Facebook Experiments with ‘Want’ and ‘Collect’ Buttons
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Do you like Facebook’s “Like” buttons? People use them for all sorts of reasons — there’s even an experiment in which you can click on it to send hugs — but Facebook, in the meantime, is experiment…
October Tech Bonanza: iPad Mini, Windows 8 and More Coming
Microsoft(NEW YORK) — While President Obama and Mitt Romney may be racing against each other on the campaign trail and fighting it out behind podiums this month, the tech giants are up to something very similar.This month, the major technology compani…
First Apple Computer, Apple 1, Could Sell for $130,000
Tom Munnecke/Getty Images(LONDON) — Apple manufactures some of the world’s most coveted computers and gadgets, and now, you can own one of the originals for a hefty chunk of change. On Tuesday, Christie’s auction house in London is selling an Apple 1 …
Report: Apple Orders Ten Million ‘iPad Minis’
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – Apple has ordered ten million units of a smaller-version iPad, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. That’s nearly twice the amount of Kindle Fire units tablet competitor Amazon ordered…
MySpace CEO: ‘There is No Point to Compete with Facebook and Twitter’
MySpace(NEW YORK) — Justin Timberlake unveiled the new MySpace last week with a tweet containing a link to a video preview of the new site. In addition to a very catchy song, the video revealed a beautiful website with a clean, Pinterest-esque design….
T-Mobile/MetroPCS Merger: What It Means for Consumers
T-Mobile(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, struck an agreement with MetroPCS, which provides no-contract cellphones and low-rate, prepaid plans with unlimited talk, text and Web options for a mere $40 a mo…
Three Ways Apple Has Changed Since Steve Jobs’ Death
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A year after founder Steve Jobs’ death, Apple is continuing on the trajectory that the late founder had in place for years, with its highly-coveted consumer products that are getting into more h…
Lenovo to Start Making Computers and Tablets in the US
Lenovo(MORRISVILLE, N.C.) — While many PC companies have their headquarters in the U.S. — HP, Apple and Dell, for example — they build the computers overseas, primarily in China. Lenovo is going the other way, creating a PC production line in the U….
Designer Unveils $35K iPhone 5
Apple(NEW YORK) — Millions of people have already proven money is no object when it comes to picking up the latest iPhone, but a British designer might have given the most hardened Mac addict pause: a $35,000-plus version of the cellphone.Stuart Hughe…
Samsung Files Patent-Infringement Complaints Against Apple
Apple(NEW YORK) – The patent war between Samsung and Apple continues to escalate, as the South Korean technology manufacturer is accusing Apple of copyright infringement.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung added a complaint to an already standing l…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes for New Maps Glitches
Apple(NEW YORK) — It has been no secret: Apple’s new maps app featured on the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, launched last week with a lot of glitches, including misplaced points of interest and jumbled renderings of important locations. On Friday, Apple address…
Online Holiday Sales Boom for Retailers
Ryan McVay/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The retail industry is putting the finishing touches on its plans for the holiday shopping season. A big consumer trend is almost certain to continue this fall with online sales taking a bigger share of retail dollars…
Testing Timer Digital Watch Helps Students on SAT and ACT
Testing Timers(NEW YORK) — Three years ago Jordan Liss was sweating it out, racing against the clock as he took the ACT to get into college. “I found myself more stressed and scoring worse in the real test in relation to the practice test. I knew i…
Facebook Gifts: Give Your Friend a Real Teddy Bear or Cupcake
Facebook(MENLO PARK, Calif.) — Forget virtual goods, Facebook wants you to start buying real goods or gifts on its social network. On Thursday the company launched Facebook Gifts, a service that lets you send real gifts to your Facebook friends. Simil…
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft to Bring Enhanced Reading Experiences to Windows 8
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday, Barnes & Noble announced two new, affordable tablets — the Nook HD and HD+. The tablets are based on Google’s Android operating system, but the company is also planning to be front…
LovePalz App: A Sex Toy with Wi-Fi
WINZZ, Inc.(NEW YORK) — When Oni Chen went off to the London College of Communication where he did his dissertation on apps, he said he missed his girlfriend terribly — especially their sex life. So Chen, a 27-year-old marketing major from Taiwan, ca…
iPhone 5 Glitches, Secrets, and Scratches Found Since Launch
Apple(NEW YORK) — Millions of people pulled their brand new iPhone 5s from its clean packaging this weekend, and while a new larger, lighter and faster phone greeted them, some also discovered some unadvertised features.Within hours after it went on s…
Foxconn Closes Factory After Massive Brawl
Karson Yiu/ABC News(BEIJING) — Foxconn Technology Group, owned by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., suspended production at one of its largest factories in northern China on Monday following a violent incident involving 2,000 workers.Foxconn, a major su…
NFL Network, Time Warner Reach Agreement
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Football fans in many parts of the country have reason to rejoice. The NFL Network has come to terms on multi-year agreements with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, the country’s second and six…
Lines Form as iPhone 5 Goes on Sale
Joanna Stern/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Some decided to stay at home and patiently wait for the UPS and FedEx truck to pull up. Others stood in line for hours. For what? The iPhone 5, of course. In typical Apple product launch fashion, fans eager to get the…