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  • First Look: Motorola's Xoom Sequel, The Xyboard Tablet
    Motorola is taking another shot at the tablet game with the Droid Xyboard, the company's latest Android device to hit Verizon stores. After getting our hands on one this afternoon, we found that it's a solid, well-performing slate that's easy on the eyes. Too bad it has such a stupid name.
    12.12.11
  • Storyboard: The Year in Gear
    Products Editor John Bradley joins host Adam Rogers to chat about the making of Wishlist 2011, this year's product trends and what makes stuff Wired.
    12.12.11
  • Super Sales: Samsung Shipped 300 Million Handsets in 2011
    Samsung is having a banner year for handset sales, passing the 300 million mark for the first time in company history. Samsung attributes the far-reaching success of the Galaxy S II smartphone as a major reason for the record-high sales numbers.
    12.12.11
  • Mac App Store Hits 100 Million Downloads
    Apple's iOS App Store has been a huge success since it first launched in July of 2008, with billions of downloads occurring over the past three years. So naturally, Apple decided to recycle the model for software built for its Mac OSX desktop platform, launching its own App Store in January of this year. It's ...
    12.12.11
  • Is Apple Using Patents to Hurt Open Standards?
    Opera developer Haavard Moen has accused Apple of repeatedly using patents to undermine the development of web standards and block their finalization. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the industry group that governs and oversees the development of web standards, requires that every specification it approves be implementable on a royalty-free basis, barring extraordinary circumstances that justify ...
    12.12.11
  • Alt Text: Google's Dark, Fictional Secrets
    People ask me how I manage to break news that the nation's top reporters aren't able to cover, especially considering that I spend about six hours each day playing Hotel Dash on the iPad and another two browsing the web for pictures of Christina Hendricks. The answer is that I have many informants in such deep ...
    12.12.11
  • New Spotify Radio Rattles Pandora's Box
    Spotify has added a Pandora-like radio station to its music-streaming app. To be clear, Spotify always had Spotify Radio--it's just that it was junk. Previously with Spotify Radio, you'd click the little-used tab and be presented with a confusion of options. You had to pick a genre, and you could also choose set the decades you'd ...
    12.12.11
  • Motorola's Tablet Do-Over Is Ready for Pre-Order
    Motorola must have a very short memory. This much is apparent in the impending release of the Xyboard, Motorola's successor to the Xoom Android tablet. The Xyboard is up for pre-order on Verizon's web site, but by most measures, the device isn't all that different from its predecessor.
    12.09.11
  • Apple Patent Puts You In Control of Noise Cancellation, Hints at iPad Speakerphone
    Noise-cancelling receivers are a tricky bunch. Overdo it, and the eery silence on the line sounds like your call has been dropped. But if it's too low, excess street noise or nearby loudmouths could drown out whoever you're speaking with. Apple seems to have found just the right balance, giving the user control over their experience, according to a recently published patent.
    12.09.11
  • First Look: Google Currents, a Touch-Optimized Magazine App
    The iPad isn't the only mobile device that's well-suited for visually rich, touch-based magazine experiences. Android tablets have potential in this arena too, and Google is getting in on the action with its new Currents app, which launches on not only Android, but also iPhone and iPad.
    12.09.11
  • First Look: ZiteÂżs Personalized News App for iPhone
    You may best know Zite as a personalized iPad magazine that learns from your interests to intelligently provide you with just the right content. The app has now been repackaged for the iPhone to deliver a similar customized experience on the small screen.
    12.09.11
  • Panasonic Returns to Worldwide Phone Market With Lovely Android Slab
    Panasonic, manufacturer of everything from bikes through batteries to cameras, is set to re-enter the non-Japanese phone market. The announcement comes alongside this concept/reference phone which runs--you guessed it--Android. Apart from that, though, the phone looks pretty sweet. As you can see, it's thin, with a slab-like sleekness and curved back. The body of the handset is ...
    12.09.11
  • Review and Giveaway: iMainGo 2 & iMainGo X
    Although the iPhone and iPod Touch have built in speakers, their sound is, to be kind, less than high-fidelity. The small speakers sound tinny at best -- about enough to listen to voice audio, but hardly enough to crank it up to 11. And, of course, they can be fragile devices, subject to breaking when ...
    12.09.11
  • Google's 10 Billion Android App Downloads: By the Numbers
    In the wake of surpassing 10 billion Android Market downloads, Google has released a detailed, visual look at the sales metrics of its store. Google's infographic reveals a number of interesting downloading stats, such as the specifics of peak downloading times, the most popular types of apps downloaded, and the most app-hungry nations worldwide.
    12.08.11
  • INuke Boom, The Biggest, BAddest, Expensive-est iPhone Speaker
    The most shameful part of Behringer's iNuke Boom press release is that it shows the huge iPhone dock out of context, with almost no sense of scale. To really understand just how big is is this speaker you need to see it alongside people. But if you squint just so, you can make out the speck ...
    12.08.11
  • Dip N' Flip With the Flannery Brothers
    It's cold weather time again for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means GeekMoms and GeekDads are even now reminding their brood to throw on a coat or jacket before playing outside. For me, at least, such a prompting typically results in an impromptu wrestling match between my 3-year-old daughter and her ...
    12.07.11
  • Hacker Ports Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' to Kindle Fire Tablet
    Leave it to the Android community to hack a new device. On Wednesday, an eager Android developer posted a video to YouTube, showing off the new -- and still unreleased -- version of Android, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, running on a Kindle Fire tablet.
    12.07.11
  • Microsoft Launches Xbox Live App for iPhone, iPad
    Microsoft released an Xbox Live app for iOS devices on Wednesday, bringing features of Microsoft's gaming service to Apple devices for the first time. My Xbox Live lets users edit their 3-D avatars, chat with Xbox Live friends and revel in their achievements.
    12.07.11
  • Apple Job Postings Hint at Upcoming Siri Development
    Two new Apple job postings suggest new development paths for Siri, Apple's virtual digital assistant. Siri's UI could be getting a makeover, and Apple could be working on an API to foster greater third-party integration.
    12.07.11


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