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Apple CEO: “Stay Tuned” on Facebook in iOS, Windows 8 Has Too Much Baggage

Lest there be any doubt that Tim Cook is fully in the driver seat as Apple, he demonstrated a cool confidence, sense of humor and vast knowledge of the inner workings of the company he took over from Steve Jobs here at the D10 conference. During a wide-ranging interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, [...]

8 Ways to Make Siri Smarter

At first I was skeptical about Siri, Apple’s voice-powered assistant for the iPhone 4S. Despite having a sense of humor (“Two iPhones walk into a bar”) she was only moderately useful. But then she got to know my voice and the accuracy improved—and I started to see the light. Before I knew it, I was [...]

Apple Could Announce New MacBooks, TV, iPhone at WWDC

June is rapidly approaching, bringing us closer to Apple’s highly anticipated Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) and the kick-off Keynote speech on June 11th. As always, Apple is maintaining complete silence prior to the conference regarding new products, updates and features. but there are plenty of rumors that point to an exciting show. Here’s a roundup [...]

RIM’s Soaring Inventory Could Lead To Further Accounting Writedowns

Sometimes, cups that runneth over can be a bad thing. Research In Motion’s plummeting market share has caused its inventory to skyrocket by over two-thirds in the past year, Bloomberg reports, and all those BlackBerrys and PlayBooks gathering dust on stockroom shelves could force RIM to take its third major financial writedown in less than [...]

Rumor: Facebook To Buy Face.com For $100 Million

Facebook has been on a big buying spree over the past few months — you have to do something with all those billions, after all — and TechCrunch says the trend is set to continue with the social media giant reportedly acquiring Face.com, a leading facial recognition software platform. In fact, multiple TechCrunch sources call [...]

20 Twitter Tips for Beginners and Pros

Whether you are looking to get into Twitter or you are already an advanced user, we have tips that will show you some new tools that works with Twitter, tips that will help you use Twitter in a different way, and tips that will help you customize Twitter to fit your social media lifestyle. [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 Limited Edition to Feature Bat Signal

As millions pour into movie theaters this July to see Batman kick crime’s butt in The Dark Knight Rises, Nokia will give the world a chance to make calls using the Bat Signal. Its limited edition Batman-themed Lumia 900 features a sleek, minimalist design of black and silver, with the only indication that the smartphone [...]

7 Ways to Manage Twitter Like a Pro

Using Twitter to build a personal brand or are your tweets getting unmanageable? Here are some tips that will help you manage your Twitter account like a pro. GPS Yourself End your tweets with your current location by going into Settings and checking the box next to “Add a location to my Tweets” on [...]

Google and Samsung Debut New Chromebook Laptop, Chromebox Desktop

With their limited functionality and dependence on a reliable web connection, Chromebooks have been a hard sell to even the geekiest of early adopters. But Google and Samsung have decided to give the Chromebook concept a second try with two new devices: the Chromebook Series 5 550 notebook and Chromebox Series 3 desktop. Google says [...]

Report: Microsoft to Offer $15 Windows 8 Upgrade From June 2 to January 31

If you were worried that upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 was going to cost you an arm and a leg, we’ve got some good news for you. Microsoft will offer new Windows 7 users a $14.99 upgrade to Windows 8 Pro starting June 2. According to The Verge, the offer will run through [...]