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Question from Steve: My Gmail inbox is almost full. What’s the best way to free up some space?
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Ah yes, the Gmail promise: Never having to delete an e-mail. Everything is archived, and since people are given a (relatively) insane amount of storage space, we’d never …
Last week’s horrific London riots have been blamed on everything from solar flares to incredibly good design, but one contributing factor has been villainized above all others: social media.
The Daily Mail ran the headline, “Rioting thugs used Twitter to boost their numbers in thieving store,” and police officials and members of …
The main message delivered by the current generation of mainstream war video games can be summed up with the words “War Is Not Fun.”
It’s not all that surprising, given the fact that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 all mimic ongoing conflicts with repercussions that hit close to home. But for …
Maybe it’s because the financial markets are currently having mild schizophrenic episodes, but the hedge fund that uses Twitter as a guide as to where to invest finished its first month of trading at the end of July, and it not only returned 1.85% in that time, but it also beat the S&P 500 during the same period. In other words: Social …
Catalog shopping seemingly received its death knell with the rise of e-commerce, but it is poised for a comeback with Google Catalogs, a free app for the iPad (and coming soon for Android) that lets you flip through digital versions of print catalogs.
Recognizing that mobile technology can make catalog shopping a more dynamic, …
Turns out, your mother wasn’t entirely wrong: Scientists in Australia are reporting that sitting and watching television too much may not be the death of you, but it’ll definitely shorten your lifespan.
A report from the School of Population Health in the University of Queensland published recently in the British Journal of Sports …
Effective immediately, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is $50 cheaper. The home game system now costs $249 for a 160 GB model, or $299 for a 320 GB model.
As far as price cuts go, the PS3′s is pretty straightforward. Sony is offering a limited edition 320 GB console with Infamous 2 for $299, but otherwise there’s no additional effort to …
Since my mother, father, best friend, ex-boss, neighbor, neighbor’s sister and even the guy who sells me my coffee keep asking me when the next iPhone is coming out, let me set the record straight: My name isn’t exactly Steve Jobs, but I can tell you that people are whispering that it will finally be available in early …
Apparently, huge price cuts on HP’s Touchpad didn’t save the tablet from flopping hard. Sources tell All Things Digital that Best Buy has sold just 25,000 units — less than 10 percent of its inventory. Analyst Rich Doherty of the Envisioneering Group says sales are also poor at Walmart, Microcenter and Fry’s.
(MORE: HP’s TouchPad …
The premise of FastCustomer is astonishingly simple: You select from one of over 2,500 companies (including all of the Fortune 500), and the app calls the company and waits on hold. When a customer service representative finally picks up on the other end, the app calls you back and you’re free to complain chat as you will. It works kind
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Ah, college: the most and least amount of responsibility you’ll ever have at exactly the same time. It’s equal parts work and fun, kind of like these handpicked back to school gadgets and accessories.
Clearly, Netflix subscribes to the “Get ‘Em While They’re Young” philosophy of brand loyalty, launching a new area of its website called the “Just For Kids.”
In the past 90 days, a full 50% of the 25 million North American Netflix members have used Watch Instantly to watch “at least” two movies or shows for kids. Now, “Just For Kids” …
