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 …
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Acer Outs New Tablets, 4.8-inch Phone, Dual Screen Laptop
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 …
How to Get Music Files Back After Updating Your iPhone
Apple’s recent iOS 4.2 software update has seemingly wiped out entire music collections for certain users. Not to worry, your music hasn’t been deleted. Here’s how to get it back.
1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and open up iTunes.
2. Under the DEVICES heading, click iPhone > Music.
3. Double-click one of the available …
App of the Week: Find My iPhone
Apple’s big software update from yesterday brought along with it improved remote location features for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users.
The free Find My iPhone app locates any of your connected Apple products running the latest iOS 4.2 software and displays them on a map. You add a MobileMe account to your device (sign in with …
Update for iPad Brings Wireless Printing, Apple TV Streaming
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, …
Verizon CEO: "There Are Too Many Players in the Industry"
Verizon’s 4G wireless network will be available in most major cities by the end of the year, though pricing for the service hasn’t yet been revealed. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the company hinted at speed-based service fees similar to how home broadband plans are priced.
Just like with broadband providers such as …
Teen May Face Legal Action For Selling White iPhone 4G Kits
A 17-year-old from Queens who tried to solve the white iPhone 4G shortage (or lack thereof) may be facing legal repercussions for selling kits to turn the black iPhone 4 white.
(More on TIME.com: Looking For a New Desk? This One’s a 58-inch iPhone)
He told the New York Observer: “I got an email from a private investigator …
Google Docs Now Easily Editable on iPhone, iPad and Android
If you’ve ever tried to edit a Google Docs file from your phone, you may have said, “This is hard!” or “This, I do not like!” or “Do I like this? Not really!” In the past, you’d have to roll the dice by pulling up the full desktop version of a document and hope your phone had a nimble enough signal to handle all the Javascript magic …
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Want Phones to Replace Credit Cards
Three of the nation’s four major wireless companies are betting big on the idea that we’ll use our cell phones instead of our credit cards. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have jointly announced “Isis,” and plan to roll the service out to merchants over the next year and a half.
Isis will use near-field communication (NFC) chips built into …
Hulu Plus Drops to $8 Per Month
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 …
Google Voice Back on the iPhone
It’s officially a cold day in Hell. Google Voice is now once again available for the iPhone after being removed the App Store in late July of 2009.
When Apple famously published its App Store guidelines back in September of this year, it wasn’t quite clear why Google Voice was being kept out of the store. And sure enough, a few …
Google Shows Off Secret New Android Phone
Google CEO Eric Schmidt took the hot seat at the Web 2.0 Summit yesterday, and wasted little time showing off his company’s next-generation “Nexus S” Android phone.
On the surface it appears to be a Samsung Galaxy S phone (which would explain the “S” moniker), while Schmidt demonstrated a built-in near field communications (NFC) …