming-only Netflix-like service for a flat fee per month, which would appear as a line item on your monthly bill.”

The service would offer thousands of movies and TV shows for …

Touch Screen Tech to Make Gadgets Thinner, Including iPhone 6?

Just when you thought touch screen smartphones and tablets couldn’t get any thinner, a new development has paved the way for slimmer gadgets — possibly even the iPhone 6.

Toshiba and Sharp are both developing a touch screen technology called low-temperature poly-silicon TFT LCD. Instead of putting sensors and signal processors on a …

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