If you were a fan of Reading Rainbow as a child, and miss having the opportunity to share it with your kids or with a new generation of young readers, you’re not alone. When Reading Rainbow officially stopped airing, LeVar…
Video :: Japan’s Earthquake Prediction System
According to friends I know in Japan, this handy little app also has a mobile phone counterpart that goes off if there’s been seismic activity detected. It’s pretty remarkable when you think about the absolute dearth of similar early warning…
PC Mag :: The Five Most Influential Tech Products of All Time
PC Mag took your votes in multiple categories to come up with a definitive list of the most influential products of all time. From mobile devices to gaming to desktops to operating systems, they laid out the candidates and the…
Picking Apart the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
Over at PC Mag, some big questions that have been on everyone’s mind since AT&T announced last Sunday that they were buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for something on the order of $39 billion get answered by the one and…
Tiny Wings is Adorable Fun
Tiny Wings is probably the most adorable mobile game that I’ve ever seen in my life. Seriously, Angry Birds is cute, but Tiny Wings walks the line between emotional and adorable in a way that few games manage to do…
Spinning Gears :: Is Android More Profitable than iOS for Developers?
(this brand new image for Spinning Gears columns is courtesy of Narilka, who graciously gave permission to use it!) So the blogs have been buzzing recently thanks to a report that for SpaceTime Studios, the developers of the popular mobile…
PC Mag :: Google Unveils Android Market Web Store
Google had a huge announcement today: partially unveiling Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” which we all knew was coming and were waiting for details on, and partially to show off a new, revamped Android App Market (finally with a Web-based store that…
Spinning Gears :: Why I’m Not Getting a Verizon iPhone, but That’s Just Me
(this brand new image for Spinning Gears columns is courtesy of Narilka, who graciously gave permission to use it!) Well, the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Verizon Wireless finally has the iPhone 4. But I’m not…
CES News :: PC Mag Goes Hands-On with the LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black
The LG Optimus 2X – the world’s first dual-core smartphone, and the LG Optimus Black – a stunning new, bright, and incredibly thin phone – were both on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, and…