Android this week: Nexus 5 teased; Android tab runs Windows; Galaxy Note 3 …
This week saw not one, but two possible sightings of what appears to be Google’s Nexus 5. There’s no official word from Google just yet though; that will likely coincide with the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat. A Google YouTube video first showed a new phone with Nexus branding in Then, just…
The Macalope: Impending iPad disaster!
Who would you trust to field the tough questions about Apple besides The Motley Fool? Well, yeah, pretty much anybody. Including those guys chilling outside the 7-11 across from the Paramus Mall. Writing for the Fool, Adam Levine-Weinberg asks “Is Apple Making Another iPad Blunder?” Well, that would presume there…
BlackBerry Messenger iOS App Being Reviewed By Apple For Past 2 Weeks
BlackBerry Messenger is still being vetted by Apple, but could still be arriving on iOS devices soon. According to 9to5 Mac, a BlackBerry representative tweeted out that the app was submitted for approval two weeks ago and now the company is waiting to receive the word to push it out…
New Netbook-sized ASUS Laptop Has Touchscreen and AMD Temash APU
This week Asus announced a new 10.1-inch touchscreen ultraportable laptop the company plans to start offering their budge shoppers later this year. The netbook-sized Asus X102BA laptop will be launching shortly with Windows 8, a 10.1-inch HD (1366 x 768) multi-touch capacitive screen, and a power-efficient AMD dual-core Temash APU. Announced earlier…
iOS 7 launch & release date: what to expect and what you need to know
Chief executive Tim Cook has described iOS 7 as “the biggest change to iOS since the iPhone”. What Apple has done is show that it can cater to its own loyal fan base as well as they demand, and what that means in practice is that it’s a beautiful operating system,…
Intermission transforms audio streaming with TiVo-like replay
I’ve been a huge fan of Rogue Amoeba products for years. They offer clever audio solutions for OS X. Rogue Amoeba’s new Intermission (US$15) utility fills a role on my Mac that I never even knew I needed. Intermission enables you to pause, rewind and skip through live audio streams….
Next iPad will be narrower but retain screen size, leaked parts show
The next iPad will reduce the size of the black bezel on the side compared to the existing version, seen here. Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Apple’s next iPad – dubbed the “iPad 5” by observers – will be significantly less wide and thinner than its forebear while keeping the However…
Privacy groups ask FTC to stop Facebook policy changes
But the privacy advocates, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy, say that the changes encroach on user privacy and may violate a 2011 settlement between Facebook and the FTC. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the groups’ letter…
Sony offers a magnetic solution to the Windows 8 hybrid problem
At IFA in Berlin this week there have been a host of new Windows 8 laptops and PCs. Some small enough for your pocket, ones that recline into your lap, and the usual hybrids that twist and turn from laptop to tablet. While Acer, Lenovo, and Samsung have experimented with The…
Twitter and Campaigns: When noise becomes the news
US President Barack Obama sends a Twitter message at the start of a “Twitter Town Hall” in the White House earlier this month.AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN Howard Kurtz’s “Media Buzz” program debuts this Sunday at 11 a.m. EST. Did you know that Twitter is to blame for breathless, superficial,…
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