There are many times when it is inappropriate to tweet. At dinner, for one. In the middle of a movie. And, in most cases, open heart surgery.
Dr. Paresh Patel, however, had a good reason to tweet during a 57-year-old patient’s …
The Return of Television Rabbit Ears
Getting TV stations through the airwaves may seem like an anachronism in the age of streaming video online. But actually, the rise of Hulu and Netflix seems to be helping the rabbit ear industry.
via TV Antenna Comeback: …
Apple Fights for iPad Rights in Chinese Trademark Dispute
Apple’s escalating trademark dispute with a Chinese company over the rights to the term “iPad” reached a courtroom on Wednesday — and the result was a contentious four-hour hearing that was long on theatrics but short on …
Flickr Shifting Towards More Stylish, App-Like Design Next Week
Flickr is getting a much needed makeover. Markus Spiering, the company’s senior product manager, told Betabeat that users should expect the new look by February 28.
In the age of Instagram and Google+, Flickr, which is owned …
A History of Google Doodles
Born of a whim, Google’s mutating logo it is most creative asset.
Android-Powered Google Glasses Coming This Year, Says NYT
Android-powered Google glasses may seem like fantasy, but according to the New York Times, they’re real, and on track for a 2012 launch.
Citing “several Google employees familiar with the project,” Nick Bilton reports that the …
Sony Boss Claims Early Vita Sales ‘Very, Very Positive’
IGN has an interesting interview up this morning with Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO and President Jack Tretton about the PlayStation Vita in which Tretton teases sales details about the company’s cutting-edge gaming …
New Comcast Service Aims at Netflix as Video Wars Heat Up
Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, is launching a new video-on-demand service aimed squarely at Netflix, in a move that illustrates accelerating competition for advantage over the digital living room.
via New …
New Study Finds iPads in the Classroom Boost Test Scores
A new study shows that students who use iPads in the classroom score better in literacy tests than those who don’t. As previously reported, educators in Auburn, Maine began instructing 266 kindergarteners using the iPad 2 this …
What’s the Frequency Heinrich? Google Doodle Celebrates Father of ‘Hertz’
The subject of today’s birthday-bash Google Doodle, Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, made the invisible visible, established one of the metrics we use to measure musical pitch, computer processing speed, radar and Wi-Fi, and was sadly …
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Living with a Gigantic Smartphone
Thanks to an over-the-top Super Bowl ad, millions of people have heard of Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone — but for the wrong reason.
Although the Galaxy Note’s stylus was the focus of the commercial, the real …
Two Minute Video: Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note – Phone or Tablet?
Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note sits in the somewhat uncharted space between a large smartphone and a 7-inch tablet. The screen’s size and its 720p resolution are the real draws here, especially for navigating web pages and …