Bonnie Cha over at All Things D has put together a handy chart comparing Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. All three tablets are in the 10-inch range and all three feature a starting price of $500. Cha compares operating systems, physical dimensions, displays, cameras, processors …
Take a Look Inside Google’s Data Centers
Google offers an unprecedented look inside some of its global data centers. To see more photos from inside Google’s Data Centers, click here.
Boxee Gets Reborn as a Digital Video Recorder for Broadcast TV
After years of being undercut by cheaper streaming TV boxes, Boxee is changing course.
The company has discontinued its Boxee Box, a $180 device that streamed Internet sources such as Netflix and Pandora to televisions. In its …
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 …
The World’s Most Powerful Climate Change Supercomputer Powers Up
For all the political discord over climate change, one thing everyone can probably agree on is that when you’re throwing computational resources at modeling weather, the more the merrier.
Think of the new computer that just …
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Microsoft Surface: The Price Is Out but Mysteries Remain
It’s $499, with 32GB of storage. Or $599 if you want one with the slick keyboard cover. And $699 for a 64GB model with the cover.
Those are the answers that tech watchers have been seeking since Microsoft announced its Surface …
Pokki Aims to Fix Windows 8 with Replacement Start Menu
Ever since Microsoft revealed that it will kill the classic Start menu in Windows 8, third-party developers have been cooking up ways to bring it back.
SweetLabs, a San Diego-based start-up, is the latest to try with a new …
Can Microsoft’s New Xbox Music Service Do What Zune Couldn’t?
Microsoft has big plans for its new Xbox Music service when Windows 8 arrives on Oct. 26 and Windows Phone 8 a few days later on Oct. 29, but if you’re a gamer and you’d rather not wait, it’s actually available on the Xbox 360 …
U.S. Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Internet Regulation Debate
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust investigation into Google could have unintended consequences for U.S. innovation.
via U.S. Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Internet Regulation Debate | Business | TIME.com.
The Family Tablet: How New Devices Foster Communal Computing
If you’ve read many of my columns here, you know that I am a fan of the tablet form factor. I believe tablets to be some of the more important technology products of our age. Most of this belief is rooted in the concept of touch …
WATCH: Felix Baumgartner Completes 24-Mile Freefall Space Jump
After strong winds and rain foiled his first attempts, on Sunday Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner completed a record-breaking (and sound barrier-shattering) 24-mile jump near Roswell, N.M.
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, …