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Which would you rather have, an iPad or an iPod?
Which would you rather have, an iPad or an iPod?
Would You Use an App That Pays People Stuck in Traffic?
CommutePays is a free mobile app that tracks traffic data along specified routes. It works with route information that gets entered after downloading the app, and the smartphone (it is available to Android and iPhone, with a BlackBerry app on the way) is then able to identify potential delays before the user takes to the road. While driving, the user accrues CommuterCash that opens up deals, offers, and promotions that exist on their route. In other words, a user gets the app, then does ...
CommutePays is a free mobile app that tracks traffic data along specified routes. It works with route information that gets entered after downloading the app, and the smartphone (it is available to Android and iPhone, with a BlackBerry app on the way) is then able to identify potential delays before the user takes to the road. While driving, the user accrues CommuterCash that opens up deals, offers, and promotions that exist on their route. In other words, a user gets the app, then does ...
Is Web Design Getting Lazy?
Remember how web design was circa 2001? Me neither. A decade is a lifetime, at least when it comes to technology, and the days of Drupal, Joomla, MODx, and similarly complicated web designing applications are well over. WordPress, Blogger, and assorted other What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editors have replaced the need to learn code--even basic HTML--for an individual or business seeking to create and maintain a site. Adobe Muse is a web editor that actually markets itself on the ...
Remember how web design was circa 2001? Me neither. A decade is a lifetime, at least when it comes to technology, and the days of Drupal, Joomla, MODx, and similarly complicated web designing applications are well over. WordPress, Blogger, and assorted other What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editors have replaced the need to learn code--even basic HTML--for an individual or business seeking to create and maintain a site. Adobe Muse is a web editor that actually markets itself on the ...
Lockheed Martin's Servers "Tenaciously" Cyber-Attacked
After endless attacks against Sony Online Entertainment, new cyber attacks continue to renew public interest in Internet espionage and security. Lockheed Martin, one of the world's most powerful defense contractors, was slammed by a series of remote server break-ins. The company was not specific with the details of the attack, but has stated that no personal data or files on their clients have been compromised with the break-ins. Lockheed Martin Corp. purportedly took immediate ...
After endless attacks against Sony Online Entertainment, new cyber attacks continue to renew public interest in Internet espionage and security. Lockheed Martin, one of the world's most powerful defense contractors, was slammed by a series of remote server break-ins. The company was not specific with the details of the attack, but has stated that no personal data or files on their clients have been compromised with the break-ins. Lockheed Martin Corp. purportedly took immediate ...
President Obama Lets NASA’s Shuttle Program Die, Gambles with the Fate of Mankind
This past Monday, the Space Shuttle Endeavour took its final journey into space. When Atlantis blasts off in June, it will signal the end of NASA's shuttle program...and possibly the end of the human species. Why does the shuttle program matter? Because if we abandon our progress in developing manned spaceflight, we will never be able to escape Earth in case of an emergency. Can we blame President Obama for this? Of course we can. But is he the only one to blame? Yeah, pretty much. For our ...
This past Monday, the Space Shuttle Endeavour took its final journey into space. When Atlantis blasts off in June, it will signal the end of NASA's shuttle program...and possibly the end of the human species. Why does the shuttle program matter? Because if we abandon our progress in developing manned spaceflight, we will never be able to escape Earth in case of an emergency. Can we blame President Obama for this? Of course we can. But is he the only one to blame? Yeah, pretty much. For our ...
L.A. Noire: A Movie-Like Game About Movies
Rockstar Games' latest sure-to-be blockbuster, L.A. Noire, released this week on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to the customary fanfare. It steps to the forefront of two gaming debates: one that's been brewing for years and another that's fairly new. And for a change, the big discussion regarding the game isn't about violence. (Well, it probably is at Fox News, but their video game coverage has me convinced most of their staff is still playing Pitfall on the Atari 2600.) ...
Rockstar Games' latest sure-to-be blockbuster, L.A. Noire, released this week on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to the customary fanfare. It steps to the forefront of two gaming debates: one that's been brewing for years and another that's fairly new. And for a change, the big discussion regarding the game isn't about violence. (Well, it probably is at Fox News, but their video game coverage has me convinced most of their staff is still playing Pitfall on the Atari 2600.) ...
Steve Jobs Is Like a God to You
As any Android phone owner who has ever been sneered at by an iPhone owner can attest, Apple fans have a very real, often irritating devotion to the brand. It should come as no surprise, then, that neuroscientists have found that Apple inspires a religious reaction in the brains of its devotees. The study was part of a BBC program called Secret of the Superbrands, which attempted to answer the question of why the world's most successful brands are as dominant as they are. The ...
As any Android phone owner who has ever been sneered at by an iPhone owner can attest, Apple fans have a very real, often irritating devotion to the brand. It should come as no surprise, then, that neuroscientists have found that Apple inspires a religious reaction in the brains of its devotees. The study was part of a BBC program called Secret of the Superbrands, which attempted to answer the question of why the world's most successful brands are as dominant as they are. The ...
8 Features We Want From Microsoft Windows 8
The number of users of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system has just surpassed the number of people on its aging Windows XP system. This is monumental news for just about no one, but it does raise one important question: When will Microsoft release Windows 8--a product that is sure to alleviate all the problems that users have with their current version of Windows? (Whatever that version may be... Windows 3.0 excluded.) Indeed, rumors have begun to swirl about what Microsoft's ...
The number of users of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system has just surpassed the number of people on its aging Windows XP system. This is monumental news for just about no one, but it does raise one important question: When will Microsoft release Windows 8--a product that is sure to alleviate all the problems that users have with their current version of Windows? (Whatever that version may be... Windows 3.0 excluded.) Indeed, rumors have begun to swirl about what Microsoft's ...
11 Reasons MLB '11 The Show is Better Than Real Baseball
On March 8th, publisher SCEA released the latest version of its wildly-popular baseball game, MLB '11 The Show. Boasting new analog controls for pitching, fielding, and hitting, The Show borrowed the best part of 2K Sports' Major League Baseball series to become, arguably, the offseason answer to every baseball junkie's fix. But is The Show TOO good? Is the MLB season going to be exciting enough to tear you away from those 25 virtual players counting on you to get them through ...
On March 8th, publisher SCEA released the latest version of its wildly-popular baseball game, MLB '11 The Show. Boasting new analog controls for pitching, fielding, and hitting, The Show borrowed the best part of 2K Sports' Major League Baseball series to become, arguably, the offseason answer to every baseball junkie's fix. But is The Show TOO good? Is the MLB season going to be exciting enough to tear you away from those 25 virtual players counting on you to get them through ...
Could Old-School Video Games Be Making a Comeback?
Video games, video games, and more video games seems to be the trend now. But are old-school games becoming just as popular as the million dollar "next-gen" games? It seems like this could be the case, especially lately with games such as Minecraft. Minecraft offers users a simple gaming experience with no specific objective, and the entire world is created from blocks. Playing the game definitely makes you feel as if you are playing on one of the first gaming consoles back in the 90s...
Video games, video games, and more video games seems to be the trend now. But are old-school games becoming just as popular as the million dollar "next-gen" games? It seems like this could be the case, especially lately with games such as Minecraft. Minecraft offers users a simple gaming experience with no specific objective, and the entire world is created from blocks. Playing the game definitely makes you feel as if you are playing on one of the first gaming consoles back in the 90s...
Are You Really Secure When Using the iPhone?
As smartphones become smarter and smarter, we have to wonder how much information we should be keeping on our phones and what types of transactions we use them for. This has been especially true for the iPhone. Over the years, enough security breaches have occurred to cause users to worry about the information stored on their phones. But, Apple itself is now causing an uproar with the data it is able to track about their users. This week, a group of security researchers revealed that the ...
As smartphones become smarter and smarter, we have to wonder how much information we should be keeping on our phones and what types of transactions we use them for. This has been especially true for the iPhone. Over the years, enough security breaches have occurred to cause users to worry about the information stored on their phones. But, Apple itself is now causing an uproar with the data it is able to track about their users. This week, a group of security researchers revealed that the ...
NeuroSky: They're Gonna Change the Way You Play Games...Maybe
I want my Jedi mind tricks. I want them now, and I don't want to have to press some combo of A, X, Y, and B to do it. The key here is mind. I wanna throw an NPC into a wall just by thinking about it. Blow up a droid without using my hands. But let's not stop there--imagine franchises whose protagonists use telekinesis or some kind of telekinetic powers. Why isn't there a peripheral out there that can read our brainwaves, pick up on the intensity of our thoughts, and produce the ...
I want my Jedi mind tricks. I want them now, and I don't want to have to press some combo of A, X, Y, and B to do it. The key here is mind. I wanna throw an NPC into a wall just by thinking about it. Blow up a droid without using my hands. But let's not stop there--imagine franchises whose protagonists use telekinesis or some kind of telekinetic powers. Why isn't there a peripheral out there that can read our brainwaves, pick up on the intensity of our thoughts, and produce the ...
Could a Cat Fight Be Brewing Between Apple and Samsung?
Apple and Samsung are two of the largest names in the technology industry, especially in the market of Tablet PC's. They have done business together for years now, which makes the fact that Apple now has a lawsuit against Samsung very surprising. Apple is claiming that Samsung stole their ideas and design of the iPhone and the iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S 4G are the two main devices which Apple is saying took the design of the iPad and iPhone. Image via Bloomberg ...
Apple and Samsung are two of the largest names in the technology industry, especially in the market of Tablet PC's. They have done business together for years now, which makes the fact that Apple now has a lawsuit against Samsung very surprising. Apple is claiming that Samsung stole their ideas and design of the iPhone and the iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S 4G are the two main devices which Apple is saying took the design of the iPad and iPhone. Image via Bloomberg ...
11 Essential iPhone Apps
The iPhone made a huge splash on the smartphone front a few short years ago and its climb to superstardom has been successfully aggressive. With such a large fan base and a devoted following, the App Store attached to the iconic smartphone attracted a whole lot of attention from the developer's circle, thus filling up the App Store with a plethora of options. As a user, however, I didn't enjoy trudging through a crowd of 350,000 in order to find the shining stars of the group. That'...
The iPhone made a huge splash on the smartphone front a few short years ago and its climb to superstardom has been successfully aggressive. With such a large fan base and a devoted following, the App Store attached to the iconic smartphone attracted a whole lot of attention from the developer's circle, thus filling up the App Store with a plethora of options. As a user, however, I didn't enjoy trudging through a crowd of 350,000 in order to find the shining stars of the group. That'...
5 Easy Ways to Optimize Your Mac
It's about time us Macophiles suck it up and admit the hard truth: Mac OS X is not perfect. There are steps every Mac user can take to optimize speed and improve system performance. Here are five ways you can bring your Mac just a little bit closer to perfection. *Note: It is always advisable to backup your hard drive before performing system maintenance. I can assure you, however, that I have employed all five of the following items without encountering a single issue. 1. Delete ...
It's about time us Macophiles suck it up and admit the hard truth: Mac OS X is not perfect. There are steps every Mac user can take to optimize speed and improve system performance. Here are five ways you can bring your Mac just a little bit closer to perfection. *Note: It is always advisable to backup your hard drive before performing system maintenance. I can assure you, however, that I have employed all five of the following items without encountering a single issue. 1. Delete ...
8 Ideas for Targeted Ads on the New Amazon Kindle
Amazon has recently started taking orders for a new, cheaper version of their Kindle e-reader which is subsidized by advertisements that appear on the device's home screen when it is not in use. In exchange for being subjected to these advertisements, Kindle purchasers get a $25 discount on the device. This raises the possibility that Amazon will use customers' reading history to determine which ads to show them. Here are some ideas to start them off. 1. For Readers of Twilight by ...
Amazon has recently started taking orders for a new, cheaper version of their Kindle e-reader which is subsidized by advertisements that appear on the device's home screen when it is not in use. In exchange for being subjected to these advertisements, Kindle purchasers get a $25 discount on the device. This raises the possibility that Amazon will use customers' reading history to determine which ads to show them. Here are some ideas to start them off. 1. For Readers of Twilight by ...
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