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  • Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire: What a Difference $19 Makes
    Google's Nexus 7 is a superior tablet when compared to Amazon's Kindle Fire. But the Fire still wins on profit margins. The Kindle Fire's margin is $19 higher than Google and Asus' Nexus 7 tablet.
    07.11.12
  • iPhone 5, iPad Mini Photos Surface — But Are They Real?
    As Apple's fall product event looms ever closer, more details about the company's upcoming mobile devices could possibly be leaking out. The latest revelations are purported images of iPhone 5 and iPad mini engineering samples, reportedly "straight from a factory in China."
    07.11.12
  • Ouya Android Game Console Nets $3M, With 28 Days to Go
    Ouya, the proposed Android-powered home videogame machine, surpassed its $950,000 funding goal within eight hours of the launch of its Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday. Now in its second day, the Ouya project has earned $2.9 million, making it the third biggest Kickstarter ever with 28 days remaining.
    07.11.12
  • GeekDad HipTrax #91
    I am well aware of the summer concert season, but apparently there is also a summer album season. As it seems that everybody is dropping one this month!
    07.11.12
  • Incompetent or Shrewd? 7 Tech Companies That Leaked Their Own Secrets
    Not only inside sources leak secret information to the press. Oftentimes companies themselves -- and sometimes their partners -- will unwittingly reveal secret product launches through their own digital slip-ups. Here are some egregious examples from the last year.
    07.10.12
  • Hands-On: A First Look With Google+ iPad App
    Just a few weeks after Google introduced its slick new Google+ app for Android phones, Android tablets, and the iPhone, the app is now available for iPad users, too. The Google+ iPad app has some limitations, but in general, it's a very pleasant experience.
    07.10.12
  • How Apple's iTravel Patent Could Threaten Android's NFC Future
    There's no end in sight for the smartphone patent wars. Apple was awarded a notable patent in the burgeoning field of NFC, but if wielded against competitors, consumers are the ones who lose out. Today, Apple was granted a patent for travel-related check-ins using near-field communications technology.
    07.10.12
  • Twitter Rolls Out New Mobile Apps for iOS and Android
    Twitter released new mobile apps for Android and iOS Tuesday. Main features include "expanded tweets," better search, more fine-grained push notifications, and enhanced event support. In short, the update adds a lot more multimedia support, and more quickly delivers the information that's truly important to you.
    07.10.12
  • Welcome Back Reading Rainbow, We Missed You!
    When I was in school, Reading Rainbow was one of my favorite TV shows. The signature theme song would get stuck in my head for most of the day after watching whichever episode my teacher put on for us. Levar Burton felt like a friend I had met in the library and I looked forward to the books he would use in each episode. The thing I really liked about Levar was how excited and eager he was to read each book. I feel like his enthusiasm to read rubbed of on me a little bit.
    07.10.12
  • Review: Nokia 808 PureView
    The Nokia 808 PureView is the most exciting smartphone on the market that you shouldn't buy. The phone generated a ton of buzz at February's Mobile World Congress, not because it sports a stunning display or has the latest software features -- in fact, the 808 PureView runs on Symbian, an outdated operating system Nokia has ...
    07.09.12
  • Why an Amazon Smartphone Launch Makes Perfect Sense
    Amazon is having a banner week in the rumor department. On Wednesday, the China Times reported that Amazon is spinning up production of a next-gen Kindle Fire for a release date sometime in the next two month. And now the huge online retailer is once again the target of smartphone speculation -- not bad for a company that was best known for book, garment and small appliances deliveries just 12 months ago.
    07.06.12
  • Easily Charge Devices at Home or On the Go With Idapt
    These days, most of us have several electronic devices that have specialized charging cables. Keeping track of them, and remembering to bring them when we travel, can sometimes be a challenge. One solution to this problem is to use a specialized charger that can charge multiple devices at once.
    07.06.12
  • British Journal of Photography iPhone App Gets it Right
    Photo mags on the iPhone struggle with the fact that photos and creative page layouts look great when they're big and the phone's screen is relatively small. Viewing a large amount of content through a limited window can be frustrating and disorienting. That's why we like the British Journal of Photography iPhone app that was released today.
    07.05.12
  • Appageddon! Apple Botches DRM Update, Crashes Dozens of Apps
    The July 4th holiday has not been kind to Apple users and app developers. Starting late in the day on July 3rd, Apple began pushing out corrupt App Store updates that cause immediate app crashes. In effect, you launch your app, then -- boom! -- it dies.
    07.05.12
  • What if Steve Jobs Had Discovered the Higgs Boson?
    Ever wonder what Steve Jobs would have done if he'd gotten into experimental physics? When CERN scientists announced that they'd probably found the Higgs boson, they got more than their fair share of smack talk from the design community for presenting their discovery in Comic Sans. Even the font's creator, Vincent Connare, wasn't impressed.
    07.05.12


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