One of the more interesting features that is coming with Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich, aka 4.0, release is the ability to you your face as the unlock mechanism for the main screen. This is done using facial recognition software, which […]
It’s official, the BlackBerry is no longer cool, according to the Los Angeles Times. While the line of devices has been slipping in prominence steadily since the iPhone was introduced and an army of Droids followed, the paper has declared […]
The New York Times is beefing up its coverage of the business of tech on its Bits blog, and has brought on three new people to work on the expansion in scope and content. In addition to news that is […]
The last time I used MapQuest in was March 2005 and I remember thinking “nothing could be more cool when traveling than using Mapquest” one month later I completely abandoned the program if favor of Google Maps and since that […]
Ah, autocorrect. The feature available on iPhone that apparently was developed part-time by the guys who post up ad hoc signs on supermarket doors and public restrooms- so poor is its spelling and grammar- has spawned a cottage industry of […]
Citing “people familiar with the talks,” the Wall Street Journal says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are close to an accord on the issue of user privacy. The dominant social network has come in for user criticism too many times […]
Although there is a panic that comes and goes surrounding the possibility of “bullying” on social networks and sites like Twitter and Formspring, a new study indicates that teens indicate mostly positive experiences on Facebook and its ilk. There are […]
Although the availability of broadband internet service has become more widespread and the cost of decent desktop setups is ever dropping, many Americans still find those seemingly basic technological comforts to be out of reach. Computers alone often cost hundreds […]
Research in Motion (RIM) is investigating reports of BlackBerry delays, but has not confirmed any particular scope of delay nor any region specifically impacted by a new BlackBerry outage. The company tweeted roughly an hour ago: We’re getting reports that […]
Here we go folks, yet another one of those Men are Mars and Women are Venus things, except this time it has to do with how we each share things online. Apparently the social memory sharing platform Proust has been […]