Starting today, you can check out digital Kindle books from your local library branch (well, one that’s hip to digital downloads, anyway) and read them on your Kindle device, your desktop, or any smartphone or tablet that supports Amazon’s free Kindle app....
Wish there was a remote control for your home entertainment center that was as easy to use as an iPhone or an iPad? You’re not the only one. Indeed, there are already several products on sale that will turn your iPhone into a TV remote, although most of them...
Just dock your iPhone, iPad, or iPad Touch into Epson’s new video projector, and presto—you’re at the movies. The new Epson MegaPlex was on prominent display at a Manhattan trade show Wednesday night, and yes, it’s impressive. Docked to an iPad, the...
Yep, it may look like your ordinary backpack or messenger bag, but the amped-up Powerbag will give your laptop, cell phone, or other portable gizmos an in-transit boost—literally. Slated to go on sale next month, the Powerbag (available in standard backpack,...
Circling a new Android phone—or the iPhone, for that matter—but worried that a newer model or a price drop is on the horizon? Enter Decide.com, an online shopping site that now offers pricing predictions for dozens of the latest smartphones. The...
Some of the best new Facebook privacy controls—including the ability to pick and choose who you share your posts and photos with—just landed on Facebook’s iPhone app. Available now on the App Store, version 3.5 of Facebook for iPhone also adds several other new...
Jason writes: Is it OK to just put my smartphone in “airplane” mode on a plane when it’s taking off and landing, or do I have to turn it all the way off like the flight attendants say? Hi Jason! Anyone who flies the friendly skies on a regular basis...
Jo Ann writes: On the AT&T GoPhone $50/month unlimited plan, is mobile Gmail included? Thanks! Hi Jo Ann! So, AT&T’s new $50 unlimited pre-paid GoPhone plan includes unlimited calling, texting, and web access. And since web access is all you need to...
And I thought phones with four-inch screens were big. Check out the Samsung Galaxy Note, a new, Android-powered superphone with an eye-popping 5.3-inch display, nearly two inches larger than the iPhone’s puny 3.5-inch screen. Unveiled Thursday at the IFA...
Worried that consumers like us will be the losers if AT&T manages to gobble up T-Mobile? Well, it looks like the U.S. government couldn’t agree more. Bloomberg reports that the Justice Department is moving to block the proposed merger, arguing that the...
