09 January 2010
iPhone Beats Droid, Nexus One And Droid Eris In Touchscreen...
by 3 others To be honest, I don’t really care which is the better smartphone (or super-duper phone ): the iPhone 3GS , the Motorola Droid , HTC’s Droid Eris , Google’s Nexus One , Nokia’s N900 or the Palm Pre . It’s just great to wit...
Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Facebook Takes Best Overall For The...
by 3 others This year’s third annual Crunchies Awards have just concluded, and we’re happy to say that it was an overwhelming success. For those that weren’t watching, we’ve included the list of nominees and winners below. Our most sincere...
08 January 2010
At The Dawn Of The Apocalypse, One Man Battles The Zombies — On...
by 3 others On December 14, one man woke up to find himself infested in a world with zombies. Or at least, he’s tweeting like it is. This man, Gus , in Miami, Florida has been tweeting relentlessly for the past month as if the world is at and end. Or as he ...
JVC busts out GZ-HM1 HD camcorder, lots of other video capturing...
by 3 others JVC's jumping in on the CES fun today with a whole slew of new camcorders, with the GZ-HM1 HD Everio leading the pack. This 1080p shooter offers up better-than-usual low light performance and camera-shake compensation. There's a 10.62 megapixel CMOS s...
07 January 2010
Let’s Just Skip To The Super-Duper-Phone
by 3 others Google introduced the term “superphone” to the world yesterday when they unveiled the Nexus One Google phone . Right from the beginning of the hour+ presentation, Google execs were referring to the Nexus One as the first “superphone,...
06 January 2010
Immerz KOR-fx 'acousto-haptic' gaming tech gets a ship date
by 3 others The kids at Immerz want you to know that KOR-fx, the "acousto-haptic technology" that you never knew you wanted, is set to make its all star debut at CES this week. Compatible with any machine that sports audio, the device is essentially a set of spea...
04 January 2010
Casio Exilim G EX-G1 hands-on
by 3 others Casio's Exlim G EX-G1 certainly managed to tun a few heads when it was announced back in November, with it introducing a new angular design to complement its status as the "world's thinnest shock-resistant camera." Add to that the promise of being fre...
01 January 2010
US government launches Distraction.gov, wants to scare you straight...
by 3 others European countries may have long ago banished the use of cellphones while driving to the dark side of the law, but many of the United States persist in allowing their citizens to talk while driving. One reason for their reluctance may be that outlawin...
OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD previewed: awesome, and could do with some 6Gbps...
by 3 others Speedy SSDs might still be a pipe dream for most of us, but at least picking a top brand isn't a challenge. OCZ would no doubt be a popular choice, and SandForce has just made it easier with its debut SSD controller, SF-1500, to be featured on the for...
27 December 2009
370 Passwords You Shouldn’t (And Can’t) Use On Twitter
by 3 others If you’re on Twitter , that means you registered an account with a password that isn’t terribly easy to guess. As you may know, Twitter prevents people from doing just that by indicating that certain passwords such as ‘password’...
26 December 2009
This Week On TechCrunch: Zuckerberg eaten by zebras, Al Qaeda invests...
by 3 others The only good thing about the deadline for this week’s TechCrunch round-up falling on Christmas Day is the absolute certain fact that you won’t be reading the results. After all, with the holiday season in full swing, no one in their right...
24 December 2009
Clear Channel Radio Debuts Android Version of iheartradio App
by 3 others Clear Channel Radio already had mobile applications for iPhone, BlackBerry and Chumby devices, but today it’s adding an Android version to the line-up. Not that there’s a lack of decent radio streaming applications on well, any platform th...
21 December 2009
Aigo jumps on the e-reader bandwagon with EB6301
by 3 others It's official: everyone's making an e-reader . While we're still a little unsure of where all this is heading (hey, call us Luddites, but we actually like turning pages!), we're always glad to see an ever-expanding offering of literacy-encouraging gad...
19 December 2009
Google Experimenting With Browser Login For Chrome OS
by 3 others Google has made a change to Chrome OS to move the user login from the machine to the browser. Our guess is Google is, or will eventually use, Google Friend Connect to facilitate login. The feature was first mentioned on October 13: “Using Chrome...
16 December 2009
BMW-designed Thermaltake Level 10 scores breathless review
by 3 others As PC cases go, the Level 10 is easily the most outrageous design to ever get the go-ahead for commercial distribution, and according to PC Perspective the reason for that is clear: the product's workmanship and long-term durability match its most exc...
15 December 2009
Barnes and Noble Nook e-Book Reader Rooted
by 3 others The recently released e-book reader from Barnes & Noble, the Nook , has been rooted by the community of enthusiasts at nookdevs.com . The complete instructions for hacking the device and obtaining root access are detailed on the site . The Nook we...
14 December 2009
The Google Phone: what we know... and what we don't
by 3 others There's been an immense amount of crosstalk, speculation, and just plain noise over the past 48 hours about a device allegedly called the Nexus One, or as it's more commonly known: the Google Phone . We've heard all sorts of reports about the HTC-made...
12 December 2009
Shuttle reportedly set to debut Pine Trail-based all-in-one at CES
by 3 others It wouldn't be Shuttle's first all-in-one desktop (it debuted the X50 pictured above at last year's CES), but it looks like the company does have another, new and improved model on track for a launch at CES 2010 next month. More specifically, Fudzilla...
08 December 2009
Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
by 3 others Have you checked into Engadget's massive 2009 Holiday Gift Guide? If not, you're making the biggest mistake of the season. Seriously. Don't let this year mark the end of happiness. Help us help you... just study the guides below (and stay tuned for ev...
07 December 2009
AMD readying a demo of the Blu-ray 3D standard, might not wait for it...
by 3 others AMD and CyberLink, which recently integrated SENSIO 3D technology into its PowerDVD player, are already touting a 2010 CES demo promising to show off their implementation of "the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard." While the world continues...
05 December 2009
Intel's Larrabee graphics processor delayed, downsized to mere...
by 3 others Well. NVIDIA has to be loving this . Intel has announced today that not only is its Larrabee graphics chip delayed, that chip which promised to usher in a new era of post-GPU computing, but that it's been downgraded to a "software development platform...
02 December 2009
Gift Guide Giveaways: Samson Go Mic and… Mittenberry!
by 3 others Another day, another set of giveaways in honor of our Gift Guide . Today we have a Samson Go Mic - you know, for podcasting - and a pair of mittens with thumbs that pop off that the manufacturer is calling Mittenberrys but we're calling a cute idea. T...
iriver Story reviewed, incites rebellion over price
by 3 others If you didn't feel you got the whole Story yesterday , here's a pleasing helping of seconds, this time in the form of a full-on review. The PC Pro team rates iriver's Kindle emulator as a "serious contender," and places its readability on par with Son...
01 December 2009
2011 Chevrolet Volt gets taken for a test drive
by 3 others The Chevy Volt is one vehicle we can really get behind. It's hard not to be a little excited over it -- we have, after all, been watching its development for quite a long time now. The electric car gets an impressive 230 miles per gallon in the city (...
The Facebook Verified App Saga Ends Tomorrow
by 3 others For the last six months, you may have noticed that some of your favorite apps on Facebook Platform carried a special badge deeming them to be “Facebook Verified”. These apps “passed Facebook’s review for trustworthy user experi...
