Freeware Files: Awesome Apps to Use with Your Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Android,...
This week's edition of the Freeware Files may seem a little unusual, but hear me out. A number of you faithful Freeware Files readers are going to be receiving (or have received) awesome gifts from...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know about the Google Nexus One
This morning, Google officially launched the Nexus One, the newest flagship Android phone, and the first that Google is selling and marketing themselves. A lot has already been said about the Nexus...
View ArticleHaitian IT Companies Scrambling to Rebuild
As everyone knows by now, Haiti was rocked by a devastating earthquake, and the true extent of the damage -- from lost lives to demolished structures -- is still being calculated. On the IT side,...
View ArticleVerizon Droid by Motorola
iPhone-killer this is not, but it's a big step in the right directionMotorola’s Droid is full of firsts: It’s the first smartphone on Verizon powered by Google’s Android OS, it’s also the first...
View ArticleVerizon to Sell Off Phone and Cable Lines in Several States
An Oregon newspaper is reporting that Verizon plans to offload its cable and phone operations in Oregon, Washington, and 11 other states so that it can put more focus into its wireless and high-speed...
View ArticleCongress Puts the Kibosh on Phony Caller ID Records
Caller ID spoofing will soon become a thing of the past, or at least a lot less prominent. You can thank the U.S. Congress, who last week passed the "Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010."There isn't much to...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s New “Translating Telephone” Looks Promising
Microsoft TechFest is an opportunity for developers and researchers to preview some pretty oddball technology advances, but one of the more down to earth applications might just revolutionize the way...
View ArticleFirefox Addon of the Week: Send To Phone
Alright, Android phone owners. This one's for you, so if you have no idea what I'm talking about and/or don't actually own an Android-based phone, you can steer clear this week. Otherwise... get ready...
View ArticleAlmost Enough Mobile Phones for Every Man, Woman, and Child on the Planet
There are now more than 5 billion mobile phones in use around the globe, according to a study by Swedish telecom Ericsson. To put that into perspective, the world population stands at a little under...
View ArticleFacebook Denies It's Working on a Phone
Facebook was quick to deny rumors that it's working on a mobile phone. After catching wind of a TechCrunch story on late Saturday night / early Sunday morning that the social networking site is...
View ArticleHow To Track Your Vehicle on the Cheap
Lo-Jack schmojack. You don't need some spendy GPS unit and to keep tabs on that new Escalade. Uplinking your wheels to the great eye in the sky without breaking the bank is easier than you...
View Article14 Ways to Make Skype Rock
Oh, Skype. We have you to thank for transforming thousands, of not hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people into cheapskates. I say that lovingly, for I, too, dream of a day when I can forever...
View ArticleMotorola Droid Razr Review
This buzz phone looks sharp and performs on pointTHE MARKETING BLITZ swirling around the Droid Razr’s launch drive home these twin selling points: thin, yet powerful. This wafer of a smartphone...
View ArticleSamsung Gets Official with Galaxy Note II Phablet, Skips U.S. Market (For Now)
It's incredibly tough to keep a product launch under wraps with the Internet serving as the ultimate spoiler. Samsung can attest to this after seeing its Galaxy Note II plans leaked to the Web ahead of...
View ArticleAndroid Guide (Version 4.2)
What's new in Jelly Bean 4.2, best Android apps, and Android battery saving tipsWith the recent release of Android version 4.2 (codename: Jelly Bean)and a handful of new Nexus devices (See: Nexus 4,...
View Article6 Features iOS 7 Took from Android and Other Operating Systems
There's a reason iOS 7 looks so familiarLast week Apple announced its highly-anticipated iOS 7 update would come with a flurry of "new" features. From the look of things, however, we've seen a lot of...
View ArticleHow to Root Android
Learn how to root your Nexus Android, HTC One, and Samsung Galaxy S4Android offers a wide variety of advanced customization options, but that’s only scratching the surface of everything you can do with...
View ArticleGoogle's Android Device Manager Releasing Later This Month
Locate your device in a flash with app-based location serviceSick and tired of losing your phone? Need some help when you've misplaced it? Google has a solution for you: the Android Device Manager...
View ArticleAre Smartphones Really Any Different?
Breaking down the "advantages" smartphones have over PCsI recently bought a used computer from a friend. He had done a clean install of the OS before I started using it but something was still...
View ArticleColumn: I'm Going Green with My PC
Why the PC is the greenest option out thereI recently became concerned with my technology carbon footprint. Fortunately,I’ve realized that I already use the most ecologically sound computing device...
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