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Ordinarily, the release of a single ultraportable Mac should not be reason for Redmond to quake in its boots, but yesterday’s announcements by Apple should give the Windows team plenty of reason to fear. It’s not that the product itself will put that much of a further dent in Microsoft’s still-massive share of the PC […]
(CNN) — Forget about using your smartphone in the car. Your next car might be one. A growing number of auto and electronic companies are creating systems that put touchscreens, and the ability to talk and text, right into the dashboard. In the near future, a significant percentage of new cars on the road are […]
(CNN) — When it comes to 3-D gaming, Phil Spencer isn’t seeing eye to eye with his competitors. The entertainment industry has been placing big bets on 3-D — it helped the latest “Jackass” sequel earn $50 million at the box office this weekend — and that whirlwind will soon make its way to video […]
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web’s biggest social hub. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, unveiled the latest changes today at a press conference that marked his first public appearance since […]
The United States Supreme Court ruled that public employers like police departments have the right to search text messages on company-issued devices as long as there’s a legitimate work purpose for doing so. The issue came to the Supreme Court after a California police officer sued because he thought his Fourth Amendment rights were violated […]
If there’s one fundamental truth about video games, it’s that smash hits tend to leave a lasting impression. Since players often share their company for weeks, months and sometimes years on end, these titles’ faces become as familiar and welcome as those of any friend. It’s no surprise, then, that from “Castlevania” to “Mortal Kombat,” […]
If you needed any more proof that Twitter has transformed how we absorb information and communicate, look no further than Kanye West. Read more:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A hot new smartphone can be Incredible, Vibrant, Epic or just “eh,” but no matter how it stacks up, it’s a safe bet that it will start selling at $199. Read more:
(CNNMoney.com) — Google is adding a new feature in Gmail that will automatically spotlight important e-mails and separate out the ones you can wait to read later. Read more:
The PS3 is the only games console that has not been hacked, despite being on the market for more than three years. Now a group called PSJailbreak says it will release a USB dongle containing software that allows users to save games to the console’s hard drive. Sony, the maker of the PS3, declined to […]
Apple has updated the Apple Store and its iPhone-related FAQ’s web page to reflect a change in the availability of the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4 can no longer be purchased from Apple without an AT&T contract in the U.S. Previously, the iPhone was available from Apple for $599/$699 (16GB and 32GB, respectively) for those […]
Picking up an Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL – News) iPad or clamoring for Amazon’s(NasdaqGS: AMZN – News) Kindle? You may as well get a DVD player, too, as their combined usefulness is on the clock. More from TheStreet.com: • The Era of the Apple iPod May Have Passed • 10 Hot […]