Apple Adds ‘Mastered for iTunes’ Section With Better Sound
Audiophiles take note: Apple has quietly added a new section to iTunes called “Mastered for iTunes” that promises music the way R…
FCC thinks ISPs should do a better job preventing fraud, theft
Internet fraud and theft are major problems, there seems to be little doubt about that — according to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, some 8.4 million credit card numbers are stolen every year. The question, then, is who should be addressing the issue. Genachowski this week called for "smart, practical,
Mayor Ed Lee Talks New Gov Tech Projects In San Francisco [Video]
Following San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s presentation of the city’s new government tech innovation plans last night at the TechFellow Awards, I caught up with him briefly to get a few more details on the plans. I asked questions like what his true feelings were towards the awful local taxi companies (negative)
Facebook Murder-For-Hire Plot Lands Two People in Prison
A murder-for-hire plot that started with a Facebook message resulted in a prison sentence for Ohio residents Christine Metter and her 77-year…
Asus Transformer tablet to get Ice Cream Sandwich in US tomorrow
Apparently Asus really knows the definition of “soon.” The company announced earlier today that it had begun issuing upgrades of the Android-powered Transformer TF101 tablet in Taiwan, bringing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the device. This sparked a flurry of interest, but most US consumers
Sony may unveil Windows Phone device at MWC
There’s no shortage of things to be on the lookout for at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but one thing most people haven’t been talking about is that an important company might be taking a walk on the Windows Phone side even though it has been a staunch Android supporter
Best Buy faces criminal investigation for pornography on display TV
Best Buy has apologized for the fact that pornography managed to show up on a 55-inch TV in its store two days in a row. The retailer said it did not know who was responsible for the salacious content, but said it was due to someone hacking into the store’s Wi-Fi network. One shopper was
Robot navigates, reassembles truss structures
Sick and tired of your boring old truss? This handy little robot may well be just the solution you’re looking for. It can navigate a truss structure using its 3D-printed bi-directional gear innards, unscrew a beam with its rotational mechanism and reattach it, transforming the structure into a new shape.
Photojojo iPhone Rangefinder revealed and detailed
Everybody knows that Photojojo makes the strangest, most interesting, and indeed some of the highest quality oddities a camera enthusiast can buy – and today they’ve upped the ante for hipsters working with the iPhone. Grab you iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, slide on the first piece of the cast,
Nintendo reportedly striking Wii U video distribution deals
Nintendo has apparently been in discussions with some of the top players in the world of content creation and distribution to make the Wii U much more than just a game console. In fact, it seems Nintendo may have ambitions as strong as Microsoft, as the Wii U may be able to run live streaming