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The latest trend in phones and tablets: No more “Home” button

The latest trend in phones and tablets: No more “Home” button

by ben patterson | Jun 21, 2011 | news, phones, tablets

It wasn’t all that long ago that Apple shocked the wireless world with the first, practically buttonless iPhone—well, save for the prominent “Home” key just below the touchscreen. Now, some of the biggest players in mobile gadgets are looking to take...
How to wirelessly transfer photos from a camera to your PC, iPhone (hint: use Eye-Fi)

How to wirelessly transfer photos from a camera to your PC, iPhone (hint: use Eye-Fi)

by ben patterson | Jun 20, 2011 | accessories, digital cameras, how-tos

[pullquote]You’ll never have to juggle memory cards again if you’ve got the Wi-Fi-enabled Eye-Fi card installed in your digital camera.[/pullquote] The idea behind the Eye-Fi memory card is simple. Equipped with its own little Wi-Fi antenna, the Eye-Fi...
Official Facebook app headed for the iPad, NYT reports

Official Facebook app headed for the iPad, NYT reports

by ben patterson | Jun 17, 2011 | rumorville, social networks, tablets

Want to check your Facebook account on the iPad? Well, there are plenty of solid, third-party Facebook apps available (we’ve got Friendly for Facebook, MyPad, Facely HD, and VideoTime for Facebook, for starters), or you could visit the main Facebook website on...
Bad news for BlackBerry-maker RIM as layoffs loom

Bad news for BlackBerry-maker RIM as layoffs loom

by ben patterson | Jun 16, 2011 | news, phones, tablets

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t all that long ago that Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the legendary BlackBerry, ruled the roost when it came to smartphones. But now RIM is hanging on for dear life, having suffered a one-two punch...
Rumor control: Is the iPad 3 coming this year?

Rumor control: Is the iPad 3 coming this year?

by ben patterson | Jun 15, 2011 | rumorville, tablets

Now, hold on just a minute … didn’t we just get the iPad 2 just a few months ago? Well, yes, but that hasn’t stopped rumormongers from whispering that the iPad 3—complete with a sharper “retina” display—could arrive as early as this fall....
HP’s iPad competitor, the TouchPad, slated to hit stores July 1

HP’s iPad competitor, the TouchPad, slated to hit stores July 1

by ben patterson | Jun 9, 2011 | news, tablets

Remember Palm? The legendary mobile company built one of the original, pre-iPhone smartphones, the Treo, and made some serious waves a couple years back with its gorgeous but slow-selling Palm Pre. Well, Palm is no more—it got gobbled up by Hewlett-Packard last...
Nope, no iPhone 5 yet, but new iPhone features on the way

Nope, no iPhone 5 yet, but new iPhone features on the way

by ben patterson | Jun 6, 2011 | news, phones

Sorry, folks: Apple didn’t have any new iPhones to show off at its big software event Monday. That said, the software that powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is due for a major overhaul, including a new feature that makes it easier to use an iPhone without...
Apple’s new “iCloud” service: Your questions answered

Apple’s new “iCloud” service: Your questions answered

by ben patterson | Jun 6, 2011 | how-tos, news

We’ve been hearing chatter for weeks about Apple’s plans for the “cloud,” and now we finally have the official details. So, what is “iCloud,” exactly—what will it do, when will it arrive, and more importantly, how much will it cost?...
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