Confession time: I’m a Zynga addict.
Being able to access these games anywhere, coupled with the fact that there is always something to do, makes them unsettlingly compelling to me. Yes, I know the games are mind-numbingly boring — especially as compared to Call of Duty, Mass Effect, and even Monopoly. Nonetheless, I schedule my day …
Ever notice that most government websites leave something to be desired in the awesome department? Take for example the crazy mazes that are the Department of Agriculture or Department of Labor sites.
Well, at a recent Aspen Institute event on transparency and open government Blair Levin, the former FCC advisor and father of the …
Apple and Google’s smartphone rivalry doesn’t mean iPhone and Android users can’t video chat. Qik’s new iPhone app provides another way to do it.
Qik Video Connect for iPhone, fourth-generation iPod Touch and iPad 2 is available from the App Store now for $3. It includes video editing for conversations, live visual effects, HD video …
More details are emerging about YouTube’s celebrity channels, including just how much the company is looking to pay for the premium content. Spoiler: It’s probably more than you’d expect.
Advertising Age is reporting that sources put the figure around $4,000 per minute for the premium content, with overall deals said to be between $2 …
War’s a staple setting a huge chunk of the hundreds of big-budget video games that come out every year. Last year’s best-selling games–Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops–both took place in the midst of military actions.
But there’s one thing most war games fail to communicate and that’s the tragedy that results from all the …
The iPad has already changed the magazine, newspaper and comic book industries, so what print industries are left…? Oh, yeah; catalogs. Luckily, now there’s an app for that.
Cooliris is launching Decks, an app that will allow uses to build their own personalized catalogs from favorite brands, with each brand automatically updating …
After unveiling its lovably dinky trike a few weeks ago, Google Street View has updated its homepage to give users a behind-the-scenes peek at how the Street View team operates.
This added transparency is not without reason, as Google Street View continues to be mired in controversies around the globe concerning privacy. The new site …
Electronics retailer B&H has jumped the gun and started taking pre-orders on a Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom tablet for $599, even though Motorola hasn’t confirmed the pricing itself.
B&H’s Xoom product page doesn’t say when the Wi-Fi version will ship, but says it’s “a new item being released in limited quantity, We are accepting orders …
Because Techland loves you, we’re giving away five codes for Microsoft’s new Halo: Reach “Defiant” map pack, out today. Hey, we’re talking $10 worth of map pack here, or 800 Microsoft Points.
“Defiant” comes packed with three new battleground maps set in some fairly wild-sounding spaces. There’s one that transpires on an orbital space …
After numerous stories of our trusted sites sharing our precious, precious information with third parties, web security has become a major concern for most users. Yes, you can opt out of everything, but does that really keep you safe?
In response to user’s concerns, Google Chrome 10, Mozilla Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9 recently …
Consumers could be looking at higher prices on televisions, PCs and phones in the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan last Friday.
Although the effects of the quake on Japan’s tech manufacturing industry are still unclear, major display panel makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are facing shortages …
Last year, T-Mobile axed the Sidekick. But never fear, the phone is coming back, in better and badder shape than ever.
It seems like our report in January was spot on: we mentioned the Sidekick was coming back, that it would be 4G, and that it would also launch in the first half of the year. By golly, it’s all of those things and …
