NES Coffee Table Silences Mid-Century Crowd, Bieber's Twitter Servers
There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
Flickr user mattcyborgelt's retro NES coffee table is fully functional, and comes equipped with power plugs for charging other gadgets. In case you weren't drooling ...
If you're scratching your head over the new vertical orientation of iTunes 10's close/minimize/maximize 'traffic light' buttons -- which diverts from years of Apple design history -- there's a quick fix on the Mac (sorry, Windows users). Boot up the Terminal app (in your Applications folder), and paste in the following single line:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1
and press Return. ...
"Ping is drowning in scams and spams." Or, at least that's the claim from security firm Sophos, which has been monitoring Apple's new social network closely since it launched on Wednesday. According to Sophos, Ping has no spam or URL filtering tools in place, giving ne'er-do-wells free rein of the service. The only requirement for joining Ping is an iTunes account, which has no screening in place ...
The key to ensuring our computing future is a pleasant one is based on interoperability and cooperation between varying platforms and products. But, rather than come together (right now), it seems that companies are intent on further fragmenting our digital existence. Facebook is battling Google, Google is at war with Apple and everyone is throwing rocks at the throne of Microsoft. So you'd think ...
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines...
The new Skype 5.0 beta for Windows introduces 10-way video calling, for awkward and impromptu digital family reunions. [From: Engadget]
A new study reveals that adults are finally catching on to this whole texting thing, with over 72-percent reporting that they're texting daily. [From: Pew Internet & American Life Project]
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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
In the future, as visualized by TATMobile, touchscreens will accompany us from the bedroom to the office, and apparently, the mouse lives on. Fortunately, this looks ...
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines
The Ping social network-infused iTunes 10 finally landed last night, and it's available for download. [From: Apple]
The ever popular 'Angry Birds' game has been confirmed as being released to Android phones this Friday. [From: TalkAndroid]
Also late last night, Twitter launched its official free app for iPad, bringing multiple account ...
In case you missed Apple's announcement today, Steve Jobs unveiled a new series of iPods, iTunes 10, a smaller Apple TV and an update to the mobile iOS software. Head after the break for a quick breakdown of everything you need to know. ...









