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Finally, a Rocking Chair with an iPad Dock that Charges Your iPad While You Rock
Know what old-timey rocking chairs are missing? iPad docks. That’s about to come to an end thanks to the iRock.
How to Be a Frequent Smartphone Switcher
Want to have more than one smartphone at your disposal? Here’s how to swap SIM cards and keep costs down.
Google Announces New Nexus Phone and Tablets
Although Hurricane Sandy wiped out Google’s big New York press-event plans, the company went ahead and announced its new Nexus phone and tablets anyway.
Now the Real Jony Ive Era Begins at Apple
An executive shuffling at Apple leaves its legendary industrial designer in charge of the whole interface experience.
Windows Phone 8: This Time for Sure?
Microsoft’s underdog of a mobile operating system was already really good. It looks even better now. But it’s still not clear how the company can translate that into market success.
Apple Profit Surges 24% Ahead of Holiday Blowout; CEO Tim Cook Disses Microsoft
Now that the iPad Mini has arrived, along with the iPhone 5, which was introduced on Sept. 21, the holiday quarter is shaping up to be a monster for Apple.
Google’s Big Nexus Event: What’s at Stake
If Google announces a Nexus phone and several tablets next week as expected, it’ll be both a major turning point and a test for the company’s Android platform.
New App Sends Smells via iPhone
There is a new smartphone app in Japan that stinks. Literally.
RocketNews24, a Japanese news website, reports that a company called Chaku Perfume claims its new product Chat Perf is designed to send smells via iPhone. An …
10 Essential iPhone Tips, New and Old
The iPhone is known for its simplicity, but not everything about it is obvious. Beyond its straightforward grid of apps lies plenty of tricks that make Apple’s phone easier to use. Here are 10 essential iPhone tips and tricks, …
Microsoft’s Xbox Music Looks Good, As Far As It Goes
The Zune era is about to come to a definitive end. Microsoft’s new Xbox Music–the service it announced at the E3 conference in June–arrives on the Xbox console on Tuesday and on Windows 8 on the operating system’s debut day, …
iOS 6 Made My E-mail Stop Dinging: Here’s How I Fixed It
The night was quiet, my friends. A little too quiet. I had slunk into my oversized chair – bigger than a chair but smaller than a loveseat – to catch up on whatever whimsical programs had recorded on my TiVo. It had already …