A survey from PBS has revealed something pretty staggering for a $500-plus next-gen computing device: 70% of parents are happy to hand the iPad to their kids, and download child-friendly apps for the rugrats. READ»
Steve Jobs' magic and revolutionary device may have wowed the world earlier this year, but has the MacBook Air refresh rendered the iPad obsolete?READ»
If you look at things in a particular way, Apple's just been confirmed as the top PC vendor in the U.S. What's the trick? You have to include iPad sales in the figures. READ»
We live in a Wi-Fi age surrounded by impressive wireless gizmos, thanks to relaxed rules about wireless transmission. Now the FCC is about to open up lots more "whitespace" radio bands. The real wireless revolution may be in-bound.READ»
"While no one was looking, someone revolutionized the textbook," says Kno about its twin-screened tablet PC. Is this just misplaced overconfidence? Deep pocketed VC backers think not.
READ»
Barnes & Noble has just revealed its Wi-Fi-only Nook, the first serious attempt at undercutting Amazon's Kindle e-reader business with a store and hardware combo. But it's more than that: It's a sign of the changing e-reader game. ...READ»
Sony is seriously considering jumping into the tablet PC game, according to some news leaked out via a company spokesman, and not just because of the iPad. Is this the beginning of the end of the e-reader?Speaking in an interview this ...READ»
In a few hours, Apple will reveal the next-gen 4.0 software that'll run at the core of its next iPhone, the current iPads, and maybe existing iPhones too. Here are some predictions as to what the announcement is ...READ»
Apple patent-watching is sometimes surprising, sometimes bemusing, but a newly-revealed patent for built-in projectors into Apple gizmos should be filed in the awesome category--imagine the future iPhone and iPad designs!
Apple ...READ»
We've passed through the first decade of this century and it brought with it innovation that has change even the little things in our every day existence. Well, 10 things anyway.READ»
tweetmeme_style = 'compact';
Layar is the first viable augmented reality app for smartphones. Now it's just released its API to developers, which should pave the way for an armload of augmented reality apps.Layar's API isn't ...READ»
Intel and Nokia have just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so that they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're ...READ»
Intel and Nokia just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're all used ...READ»
New York wants to reinvent its taxis. The metropolis just put out an all-points-bulletin to tech companies, and the general public, seeking new gizmos and innovations that would improve the cab riding experience. The city's ...READ»
While he said Apple [AAPL] had some "interesting ideas" about netbooks, Steve Jobs squashed thinking that his company would be entering the netbook market when he spoke at Apple's last quarterly earnings call, saying there are "not a ...READ»
This week Toshiba's [OTC:TOSBF] storage division announced the notebook industry's first 400GB hard disk, upping the ante in the increasing format war between traditional hard drives and solid state drives, which store their data on ...READ»
Today AMD made official its line of "Puma" notebook processors, which are AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core mobile processors with ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics baked in. That's a mouthful, sure, but it translates into a ...READ»
One of Microsoft [NASDAQ: MSFT] Vista's most lauded features, called Sideshow, allows users to access their PC through another Windows device and retrieve documents, e-mail, and other information through mini-applications called ...READ»
The Boy Genius Report has received a copy of Dell's [NASDAQ: DELL] product roadmap for its portable computers, and while there aren't any huge surprises, there are some note-worthy inclusions. A salient one is a new model Dell is ...READ»
