Microsoft once again uses Siri to hawk Windows 8 tablets
By Mikey Campbell In yet another ad meant to sway new tablet buyers away from Apple, and toward the brave new world of Windows 8, Microsoft has once again enlisted Siri to pitch their product, this time for Dell’s XPS 10 tablet. In 30 seconds, Microsoft’s ad pitches some of The commercial begins…
Sony Cyber-shot RX100 MkII leaks with WiFi and tilting display
Sony’s Cyber-shot RX100 wasn’t short on fans, and the new RX100 MkII looks set to build on that reputation, with the first details of the sequel cropping up in the wild. It seems Sony’s engineers couldn’t resist a little tinkering, according to the manual leaks shared by Sony Alpha Rumors,…
60 Windows 8 tips, tricks and secrets
Windows 8 has been with us for over half a year now, and if you’re used to previous versions of Windows then you’re going to notice that quite a bit has changed. In fact, Windows 8 has seen the biggest change since the jump from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95. Out goes the Start…
Surgery Patients Embrace New-Age Wonder Drug: The iPad
When 10-year-old Charlie Cagann went to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago to have his adenoid removed, he was nervous about the surgery. But when he arrived at the hospital, there was something to help take his mind off things: an iPad. Charlie who already owns an iPhone touch picked up…
Facebook missing out on social-media stock rally
Facebook shares, in stark contrast to the social media industry, are down 10% in 2013.(Photo: Paul Sakuma, AP)Story HighlightsFacebook is noticeably absent from a social-media stock rally this yearInvestors are finding unique reasons to continue avoiding Facebook stockAnalysts continue to feel the negativity toward Facebook is overdone All the focus…
3DS StreetPass to meet people through WiFi hotspots
How often do you take your Nintendo 3DS out StreetPassing with you? Less than Nintendo would hope, evidently. It’s adding a new way to meet people on StreetPass in North America and Europe, simply by visiting a Nintendo Zone WiFi hotspot that someone else has been near at some point….
Review: Emcee tries to bring Mission Control to Windows 8
Years after its debut, Mission Control (formerly known as Expose) remains one of Mac OS X’s most distinctive features. It allows you to to lay out miniature copies of all of your windows on the screen at once, making it both useful and pretty. Microsoft briefly experimented with a fancy…
Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colors sources
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is exploring launching iPhones with bigger screens, as well as cheaper models in a range of colors, over the next year, said four people with knowledge of the matter, as it takes a cue from rival Samsung Electronics. The moves, which are still under discussion, underscore…
Blackberry releases first security fixes for new Z10 smartphone
Blackberry released two security bulletins yesterday, fixing flaws in its software for the Blackberry Playbook and Blackberry Z10 smartphone. BSRT-2013-005 affects both the Z10 and the Playbook and fixes vulnerabilities in the bundled Adobe Flash Player. This raises an important question in my mind, though. Why on earth has…
Lightning Round: Sysco, TiVo & More
You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money’s Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell. Are you ready skeedaddy???!!! It’s time for the Lightning Round. Cramer makes the call on viewer favorites. Axiall (AXLL): It’s down about 10% in a month. At these levels, I’m a Mercadolibre…
