Archive for January, 2011 - Page 15

Fitness apps for smartphones are all the rage right now, and as someone who uses one regularly, I can say that rage is justified. Of course, there are numerous to choose from, however the one that I prefer is RunKeeper. Well, if you remember back to the end of last [...]

Recent reports are beginning to paint a not so nice picture for Hulu. The details are suggesting that some of the free content may be going away and that Hulu is considering some changes in how they operate and while both the free and paid versions of Hulu are interesting [...]

Netflix has joined the many others as of late and posted their Q4 2010 quarterly report and while they are showing some decent numbers, they have also included some interesting tidbits in terms of streaming versus dvd, which is the most popular plan for new subscribers, whether or not further [...]

Barnes & Noble has released the latest firmware update for the NOOKcolor ereader. This update brings the version number up to 1.1.0 and is available by way of the Barnes & Noble support website. Or for those with a little more patience — sit back and wait for the update [...]

AT&T has officially posted their Q4 2010 quarterly results and things seem to be looking up. Of course, while most of the numbers were higher than last quarter or higher than the same quarter in the previous year, there was one that we could not help smile at — the [...]

When then Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced Android back in 2007, he said that “Today’s announcement is more ambitious than any single ‘Google Phone’ that the press has been speculating about over the past few weeks.” That’s sort of what Sony did today at their press conference in Japan. Instead [...]

The PSP 2 is real, and it’s coming. At a press conference today in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment announced the successor to the PSP handheld, dubbed “NGP” (Next Generation Portable). The small and powerful handheld features a huge 5-inch OLED touchscreen as well as a whopping quad-core ARM processor! This [...]

Touch screen UIs are considered to be intuitive, but they have an inherent limitation–they require touch input in order to work. A recent patent by Apple might extend this functionality into gestures and hovers.

Let me ask you a question: when you’re pretending to fight Necromorphs in your kitchen while you’re waiting for the coffee to finish brewing, do you ever find your make-believe time to be somewhat lacking in the believability department? Don’t let it get to you – few of us had [...]

Are people buying Android phones on Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile just in the United States because they can’t get an iPhone? Some may be. Case in point, Motorola Mobility held their first-ever earnings call (the consumer products company was recently spun off from the enterprise equipment company, Motorola Solutions), and [...]