Archive for July, 2011 - Page 7

Google Voice is perhaps my favorite service from Google, coming in second only to Gmail. My reasons for using Google Voice are plentiful, however a few of the nicer perks include being able to route and answer calls from a number of mobile phones as well as to my computer [...]

We learned that Virgin Media has partnered with Spotify back in early July and since then we have been left waiting for a bit more information. Mainly, we are curious to learn when the service will be launching and how much it is going to set users back.

A study conducted by a group of Swiss scientists led by Martin Roosli of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute found no link between cell phone use and increase of brain tumor risk among kids and adolescents. The study observed 352 individuals between the ages of 7 and 19 [...]

EA Games CEO John Riccitiello reveals dedicated consoles only make up 40% of the gaming industry – a huge fall from its 80% share back in the year 2000. And according to him, the Apple iPad is the fastest growing platform. Riccitiello says Nintendo‘s new Wii U is doing the [...]

A $5 million stimulus funding will allow the distribution of new MacBook Air units to 2,200 students from Owensboro, Kentucky public schools next school year. These students – from grades 5 to 12 – are not the only ones getting new laptops. Teachers and school staff already got theirs, and [...]

Many customers are having issues with their Samsung Fascinate Android phones. It began with poor call quality but now after an update inbound calls are failing altogether. In a move to keep frustrated customers happy, Verizon may be offering to have the faulty phones swapped for better models.

Majority of Netflix users prefer streaming videos on their TV screens using a game console, a Nielsen study says.  A total of 42% among the Netflix users included among the 12,000 study responders says they use their Wii, Playstation 3, or Xbox Live to stream. On the other hand, the [...]

After miscarrying a baby boy a year ago, an Irish couple is able to have a healthy baby boy thanks to the help of a robot. Because of the precision the doctors were able to get with the help of this robot, a normally much more invasive surgery turned into a minimally [...]

The tablet industry is looking forward to increased sales this year up till the next. A study suggests we’ll be seeing a jump in number from 55 million to 60 million for the rest of 2011. As the tablet market continues to grow, however, growth expectations in the PC market [...]

Even though they catch a lot of heat for it, GameStop‘s decision to offer digital content at their brick and mortar stores seems to working out pretty well for them, or at least as well to warrant an expansion to the program. They announced today that they’ll soon begin to [...]