Our Favorite Things: Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Day Four)
Hasselblad H4D-60 ($42,000)
You want megapixels? This uber-pricey medium-sized DSLR camera has enough to make the stars (and your wallet) weep–60 in all, making it one of the highest resolution cameras in existence. It …
Of Course Bill Gates Isn’t Coming Back to Microsoft
Bill Gates has shot down reports that he’ll ever go back to work full-time at Microsoft, the company he co-founded 36 years ago.
“I made the transition to work full time on the Foundation, and that will be what I do the rest …
Facebook Makes New ‘Timeline’ Design Available to Everyone
Let the chaos begin! Facebook’s new scrapbook-like Timeline design is now available to all users. Some of you will love it! Some of you already love it! Some of you will hate it! Some of you already hate it! These are Facebook …
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Tech 2012: Please Don’t Call These Predictions
A few best- and worst-case scenarios for the year ahead, on Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and more.
Where to Find Santa Claus Online This Year
It stands to reason that in these days of social media awareness, one of the easiest ways of adding credibility to the Father Christmas myth is to point your kids in the direction of his Facebook or Twitter account. The problem …
Verizon Launching Galaxy Nexus Tomorrow for $300
Ah, there we go. Verizon is finally rolling out the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone—it’ll be available for $300 with a two-year contract tomorrow. The phone sports a 4G LTE connection, a 4.65-inch high-definition screen, and …
“Legitimate and lawful websites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have nothing to worry about under this bill.”
Google+ Adds Some Bells and Whistles to Live-Video Hangouts
One of the cooler features of the new-ish Google+ social network is the ability to hold “Hangouts”—live, multi-person video chats. Today, Google unveiled some new Hangout-specific additions to the service.
For starters, …
Awww: Real Lizard Licks Virtual Ants Off a Smartphone Screen
I wonder how long it took the first iPhone user to say, “Hey, maybe I should use this thing to take a video of my cat!” How far we’ve come. Now we take videos with our smartphones of our pets playing with our other smartphones. …
Facebook Named Best Tech Company to Work For
Facebook isn’t just America’s favorite social network, it’s also America’s favorite tech company to work for, according to a new study. The company ranked third overall on Glassdoor’s annual Best Places to Work survey, based upon …
Our Favorite Things: Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Day Three)
Ultrabooks ($900 and Up)
I prefer Windows PCs. So although I feel a pang of gadget lust for the slender design of Apple’s MacBook Air, buying one is out of the question. Fortunately, Intel and PC makers have realized that …