As a rule, I avoid covering marketing stunts, but as an exception to that rule, I’ll do so when the stunt turns out to be genuinely helpful.
“I'm calling you from a cell phone, a real handheld portable cell phone.”
— Motorola's Martin Cooper to Bell Labs rival Joel Engel on April 3, 1973.
Phablets Are a Niche, Not a Fad
Phablets are basically the Rodney Dangerfield of smartphones. Despite the popularity of jumbo handsets like Samsung’s Galaxy Note, they get no respect.
The Double Standard in the Room: ReDigi and the (Now Illegal) Resale of MP3s
So much for your right to resell MP3 music files: a U.S. District court just decided that the resale of MP3 files — where those files are transferred by copying — officially violates the Copyright Act.
WSJ: ‘Possible Summer Launch’ for New iPhone, Less Expensive Model Later This Year
The Wall Street Journal reports “people familiar with the device’s production” as saying the next iPhone is on its way for “a possible summer launch.”
I Don’t Care If It’s Not Real: Bubba Watson’s Hovercraft Golf Cart
This video was posted suspiciously close to April Fools’ Day and e-mailed to our tips inbox suspiciously nonchalantly. I don’t care. I want it to be real.
The 3 Best Smartphones for Prepaid Plans
Gone are the days when the only way to get your hands on a high-end smartphone was to sign a multi-year agreement with a major carrier.
An Interview with Computing Pioneer Alan Kay
Born in 1940, computer scientist Alan Curtis Kay is one of a handful of visionaries most responsible for the concepts which have propelled personal computing forward over the past thirty years.
Speakerfy: A Free App for Whole-Home Audio, or Silent Discos
Playing music in multiple rooms around the house can be an expensive endeavor. If you’ve already got a handful of phones, tablets and laptops, why not sync them together so they’re all playing the same songs at the same time?
WATCH: Robot Swarms of the Future (Because Sometimes It Takes a Village)
What happens when you put 40 tiny robots in a room and let them go nuts?
Buyer’s Remorse? Tesla Offers Performance Upgrade via Car’s Software
Welcome to the future of car buying.
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Live Coverage of Facebook’s Android Event
Facebook’s announcing something involving Android. Could it finally be the Facebook phone? Join us at 1pm ET/10am PT.