Facebook Vote Ends, Along with Your Right to Vote on Facebook
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(PALO ALTO, Calif.) — What if they threatened to shut down your right to vote and nobody cared? ‘Tis the story of Facebook’s recent site vote, which closed Monday at 12:00 p.m. PT.Last week Facebook op…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Intense Interest’ in Improving TV
Apple(NEW YORK) — Steve Jobs said it many times: Apple TV, the company’s small TV add-on, was a hobby. Tim Cook, Apple’s current CEO, has used the same term over the last couple of months. But despite that, Apple TV has long been rum…
Patent War Resumes: Apple and Samsung Head Back to Court
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — The long $1 billion patent fight between Apple and Samsung resumes on Thursday. The two companies will square off again in a federal courtroom in San Jose, Calif.Samsung wants to overt…
Foreign Authorities Aid in Breaking Up International Cyber Fraud Ring
CamEl Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Law enforcement officials abroad came together Wednesday to take down an international fraud ring that targeted American Internet shoppers. The scheme involved eBay, Cars.com and other similar marketplace …
Amazon Looks to Make Kindle Fire HD Top Kids’ Tablet
Amazon(NEW YORK) — Many have heard about the ongoing tablet war — the one where Google, Microsoft and every other major tech company are going after Apple’s long-ruling iPad. But there’s another battle being fought for the best kids’ tablet.Acc…
Get Out and Vote for Your Right to Vote on Facebook
Facebook(PALO ALTO, Calif.) — It’s time to head to the polls — the Facebook polls, that is. It could be the last (even if it’s the first) time you ever do.Facebook has opened its online polls, allowing its more than a billion users to vote on a sever…
Over 50 and Looking for Love? New Dating Site for the Older Crowd
Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Mention AARP, and most people think of Social Security, Medicare, senior discounts but not love.Now the group is now getting into the dating business, launching an online dating channel, and an online dating site for …
Some New Apple iMacs Say ‘Assembled in USA’
A 2012 iMac bought by iFixit.com reads “Assembled in USA” rather than “Assembled in China.” (iFixit)(NEW YORK) — The new iMacs’ 5mm edges and vivid displays are the first things you will notice about Apple’s brand-new all-in-one desktops, which went o…
Texting Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the world’s first text message.
Exactly 20 years ago, on Dec. 3, 1992, 22-year-old British engineer Neil Papworth sent the first-ever SMS — Short Messaging Service — from…
Apple Fires Manager over Troubled Maps App
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Apple has been firing top executives, and now another manager is out at Apple.Richard Williamson, who was tasked with overseeing Apple’s mobile mapping service, was fired shortly before Thanksgiving,…
Apple’s Super-Skinny iMac Coming Nov. 30
Apple, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Sure, all the kids are asking for iPads. But the adults? They might just be eyeing Apple’s super-thin new 21.5-inch iMac for the holidays. Apple announced Tuesday that the all-in-one desktop computer will hit stores on Fr…
Nintendo of Canada Releasing Wii Mini at $99
Nintendo(NEW YORK) — Nintendo of Canada is taking a page out of Sony’s book this week by re-releasing the original Wii with a major make-over, evoking the popular PS2 Slim.
Wii’s old technology has a new look, a black matte surface and an …
Department Store Mannequins Are Watching You. No, Really.
Almax(NEW YORK) — A well-dressed, picture-perfect mannequin stands still in a middle of a department store. She looks like any other life-size figure you’ve seen in stores for so long, except she can see and hear.No, she isn’t Kim Catrall and, no, we’…
Cyber Monday Deals Lure More Shoppers on Mobile Devices
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Early estimates of Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, showed sales may reach $2 billion, and a growing portion of that may come from the pockets of a record number of mobile shoppers.As of 2 p…
Survey: 85% of American Adults Own a Cellphone
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Cellphone use continues to grow and shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center Internet and American Life project.The project, which has been tracking cellphone use since…
Forget the Kiddie Tablets, Kids Want iPads for Christmas
Tooga/The Image Bank(NEW YORK) — They don’t want a Leapfrog LeapPad 2, Nabi 7 or any other of the new tablets for kids. Nope, the kids want iPads.According to a Nielsen survey, kids are asking for Apple devices more than any other tech item this…
Apple Black Friday Sale Announced
Apple(NEW YORK) — It’s not often that one can buy Apple products at a discount. But shoppers will have their chance this Friday, when the tech giant will offer Black Friday discounts on its popular gadgets, according to the Apple website.Starting Frid…
At Movies, CineMode App Makes It Pay to Be Polite and Stop Texting
Ryan McVay/Photodisc(NEW YORK) — “Shh!”“Put your phone away. ”“Excuse me, can you please turn off your phone?”We’ve all done it once, twice, a hundred times before. You’re sitting in a dark movie theater…
Twitter Adds Email Sharing; Facebook Adds Share Button to Apps
Twitter(NEW YORK) — It’s all about sharing — at least if you’re a heavy Twitter or Facebook user it is. On Thursday, the two social media companies rolled out some new features that will make sharing your favorite posts with others a bit …
Skype Fixes Major Password Security Hole
Joanna Stern/ABC News(NEW YORK) — It’s not a good week for password security. Only a few days after Twitter reset a number of passwords because of a security breach, Skype also has had a password security problem.Early Wednesday morning it was found t…