Month: June 2014

Macworld and Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties present Multitouch Theater, a weekly cartoon about Macs, iOS, and everything in-between. This week: Best friends forever, or more loyal than the family dogcow. Previously on Multitouch Theater: The WWWDC Realist Distortion Field. To read this article in full or to leave a […] Read the original post…

This past week you may have received a notification from Facebook alerting you that the company is “making ads better and giving you more control”. This is part of Facebook’s plan to start pushing more targeted ads to your news feed based on your browsing habits. Even though Facebook is […] Read the original post…

This past week you may have received a notification from Facebook alerting you that the company is “making ads better and giving you more control”. This is part of Facebook’s plan to start pushing more targeted ads to your news feed based on your browsing habits. Even though Facebook is […] Read the original post…

The chip maker is boosting its financial forecast for the quarter and the year as the migration away from Windows XP and other factors kick in. Read the original post by Joe Rossignol

At the games industry’s biggest event, E3, game console makers showed off how they are expanding the role of their products beyond pure entertainment. Read the original post by Joe Rossignol

The Daily Show has turned its satirical lens onto Google Glass. Stories of Google Glass Explorers getting attacked, harassed, and expelled from venues are nothing new anymore, though to the average person seeing somebody walking around with Glass, it can be a touch unnerving. As Comedy Central’s The Daily Show […] Read the original post…

Today only, Green Man Gaming takes up to 82% off a selection of 2K, EA, Paradox, Bethesda, Sega, Square Enix, Telltale, and Stars of the Show game downloads for Windows and Mac as part of its Encore Sale. Plus, coupon code “ENCORE-IFDSAL-E15OFF” takes an extra 15% off. That’s by far […] Read the original post…

Razer, known for their incredibly well designed and made gaming hardware, has announced that they are entering the mobile gaming market with their newest product: the Razer Junglecat. The Junglecat is a slide out gaming controller that also doubles as a case for your iPhone 5 or 5S. The controller […] Read the original post…

IFTTT has added an official Instapaper channel on its website, according to a recent blog post. When activated, IFTTT users now have access to several different triggers and actions for Instapaper: share links from an Instapaper folder to LinkedIn, save links in your favorite tweets to Instapaper, send Instapaper highlights to Evernote, […] Read the original post…

The Firefox OS-powered ZTE Open C is a rare high-quality, sub-$100 smartphone, but Windows Phone and Android are right on its tail. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Acer Iconia One 7 tablet will suffice for casual Web browsing and media consumption, but even at this low price, there are better options. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

You’re sat in the back of an armored personnel carrier when, suddenly, something hits you and the lights go out. Read the original post by Engadget

Twitter has quietly extended its translation feature, powered by Microsoft’s Bing, to its iPhone and iPad apps, after previously including that option in its Android version. The server-side update now allows users of those apps to view an option that, when tapped, displays a translated version of an individual tweet […] Read the original post…

Last week, multiple reports claimed that Apple is expected to unveil its first wearable device in October. That device is likely to be the oft-rumored iWatch, a smart watch that would likely pair with other iOS devices and be integrated with Apple’s new Health app and HealthKit platform for health and […] Read the original post…

Just weeks after Apple announced its Health app for iOS 8 and corresponding HealthKit platform for allowing developers and accessory manufacturers to tie into the system, Google will apparently be making a similar announcement at its Google I/O conference. According to Forbes, Google’s new “Google Fit” service will perform a […] Read the original post…