How the Windows Phone 8 Handsets Stack up
Internal specifications will only get you so far. Let’s be honest, how a device feels in your hand and pocket are key components to happiness with your smartphone. Too bulky…
Facebook Pushes Back Against the FTC
Facebook has a material interest in keeping its userbase between the ages of 13 and 18 engaged with its service, as they not only constitute a marketable demographic, but also…
The Best Tools for Writers & Journalists
Richard Bach once said, “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” From CNN anchors to TNW contributors, those bound by the written word can always benefit from a leg…
How to Wireframe Using 960.gs & Illustrator
Wireframing websites is a common practice among web designers and developers and for many good reasons. I like to think of wireframing for a website as a “blueprint” to the…
The Samsung Sales Injunction May Lift
Fans of Samsung prepare to smile: a U.S. appeals court has ruled that a lower court can take a second look at the sales ban of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet…
Google Maps Web App In Fullscreen On iOS 6
I’ve been lucky enough to have generally decent experiences with Apple’s new Maps app. I’ve had my share of quirks, but the data is definitely ‘right enough’ in my areas…
Canadian Government Accidentally Sponsors The Pirate Bay
The Canadian government this week temporarily suspended an online marketing campaign after banners for it appeared on The Pirate Bay. How did they get there? It’s not clear. All we…
Nook Cuts Its Prices
With fresh Amazon digital reading devices heading to market, Barnes & Noble has cut the price of its Nook GlowLight ereader to $119, CNET reports. The new price has surfaced…
When, Why, and How Facebook Will Take on Google in Search
Facebook and Google have been on a collision course for years, and their competitiveness has only increased with the release of Google+ just 14 months ago. As the service becomes…
How Wikipedia is Built
Imagine a world without Wikipedia: a place where this encyclopaedic behemoth couldn’t be scanned by anxious school students keen to speed up their homework by rewriting the first four paragraphs…
Download the New Issue of the TNW iPad Magazine: Disconnected
The future of mobile is no small topic – it will define the future of the Internet as we increasingly shift from desktop to handheld devices. Never afraid to tackle…
A neat tip to help make sure you get your iPhone back
Update: On the iPhone, there’s a far more technology advanced way of accomplishing the same result in iOS 6. It’s called Find my iPhone “Lost Mode”. Full explanation here. God forbid…
Bootstrap Creators Quit Twitter For Obvious And GitHub
Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton (aka @mdo and @fat), who jointly cooked up front-end Web app development toolkit Bootstrap whilst working at Twitter, have decided to leave the social networking…
Rivr for App.net Displays Images, Locations and More Using Annotations
I’ve been playing with a slick App.net client called Rivr in beta for a while now and it has just been released on Apple’s App Store. The client is one…
Apple's Excessive Work Week Progress Report
Apple has updated its Labor and Human Rights page to detailing its efforts to curtail excessive work weeks in its suppliers factories, like Foxconn in China. The updates include the…
