Imagine a huge, virtual pinboard, covered with photos of the hottest fashions, mouth-watering meals, stylish home wares, gotta-read books, and shiny gadgets, all “pinned” on the web by thousands of everyday users. That’s the idea behind Pinterest, a...
The first reviews of the iPad 3—ahem, the new iPad—are in. The overall verdict? Get ready for a “spectacular,” “dramatically better” display, plus “zippy” 4G data speeds. But here’s the burning question: do you really need the...
You know the web is rife with viruses, Trojans, and other nasty bits of malware, but for whatever reason, you’ve yet to install virus protection on your PC. (Hey, I’ve been there.) Well, here’s the thing: sticking our heads in the sand and hoping for...
Thanks to the new version of Apple’s mobile iOS software, you can at last delete individual photos from Photo Stream. First, a little background. Photo Stream, a key feature of Apple’s (relatively) new iCloud service, automatically syncs your latest...
It used to be tricky to find the iPhone’s lock-screen camera button—unless you knew the trick, that is. But thanks to a new iPhone software update, the iPhone camera shortcut just became much harder to miss. Once you install the just-released iOS 5.1 software...
Get ready for a brand-new iPad—one with an eye-popping display, faster performance, and support for speedy wireless data. But if you were hoping for a thinner iPad, well … bad news. Also: don’t call it the “iPad 3.” Read on for 8 things you need to...
For months, iCloud users have been able to re-download their purchased apps, music, and videos—in other words, everything but movies—from iTunes. With the launch of the newly 1080p-capable Apple TV, though, movies are finally getting the iCloud treatment they deserve....
So much for the Android Market. In its place: “Google Play,” Google’s new digital hub for Android apps, games, and media. In a blog post Tuesday, Google said it was consolidating the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore sites into...
Beth writes: I signed up for Facebook with my married name a few years ago, but my old friends from my single days (esp. high school and college) are having a hard time finding me. Is there any way to add my maiden name to my Facebook account without changing my...
Angela writes: Once in awhile I’ll come across a picture on the Internet that I’d like to copy and paste into my iPhone’s photo album. I know how to copy & paste text, but what about photos (or can you)? Hi Angela! Good question—and yes, you can...
