Trouble in Nerdville! Thanks to Apple’s most recent software update, some AT&T iPhone 4S owners are now noticing new “4G” icons where the “3G” icons on their handsets once lived. So does that mean the iPhone 4S has a 4G …
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Uh Oh: Microsoft Is Unhappy with OnLive Desktop
OnLive Desktop turns Windows 7 into a speedy Web service that runs on iPads and Android tablets. It’s both an impressive technical feat and just plain useful. But at least one Windows expert isn’t so thrilled with it: …
Report Claims Next Xbox Due in 2013, Will Ditch Optical Disc Drive
Microsoft may be looking to abandon optical discs for its next Xbox gaming console, but will still put games on physical media in the form of flash storage, according to a new rumor.
The next Xbox will launch in 2013, but it’s …
SXSW: TIME Reporters on Tech, Politics, Arts, Biz and Social Media
Thousands of tech geeks, media dorks, political junkies, music lovers and film buffs are descending on Austin, Texas for the annual South By Southwest tech, film and music conferences. Here’s a breakdown of TIME-related panels …
Apple’s New iPad Should Be Google’s Wake-Up Call
A strange thing happened during the announcement of Apple’s new iPad on Wednesday: for a moment, CEO Tim Cook stopped talking about his company’s products and started dissing Google’s Android operating system. Cook displayed a …
The YouTube Cinnamon Challenge: Hilarious or Hazardous?
YouTube is littered with videos of people attempting to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon. The results are comical, but the health effects are no joke.
Are High Gas Prices Boosting Online Shopping?
By some account, there has been an especially sharp rise in online shopping during the first couple of months in 2012—a time period that just so happens to coincide with an unusual spike in gas prices.
via Gas Prices: Are They Boosting Online Shopping? | Moneyland | TIME.com.
IBM’s Watson Computer Heads to Wall Street for Post-Jeopardy Gig
One year after IBM’s Watson defeated two of the greatest champions in Jeopardy history, the supercomputer is taking a “job” on Wall Street helping banking giant Citigroup analyze data.
Facebook and Zynga May Escape the Latest ‘Patent Troll’ Suit
A new patent troll last week fired a shot at Facebook, Zynga and others with a lawsuit that claims rights to in-game payments—the process that lets players buy and sell virtual items within a video game.
Pandora’s Sour Tune: No Profit For a Year, Tumbling Stock
Streaming music service Pandora lost almost one-quarter of its stock market value Wednesday after telling investors that it doesn’t expect to make money for at least another year.
New Angry Birds Announcement from the International Space Station
Earlier, Rovio released a few hints of what to expect from Angry Birds Space. We knew that it would take place in… well, space, and that it would include some new birds and new physics.
Today, the company revealed some …
Justice Department Threatens Apple, Publishers over E-Book Pricing
Did you notice that e-books became a little more expensive after Apple entered the game with iBooks? So did the U.S. Department of Justice, which may be threatening to sue Apple and e-book publishers for allegedly colluding to …