Month: June 2013

While I was out in San Francisco for WWDC 2013, I had the pleasure of joining Leo Laporte, Russ Pitts, Trey Ratcliff, and Dieter Bohn to talk Google Loons, E3, and Apple. Download and subscribe: TWiT.tv      Read the original post by Rene Ritchie

The life story of Chen Shuizong, who killed 47 people when he set himself on fire, has attracted sympathy from Chinese similarly frustrated with a capricious system. Read the original post by The Atlantic

Between the iOS App Store, BlackBerry World, Google Play, and Windows Phone Store, there are more than 1.7 million apps available for smartphone and tablet users to choose from. The explosion in apps has been fueled by an explosion in users, who to date have downloaded well over 100 […] Read the original post by…

The Panasonic TC-LDT60 series offers solid performance, pleasing aesthetics, and a generous feature set, but it’s a bit pricey compared with other similarly equipped HDTV lines. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Toshiba L2300U series gets you into a big-screen HDTV for under a grand, but don’t expect stellar performance or lots of features. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Pagoda laptop bag by Ogio has specialized compartments for carrying a range of devices—well more than just a laptop. It’s sufficiently padded to provide reassuring security from all but the worst falls, although it’s a bit bulky for a mid-sized bag. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Samsung’s next secret weapon: LTE Advanced. A Galaxy S 4 with the super-fast 4G technology will debut in South Korea in June. Read the original post by David Gilson

Adorama via eBay offers the Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS Wide Angle USM Lens, model no. 5179B002, for $399 with free shipping. That’s $40 under our April mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this lens. (It’s also a current price low by $210.) It features a 9″ […] Read the original post…

Sprint has announced a major expansion of its LTE rollout, adding coverage to 22 more cities today, bringing the number of markets with access to Sprint’s high-speed network up to 110. The new cities include Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, and Miami. In a statement, Sprint touted the speed and energy […] Read the original post…

Apple, joining Facebook and Microsoft, says it received customer data requests from the U.S. government, but only just learned of the PRISM surveillance program. Read the original post by David Gilson

Buy.com via Rakuten Shopping offers the Fantom GreenDrive 2TB eSATA / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GD2000EU32, for $89.99. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $69.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.04/GB, $20 under our April mention, and the lowest total price we could find by $59. This […] Read the original post…

Skype has added the ability for iPhone, iPad, and Mac owners to record small video snippets and send them directly to contacts. Recording can be initiated from the little plus button, and if you mess up, you can easily re-shoot before sending Anyone receiving a video message can reply with […] Read the original post…

A dealmac exclusive! Steel City Game offers the Puma 10″ Zippered Tablet Sleeve for $8.95. Coupon code “DEALNEWS” trims it to $5.95. With free shipping, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $3. This sleeve features a padded interior and fits most tablets with screens up to 10″, […] Read the original post…