Tablet users spend over 50% more per purchase at online retailers when compared with smartphone visitors, and 20% more when compared with traditional laptop and desktop visitors, according to a study that Adobe released today.READ»
"Star Trek," "Star Wars"...even "Cars 2." All these movies--as well as countless spy films--all featured high-tech eyewear that overlaid rich (targeted, social) info on what the wearer saw. Google wants this to be real. Google Goggles may never mean the same thing again.READ»
What if your smartphone kept track of each time you didn't use your blinker or swerved suddenly and compiled a record of how bad a driver you are? Big Brother or big business?READ»
Nokia's recent woes multiplied this week as the beleaguered Finnish firm shuttered online stores in the U.S. and U.K., continuing a recent cost-saving trend. It also sold its Operator-Branded Messaging business, which it acquired only three years ago, to Synchronica for $25 million.READ»
A new app for Android phones blurs faces, strips metadata, integrates easily into Facebook, and is open source. It's great news for activists and protesters--and also for keg-standing partiers who want to make their photo albums safe for work.READ»
The Nokia N9, unveiled last week, is a beautiful device with an exceedingly difficult job: improve upon the iPhone's UI without totally admitting that it has become a universal standard for touch phones. At its best, the N9 succeeds ...READ»
If you're north of the Equator, then today's the longest day of the year. It's also Father's Day in Syria, "Go Skateboarding Day," and World Humanist Day. Meanwhile, there's also some early news waiting for you in iFive:READ»
Near-field wireless tech could reinvent not only your wallet, and how you shop--but also how you return defective products to the store under warranty. READ»
We love it when an infographic presents data in a clean, simple way -- and when the data happens to be totally baffling. For example, let's look at this chart, produced by Trulia, one of the leading real estate listing websites. ...READ»
It looks like the iPhone 5 won't be out until later this year...but there is plenty to talk about already. Here's our summary of the hottest hints on Apple's next big trendsetting device.READ»
Google and Skyhook have been tussling over IP, and in a court filing we've learned a surprising insight into Google's protective actions over Android. Looks like Facebook didn't need to bother with its smear campaign.READ»
Philadelphia residents have a new weapon for fighting municipal corruption: An iPhone app that lets them send photos and video of money-wasting city employees directly to the controller's office.READ»
The iPad 2 is over (okay, not really, it goes on sale today)--and now there's a fresh leak from China that suggests what the iPhone 5 may look like. It's convincing.READ»
According to a new report by Forrester Research, the app market will explode to a $38 billion industry by 2015, riding the huge growth in popularity of mobile devices from smartphones to tablets to whatever Apple dreams up next.READ»
