Technology

18 July 2010 at 13 : 29 PM

10 Reasons Why Fanboys (and Girls) Jizz Over Apple Products

Posted by colebenjamin in Featured , Technology 1

It doesn’t really matter that Apple’s latest happy fun toy innovation has a critical design flaw—not to iPhone 4 owners. That’s because Apple fanboys and fangirls have an unconditional love affair with all things Mac and i that spring from the loins of Steve Jobs. But why the digital hard-on for Apple? What have they got that no other company ...

13 July 2010 at 10 : 13 AM

Consumer Report: We Can’t Recommend The iPhone 4

Posted by Itster in Technology 1

All you Apple fanboys (and girls) who jumped on board to buy iPhone 4 already know there is a problem. The problem is due to the placement of the antenna on the lower left corner, which when you hold the phone tends to get blocked and as a result calls get dropped. However, Consumer Reports has found a DIY solution to that. What's the solution you ask? ...

11 July 2010 at 21 : 15 PM

Keyscaper Turns Your Boring Keyboard and Mouse Into a Masterpiece

Posted by Itster in Technology 2

Now that computers have become as common as TVs in every household, people are quite interested in personalizing them. It seems like companies take the time to make everything set apart but the two most critical components - keyboard and mouse. Although there are many companies that make some interesting keyboards and mouse, Keyscraper is taking things to ...

7 July 2010 at 13 : 05 PM

Mmmm… The Familiar Smell of a… Digital Reading Device?

Posted by Not_It in Technology 0

Borders Books just launched their electronic book store; could this be the beginning of the end for dog-eared copies of "The Hardy Boys." "Nancy Drew Mysteries," and Shakespeare classics? As a writer, I am, to the death, a die-hard book fan. I love the feel of a real book, the kind that smells like old paper, a bit moldy, a bit... terrific! But am I, ...

7 July 2010 at 11 : 52 AM

Government Says: There’s an App For That

Posted by Itster in Offbeat , Technology 0

We've come a long way as far as technology and accessibility goes. There used to be a time when it would surprise us to find an "official government site." Those days are long gone. As a matter of fact, U.S. government has been quite active on the social media front with the use of YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and many other social media ...

5 July 2010 at 23 : 34 PM

iPhone 4… Craze or Crazy-Cool?

Posted by Not_It in Technology 0

A new piece of Apple hardware is a major event in the gadget/tech world. Release is always preceded by rumors, speculation, an I’m-too-sexy-for-my-technology announcement, and finally, ta da! another isomething-or-other... Some think that the iPhone 4 may be Apple's most successful launch yet, probably measured in part by overloaded servers at Apple ...