Archive for October, 2011 - Page 3

webOS is not yet dead, according to Hewlett-Packard. This is a follow-up to earlier reports that HP was pulling the plug on its webOS division.

The Nokia Lumia phones were launched during Nokia World 2011, with Elop calling the Lumia 800 the “first real Windows Phone.” Design-wise, the devices aren’t anything new — the 800, in particular, looks like the brand’s ill-fated (and sole) MeeGo phone, the N9. The 710, on the other hand, looks [...]

Halloween is nearly upon us, but my guess is that if you’re reading this, you’re probably a little too old to go trick-or-treating. Sure, you could go to a Halloween party, but what kind of square goes to a party on a Monday night? Here’s a better idea: spend the [...]

Ubuntu Linux may be one of the more popular consumer- and server-oriented Linux distributions around. But Ubuntu’s creator, Canonical, wants to make a play for smartphones, tablets and embedded devices, as well.

Facebook is extending its Subscribe functionality to the Comments Box plugin popular among website and blog owners, in an effort to increase subscribers and improve the plugin’s user experience for readers.

Apple may be developing a new 3-dimensional map model of the world, but Google is focusing on taking street-level photos of actual establishments and places by extending street view to indoor locations.

Bad news for you European dinosaur enthusiasts out there: Telltale Games has announced that the Xbox 360 version of its episodic take on Jurassic Park won’t be making it to European shores until after the new year. Fortunately, if you were planning on playing on a PC, Mac, or PS3, [...]

It’s been a while since the iPhone 4S was launched, and a lot of people are now starting to recognize a problem with their batteries. Very early on, there were initial signs that the iPhone 4′s battery might be better than the newest iteration’s. And more lately, Apple’s engineers have [...]

Skype is going after application developers who have reverse-engineered Skype’s protocol in an attempt to improve how third-party applications can communicate with Skype users.