eBay Updates iPhone And iPad Apps To Simplify Mobile Browsing And Listing
eBay released significant updates to its iPhone and iPad apps yesterday which the company says will “play an important role in eBay Mobile’s year to come.” The e-commerce platform also said that 1.8 million new customers joined eBay through a mobile device in the first three quarters of 2012, and The iOS…
Reviewed.com: An Android-powered Polaroid at CES
At CES 2013 Polaroid jumped into the interchangeable lens camera game with the iM1836, trying out a never-before-seen concept with mixed results. The iM1836 (MSRP $399, with lens) is a camera like no other, powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and featuring a unique sensor-in-lens design. The camera body itself has RELATED: A…
Lukup Player adds color and content to your HDTV
LAS VEGASComing up with new and better ways for you to watch various forms of content on your HDTV is like a sport for the consumer electronics industry. The latest ambitious competitor is Lukup Media, which is previewing its Lukup Player at CES. The concepts behind the Lukup Player are…
Google Brings Free Public WiFi to Its New York City Neighborhood
The Google signage is seen at the company’s headquarters in New York January 8, 2013. Google and a New York redevelopment organisation are providing a Manhattan neighbourhood with free public WiFi Internet access, making it the largest area of coverage in New York City. The search giant and the non-profit Tech giant…
Xi3, Valve join forces on a compact gaming PC for your HDTV
LAS VEGASModular PC manufacturer Xi3 makes some pretty tiny machines, and now we know that it?s working on something big. The company is working on a mini-PC that?s small enough to fit in your hand, yet powerful enough to play mid-level PC games on an HD display. More importantly, Valve…
With BlackBerry 10, there’s no place for home
Research In Motion (RIMM) has a steep hill to climb as it prepares to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system later this month. Launching sleek new BlackBerry 10 handsets that prompt a healthy portion of its current user base to upgrade is of the utmost importance, of course. Just [More from…
Apple Rejects iOS Game Exploring Syria’s Civil War
Apple’s App Store has rejected a game that allows users to explore the different factions, consequences and outcomes of Syria’s ongoing civil war, because it deals with a “real entity.” U.K. game developer Auroch Digital launched Endgame: Syria as part of its Game The News project, which aims to get…
Free WiFi comes to Chelsea thanks to Google
Supporters of the deal hope the free WiFi will help bridge digital divide between rich and poor in the area. The digital divide just got a lot smaller in Chelsea and the meatpacking district, at least. Google announced Tuesday it will create the Big Apple’s largest contiguous free wireless Internet…
Windows 8 sales: Intel confirms hurry-up-and-wait scenario
Intel promised ultrabooks that will be touch-enabled by default, chips with all-day battery life and designs that fully utilize Microsoft’s Windows 8. These designs will land in the second half of 2013. The systems sound great—unless you’ve already bought a Windows 8 laptop, tablet, convertible or one of those other 140 contraptions Kirk Skaugen,…
Is Facebook worth it? Film execs confide they may cut movie ads
The entertainment industry was among the first to embrace the Silicon Valley phenomenon. Studio executives thought the giant social network held great promise in reaching moviegoers for less money than traditional advertising such as trailers and TV ads. Facebook’s origins even became fodder for the 2010 Academy Award-winning movie “The These…
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