Archive for January, 2011

Twitter Keeps Growing, Looks for a New Home

Jan 13 by David Lux | add comment

Twitter has been growing rapidly, tripling its staff in just the past year. That’s why the San Francisco-based microblogging service is looking for a new place to call home. Reports have suggested that Twitter could move to South San Francisco, but new reports point to cities outside of its current place of residence. more »

FireWire Keeps Plugging Away

Jan 13 by David Lux | 4 comments

FireWire, the largely forgotten interface standard, has been alive and well. While most of us probably haven’t noticed, the 1394 Trade Association has announced that over two billion FireWire ports have shipped worldwide. That’s quite a feat, although FireWire still isn’t as fast as USB 3.0. “The two billion more »

Best Buy's Geek Squad to Help EV Owners Get Juice

Jan 13 by David Lux | add comment

After teaming up with Mitsubishi and Eaton Corporation, it was clear that Best Buy wanted to be the go-to destination for all tech related to electric vehicles. Already the electronics giant has committed itself to selling electric motorcycles and offering EV charging stations at its stores. Now, the automaker has announced it will sell 240-volt charging more »

Cell Phone Shake Up: A Guide to Picking Your Mobile

Jan 13 by JD Rucker | add comment

The announcement of the Verizon iPhone launching next month has a lot of people considering changing providers. Some are thinking of switching to Verizon to get their iPhone. Others are wanting to leave Verizon for fear that their service will go downhill once the iPhone onslaught begins. Other more »

Mercedes-Benz Puts Fuel Cell Tech to the Test

Jan 12 by David Lux | 2 comments

Mercedes-Benz is gearing up to show off the true potential of hydrogen fuel cell technology. The German automaker’s B-Class F-Cell will soon embark on an around-the-world trip to prove the efficiency and reliability of hydrogen cars. While most automakers these days appear to be concentrating on battery-powered more »

How Physical Media Can Still Have a Future

Jan 12 by Navneet Alang | 13 comments

It has become common wisdom that retail stores that carry physical media – CDs, books, movies in particular – are, to use the scientific term, “toast”. And indeed, whatever is being said, physical media stores are going through an upheaval: in the U.S. Borders seems barely solvent; in the U.K, Waterstones and HMV are shutting stores. It’s a pattern being repeated everywhere. more »

Email From Start to (Eventual) Finish

Jan 12 by JD Rucker | add comment

There have been many stories about email dying for 3 or 4 years now. It seems that everything that people and businesses were told just 4 or 5 years ago, that email was a must-have, may be quickly reversing itself. Some businesses (and people) are starting to redirect their incoming emails to other more »

The Environmental Impact of Cell Phones

Jan 11 by JD Rucker | 17 comments

Just in time for next month’s Verizon iPhone release, we present to you a bit of thought-provoking, guilt-tripping data. In this graphic by InfographicWorld was created for iAmGreen and brings to light some of the questions that nobody asks but everyone should. What happens to all of those cell phones that we simply stop using after we move more »

Vyne: The Best iPhone Stand You Can't Buy

Jan 11 by James Mowery | 3 comments

The iPhone is getting all the attention today, so why not feature yet another product that could eventually lead to the iPhone being more flexible than ever before. This one is a stand, but it isn’t what you would expect. Vyne, which is a concept design, is an iPhone stand that proves its worth not more »

The Coolest and Most Unergonomic iPhone 4 Case Yet

Jan 11 by James Mowery | 2 comments

I know that if there is one thing you want to have with your iPhone 4, be it whether you already have one or intend on getting one, it would have to be a killer case. Well guess what, I think I have just found it. It’s called the BrickCase by SmallWorks, and it is surely going to give any LEGO enthusiast a heart attack. While they more »

Buying Into The Verizon iPhone and Weighing The Options

Jan 11 by James Mowery | add comment

The Verizon iPhone is upon us, so now it is our job to let you know all the details so you can make an informed decision. For most, this might not be a hard decision at all, but for the rest, we are here to help. The Verizon iPhone will be available for pre order on February 3. Current Verizon Wireless customers more »

It's Official: Verizon and Apple Announce CDMA iPhone

Jan 11 by James Mowery | add comment

It might have been a few years in the making. It might have even been a few years too long in the waiting. But none of that matters anymore. Verizon has officially announced that it will be teaming up with Apple to bring a CDMA version of the iPhone on its networks next month. Millions are expected to more »

Google Goggles, Sudoku Champion Killer

Jan 10 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

IBM might have the market cornered on beating chess champions, but Google Goggles on Android and iPhone has Sudoku mastered. As is customary for Google, their latest release of features includes a couple of very useful ones and one that is all fun n’ games (which may be very useful for some). First, more »

Mattel Amps Up Its Psychic Toyline

Jan 10 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

In an age where the bulk of practicing geeks can remember a childhood full of He-Man action figures and other static toys, it’s mind-blowing (figuratively) to witness the dawn of an age where a child’s toy can be mind-blowing (literally). A multiplayer extension of its 2009 offering, Mattel is more »