Archive for June, 2011 - Page 19

Apple, or more accurately, Steve Jobs took to the stage earlier this month during WWDC and announced that MobileMe was leaving (while poking a little fun at it) and announced it successor — the iCloud. And since that point there has been quite a bit of rumor and speculation as [...]

Hey, how about that? A rumor that’s not about an Apple product for once. But we’ve got word in that says Best Buy’s planning to stock the Motorola Droid 3 a whole lot sooner than anyone might have expected. Just two days ago, our own Chris Smith caught wind of [...]

This week, Apple introduced a slight product refresh of their Time Capsule wireless backup/storage boxes. They now come in 2TB and 3TB sizes, which is good. On their website, Apple promises that the hard drives in side are “server-grade”. Unfortunately, that’s not quite true as website HardMac took the new [...]

If you’ve ever found yourself bored beyond description with a drive on the freeway, the folks out at Volkswagen are putting something special together for those long trips of mostly straight road. They’re calling it Temporary Auto Pilot, and it represents the first step toward me one day owning a [...]

A while back AT&T announced that they would begin allowing the Android phones on their network to access app markets other than the official Android Market. And for those who may have missed that whole issue, Android phones on the AT&T network have always had the ability to sideload apps [...]

Saints Row fans will be pleased to know that Volition’s Drew Holmes recently sat down to record a seven-and-a-half minute demo of Saints Row: The Third. Even better than that, it’s filled with all of the crazy gameplay the Saints Row series is known for, and you can check it [...]

A lot of us have been at least tempted by the whole concept of cloud access. The thought of having your files available on various devices where ever you may happen to go is one that’s hard not to be tempted by. But waiting in the wings is the sudden [...]

If you’ve been waiting to buy a Tesla Roadster, then you might want to hurry up and get on that as Tesla has let it be known that they’re going to be winding down production of their iconic electric sports cars soon. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has let it be [...]

My greatest time thief — my email inbox. And while I generally try to keep it minimized when actually working, there are times when I am glad I check. After all, had I not checked I would have missed this email survey request coming from RIM.

A lot of us look at LCD displays these days and start to wonder how we ever found those bright and brilliant. Sure, compared to the old CRTs, an LCD display offers some really, really impressive color enhancements. But comparing an LCD display to an LED display is a pretty [...]