ThinkGeek’s product page for the $20 Happitaps iPhone Interactive Bear lists it in the “3-7 Years” category, but the product specifications clearly state that this item is suitable for anyone who’s 18 months or older. Technology …
Smartphones Outnumber Feature Phones in U.S. for First Time
Smartphones have finally become the norm. According to a new poll from Pew, 46% of Americans have a smartphone, compared to 41% who “own a cell phone that is not a smartphone.” Only 35% of Americans owned smartphones as of May …
Technology Finally Gets Useful: ATM for Cupcakes Invented
See that pink ATM-looking thing in the middle of the above photo? Look at it. LOOK AT IT! That’s a cupcake ATM, my main man.
It’s stocked by Sprinkles, the place that’s often mentioned on the Food Network in shows like I Love …
How to Shape Your Facebook Profile to Help You Land a Job
More employers are reviewing Facebook profiles when screening potential new hires. The trick for job seekers is to make sure they’re presenting their best, most employable self on Facebook.
QR Codes on Condoms: Check-Ins Let You Share Your Safe Sex
If you’re a social media junkie, you likely share plenty of your personal life online already. But are you “checking in” when you have sex?
via QR-Codes on Condoms: A New Site Allows You to Share Your Safe Sex | …
Apple’s 7-inch iPad: The Rumor That Just Won’t Die
Those crazy kids at DigiTimes are at it again with another 7.85-inch iPad rumor.
As “industry sources” tell it, the 7.85-inch iPad will head into volume production in the third quarter at the earliest, with a likely price of …
Google’s Privacy and Dashboard Options: Still a Tangled Web
Let’s get this out of the way: What Google’s missing — and fair warning to Google-philes, I’m unbending on this — is the equivalent of an opt-out panic button. With services like YouTube, Picassa, Gmail, GChat, Google+ and …
How Google’s New Privacy Policy Could Give Governments Greater Access to Your Data [UPDATE]
As a consumer, I’m not too concerned about Google’s new privacy policy. I don’t mind cookies tracking me — I’d rather see targeted ads than the garish, random banner ads of the ’90s — and my life will be a lot easier once …
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Camera Awesome: A New Camera for Your iPhone
Clarification appended: Mar. 1 2012
Apple’s iPhones have some of the best cameras on any phone, with some of the best software. That hasn’t stopped a bunch of companies from trying to build even better, more feature-filled …
The 20 Best Skyrim Mods (So Far)
Frustrated with Skyrim’s PC user interface? Bored with its one-dimensional artificial intelligence routines? Looking for dragons that actually put up a fight, or maybe the option to summon one yourself? These best-in-show mods …
Google’s New Privacy Policy: 5 Ways to Minimize Your Online Exposure
Google just rolled out a streamlined privacy policy that consolidates your personal information for use across various Google-owned services. Despite some criticism and accusations of an Orwellian Big Brother scenario, the …
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Join Us on March 7th for Live Coverage of Apple’s iPad Event
On Wednesday, March 7th at 1pm ET (10am PT), Apple will hold an iPad-related media event at one of its favorite venues, San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens. At least one new iPad model is presumably a done deal, and there are …