Samsung teases Galaxy Note II, ‘a small and light thing’ (video)

We’re just over two weeks away from Samsung unpacking its latest phone, with the company already pointing to a Galaxy Note successor. Well, here’s something to whet the appetites of anyone into big phones — Samsung’s new video teaser for its IFA show. Director Wim Wenders is involved in the trailer,

Curiosity Rover’s Laser Zaps First Martian Rock

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Disney Adds A Bit Of Nonsensical Anti-Open Source FUD To Kid’s Sitcom

Walt Disney Corporation added a bit of nonsensical anti-open source FUD to a kid’s sitcom that it aired this past weekend. But the dialogue is so ridiculous that you have to wonder if they have any clue about what they are doing.

In an episode aired Friday on the Disney Channel, the show Shake It Up

Cowon’s X9 PMP now shipping, features up to 110 hours of music playback

The latest addition to Cowon’s line of portable media players is reaching consumers’ hands in the good, old US of A as shipping is now underway for the X9. The PMP — which comes in either black or white — measures 72.5mm wide, 114.9mm tall and weighs in at 159 grams. It also features a 4.3-inch touchscreen,

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Best Buy names Hubert Joly as new CEO, will take on leadership in September

It’s been a rough year for Best Buy — it’s shuttered dozens of stores, seen its founder step down and even lost its CEO, Brian Dunn. Still, the big box retailer hasn’t given up hope, and today chose a new chief executive, one Hubert Joly. Until Sunday afternoon, Joly was responsible for Carlson, a hospitality

Uber Screwed Me (But At Least It Bought Me Breakfast!)

I’ve been a wonderful state of bliss for the past week boating in North Carolina (did ya miss me? I missed you). But I came back today and I’m still pretty pissed at Uber for charging me $97 for a $65 ride to the airport last Friday. More importantly, the charge worries me about the company’s future.

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App Developers: Stop Abusing Push!

Mobile app developers are abusing push notifications and it has to stop. Although it’s widely understood that it’s not an effective strategy to continually ping users with non-critical updates, app developers can’t seem to help themselves to the free marketing channel that is the opt-in push. Continual

Un programa para sacar el máximo provecho a tus conexiones de Internet

Connectify Dispatch permite a un ordenador encontrar la mejor combinación de conexiones a Internet para una tarea determinada.

¿Una nueva versión de Twitter, o una revolución del discurso en línea?

Branch, una ‘start-up’ creada por dos cofundadores de Twitter, es una mezcla entre un mensaje privado, un largo hilo de correos electrónicos y una corriente pública de tuits.