Archive for October, 2010 - Page 3

Sure, brushing your teeth frequently is good oral hygiene. But did you know that toothpastes can harm your health? Studies have found that fluoride in toothpaste might do more harm than good. Most toothpastes also have harsh chemicals that harm your health and the environment. Dr. Sharp’s fluoride-free toothpaste and [...]

Even if smartphones have negated the need for carrying a handful of different devices in your pockets or purse, it’s a fact that you never know when you’ll run out of juice on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, or other gadget. With the Rev XE Plus Super Charger, you won’t [...]

Reggie Fils-Aime is pretty confident about that.  Why, you would ask, for a company that got its start in playing cards and experimented with a taxi business, a love hotel chain (exactly what it sounds like), a TV network, food production (yes, Nintendo sold instant rice) over its long and [...]

So what if Steve Jobs were the CEO of Google? This isn’t the Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone, but an actual possibility. How would have Google looked like had Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired the man that’s mostly responsible for Apple’s current performance?

For regular TFTS readers, it should be old news that Microsoft has some extreme restrictions on Windows Phone 7, from the hardware to the app development. There had been some backlash that Microsoft was not allowing third-party apps to run while the phone’s lock screen was, ahem, locked. But, after [...]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me who is the only social networking service that’s rumored to launch an own Facebook Phone? That’s the kind of question any mirror can answer to, and it doesn’t even have to be magical; the mirror, not the phone.

Like the “Why can’t I get Blu-Ray on a Mac?” question that was asked to Jobs a few months ago, a 9to5Mac reader allegedly sent Jobs an e-mail asking his Jobness why no Macs are shipping with USB 3.0. It’s a valid point, as we’re starting to see USB 3.0 [...]

Kinect is coming this week, as I’m sure you’re aware, and the “killer app” is said to be Dance Central. The dancing game from Harmonix, the developers of Rock Band and (before 2007) Guitar Hero, was one of the most critically acclaimed titles that Microsoft had on display at E3. [...]

Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV electric vehicle has been in use by corporate fleets since 2007 elsewhere in the world, but Mitsubishi has announced plans to release a mass-market model in the US by 2011. The car debuts at the 2010 LA Auto Show in November.

Solar power has one inherent disadvantage. You will need daylight in order to power up your appliances and gadgets. Even then, the best way to harvest solar power is by tracking the sun, meaning your solar cells should follow the sun as it changes position. MIT researchers are trying to [...]