Bad news for PlayStation Portable gamers hoping to lug their UMD (disc-based) games over to Sony’s imminent PlayStation Vita — it’ll (probably) never happen. That’s the word from the mount (aka Sony), despite a program in …
Web Traffic Dips 20% During Super Bowl, yet 2.1 Million Watch Online
Fun with numbers: For the first time ever, the Super Bowl was legally streamed online here in the U.S. and, according to NBC, over 2.1 million people fired up their web browsers to watch it. Overall web traffic, however, …
Geezers Going Like Maniacs: Mobility Scooter Speeds Reach 70 MPH
Calvin, the title character of the very-excellent Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, once remarked to his tiger friend Hobbes, “You can bet when I’m a geezer like Dad, I’ll be going like a maniac.”
“Ever notice how the older …
Nice to Meet You ‘Chrome for Android’, Our Condolences About Flash
Companies make the silliest product launch videos, supposing the world’s an unhappier place without them: “This is Chrome…it’s the faster, simpler way to use the web on your computer,” declares Google’s latest. “But what if …
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Doesn’t Anyone Want Americans to Buy Nokia Phones?
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is an impressive operating system. Nokia makes nifty hardware. So despite Windows Phone’s tiny market share to date and Nokia’s recent woes, I want to be optimistic about the Finnish phone maker’s return …
Congress Paves Way for Unmanned Drones in U.S. Commercial Airspace
Ready to see drones flying over your house? A new bill passed by Congress will give commercial, private and military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) greatly increased access to U.S. airspace that’s currently reserved only for …
Note to Samsung: The Pen Doesn’t Sell
Samsung’s Super Bowl commercial had the makings of greatness. Like the company’s previous “Next Big Thing” ads, the TV spot begins with a send-up of Apple’s biggest fans, getting agitated by the long wait to buy the …
Will Google’s Insanely-Fast Kansas City Network Shame U.S. ISPs?
Google’s highly-anticipated plan to build an ultra-fast city broadband network kicked into gear Monday with the search giant’s announcement that it will begin laying miles of fiber-optic cable across Kansas City, Kansas and …
Verizon (Finally) Confirms Motorola Droid 4 Release Date
Fear not, those of you who hate typing on touchscreens, because Motorola’s finally given its long-awaited Droid 4 smartphone a release date. The QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone will be available on Feb. 10 for $199.99 with a new …
Head-Mounted Android: Google Reportedly Preps Connected Glasses
Behold the future! Take a pile of smartphone parts and stuff them into a pair of somewhat bulky glasses. That’s the idea behind a project Google is reportedly working on right now.
According to 9to5Google.com, these high-tech …
More Apple ‘iTV’ Rumors: Cable Companies Getting on Board?
As the idea of an Apple television becomes more certainty than fantasy, one major question has come up: Where is Apple going to get its content? A new rumor suggests that it’ll come from the same companies that supply your cable …
Apple to Developers: App Store Placement Scams May Get You Expelled
Be honest, developers: Have you ever thought about finagling your Apple App Store rankings? Hiring someone who promises to get your app into the top 10 or 20 view spots for a “fee”?
The temptation’s (almost) understandable: …