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            Douglas A. McIntyre and Charles Stockdale via:yahoofinance Global smartphone sales rose by nearly 100% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the same period last year. That allowed Apple and Research In Motion to pick up market share while large handset companies like Nokia, Samsung and LG, which […]

Microsoft’s Kinect: Cool, but very 1.0 Via. Chron.com When Nintendo introduced its Wii game console in 2006, it kicked off a revolution in the way games were played. The Wii’s controllers contained wireless motion sensors, which translated movement by players into action on the screen. This created a much more immersive game experience.

            By Eric A. Taub via:yahoofinance As we get older, most of us tend to put on weight. We bulk up in all the wrong places. Over the years we ingest a lot of things that are bad for us. We may still suffer the effects of long-gone viruses. Our […]

Jacksonville resident Jerry Brown says his iPhone helps him stay better connected. Jerry Brown, a volunteer at FaithBridge Church on McCormick Road in Jacksonville, hooks his phone up to the sound system to play Christian rock during a children’s Bible club night earlier this month. Religious-themed apps are becoming increasingly popular. SOURCE: The Florida Times-Union […]

              By Ben Patterson via: yahoonews   Get ready for a new, thinner — and most important, cheaper — version of Apple’s  ultra-slim MacBook Air, including a smaller 11.6-inch version to go along with the 13-inch original. Also on the horizon: the next major version of the Mac OS, and […]

                      By David Goldman via:cnnmoney Apple’s wildly popular gadget lineup propelled the company to a new all-time sales record of $20 billion, Apple said Monday as it announced its fourth-quarter results. Calling himself “blown away” by the results, Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised more magic […]

Apple has patented technology that could be used by parents to prevent their kids from sending sexually explicit text messages -- or "sexting." The technology, which has not been commercialized, would let a phone's administrator block an iPhone from sending or receiving texts with certain words.

To switch, or not to switch? It took me a long time to build up the courage to get rid of my iPhone and buy an HTC Droid Incredible. The iPhone is an amazing accomplishment, and I had a great few years with it. But there were a few things that kept driving me crazy.

Happy Monday Saints. From google.com google.com is making a car that drives itself Seemingly not content with merely driving our Internet searches – ongoing plans for world dominance aside – online titan Google has developed a revolutionary artificial intelligence that’s capable of driving our automobiles without human input. According to Google, its automated cars have […]

The Martin jetpack, a commercially developed jetpack, may soon be heading to a sky near you.