Polaroid cameras are fun precisely because they are anachronistic, giving us tangible photographs in an era of digital images. Still, the company seems intent on marrying the two concepts into one camera — hence the release of …
Hello, Nexus Q. Goodbye, Google TV?
Though I wasn’t expecting big news for Google TV at the Google I/O developers conference this week, I didn’t think it’d be practically ignored.
Instead of talking about Google TV at its keynotes, Google surprised its audience …
How to Track Colorado’s Waldo Canyon ‘Super Fire’ (and Others)
As an uncontrolled “super fire” near Colorado Springs rages, feeding off parched terrain and forcing tens of thousands from their homes and businesses, high-tech mapping tools are dishing up highly detailed, bird’s eye views of …
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RIM’s Most Excellent Decision: Delaying BlackBerry 10
Back in April, I failed to take advantage of an opportunity to look prescient. A couple of weeks before RIM held its big BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, I got an invitation to meet here in the Bay Area with executives …
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Five Years Ago Today, the iPhone Went On Sale
Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone, which goes on sale in the US today, will struggle to break into the mainstream because of a lack of a 3G connection and low demand for converged devices, according to research.
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Google Brings Chrome and Drive to iPhone and iPad, Docs Goes Offline
Google is launching versions of its Chrome browser and Google Drive app for iPhones and iPads.
The company also announced offline editing for Google Docs during its Google I/O developers conference on Thursday.
Chrome for …
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Liveblog: Google I/O 2012 Day Two Keynote
Google’s I/O conference is so jam-packed with news that it features not one but two keynotes. Join us here for keynote #2 today at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT).
Why Everyone Should Be Shopping Online—While in Actual Stores
“Showrooming,” the practice in which consumers check out merchandise in a physical store and then buy it at a cheaper price online, is the bane of brick-and-mortar retailers everywhere.
Iran Announces the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Video Game
Novelist Salman Rushdie has so far escaped the decades-old call for his death in the real world, but in the video game universe he may not be so lucky. This week the government-sponsored Iranian Islamic Association of Students …
Atari Turns 40, Celebrates by Making 100 Classic Games Free in iOS App
After you’ve finished reading Harry’s interview with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, feel free to download (or update) the Atari’s Greatest Hits app for your iPhone and/or iPad.
When you do, you’ll find that all the …
‘Girls Who Code’ Looks to Close the Tech Gender Gap
A slight media kerfuffle broke out this week after The Daily Beast released its Digital Power Index, a list of the 100 most influential people in the tech world. The problem? Only seven of the 100 honorees were women. Out of the …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for June 2012
Our pick of this month’s best new Skyrim mods.