Month: June 2013

The iPhone’s stock Clock app is versatile, offering instances of a world clock, an alarm clock, a stopwatch, and a single timer. Unfortunately, each of those features is pretty basic: For example, the timer mode offers just a single timer. I don’t know about you, but I often need more than […] Read the original…

Most data stored on hard disk has little value, but enterprises are reluctant to part with it. Tape is more cost-effective, and Linear Tape File System (LTFS) makes writing to a tape-based active archive much easier. Read the original post by David Hill

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the Acer 1080p DLP HD Projector, model no. P7500, for $1,299.99. Coupon code “EMCXPVN27″ cuts it to $1,169.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $231. It projects an image up to 300″ and features a native resolution […] Read the original post…

newegg takes 10% off a selection of IPS LCD monitors via coupon code “IPSMNT25″. Plus, all items qualify for free shipping. With monitors starting at $125.99 after coupon, many are at price lows. Deal ends June 30. A couple of best bets, with prices after coupon: ASUS 22″ 1080p LED-Backlit […] Read the original post…

Layton Brothers Mystery Room for iOS isn’t a port of one of the Professor Layton titles made popular on the Nintendo DS, but it’s pretty darn close. Available now for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Layton Brothers stars the son of the Professor, and detective extraordinaire, Alfendi Layton. This isn’t a […] Read the original…

Ending today, newegg offers the Rosewill Brother TN450-Compatible Black Toner Cartridge, model no. RTCG-TN450V2, for $4.99 with free shipping via the directions below. That’s $5 under last month’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $12. It yields up to 2,600 pages. To get this deal: View the […] Read the original…

CrowdFlik enables users to quickly edit and share two-minute videos from footage they and others shot at the same event. Read the original post by Stefan Constantinescu

Ending today, for its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the Rosewill 2.5″ & 3.5″ USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock, model no. RX-DU300, for $12.49 with free shipping via the instructions below. That’s $3 under our mention from six days ago and the lowest total price we could find now by […] Read the original post…

newegg offers the refurbished Sony Binaural Earbud Headphones in Red, model no. MDREX10LP, for $9.99. This $9.99 mail-in rebate cuts it to $0. With $1.99 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $8. They feature 13.5mm drivers and neodymium magnets. Rebate expires July 7. A 30-day […] Read the original post…

ChargerAngel via eBay offers this Mini Digital Video Recorder, model no. MD80, for $12.91 with free shipping. That’s $2 under our April mention and the lowest total price we could find by a buck. (Some stores charge closer to $20 for similar models.) It features video resolutions up to 720×480, […] Read the original post…

The Yahoos of the world may be eliminating telecommuting, but the fact is, working from home is easier than ever. I work from home myself, so I’m clearly biased, but many companies find that home-based workers are more productive than their office-based brethren. Here are the Mac apps and web-based tools I use […] Read the original post…

Anyone excited for the July 18 launch of Plants vs. Zombies 2 should prepare to be disappointed; it’s been delayed. It feels like we’ve been waiting an eternity already for it, but without explaining why, Popcap took to Twitter to break the bad news: Plants vs. Zombies 2, originally slated for […] Read the original…

Because I write about technology, people tend to ask me for tech advice. So ever since Google’s heartbreaking announcement that it was closing down Google Reader—and the newsfeed syncing APIs that went along with—folks have asked me what my news reading plan is post Reader’s demise. I love RSS; I’ve used […] Read the original…

Mailbox, the popular third-party Gmail experience for iOS, has been updated with a couple of cool new features. Following the recent addition of portrait view for the iPad, there’s now access to a landscape view on the iPhone so you can read your messages in the wider view. Also, with […] Read the original post…

It takes a lot of power to light up an iPad’s 9.7-inch screen—and even more to power the fourth-generation model’s Retina display. That’s why the device is packed full of battery capacity—an impressive 11,560 milliampere hours’ worth for the latest model. But although our battery tests have shown that, under […] Read the original post…