Democratic senator Al Franken has sent a letter to Apple & Google asking for additional privacy measures to be implemented for the app stores the two companies are operating. "Unfortunately, neither of your companies requires that apps on your stores have a privacy policy. As a result, a … [Read more...] about Google & Apple App Store Privacy Policies Called For By Senator Franken
Student-Made Solar Pizza Boxes Burn With Ingenuity
Leftover pizza are the orphans of great parties. What to do with the poor fellas the morning after? Eat them, of course, except that pristine yumminess might be gone after the stiff slices have been microwaved back to warmth. To curb energy use and be eco-efficient, a bunch of high schoolers built … [Read more...] about Student-Made Solar Pizza Boxes Burn With Ingenuity
Alien Ostrich Pillow Is For The Power Nap Set
If you're the type who's susceptible to napping during break time, this Ostrich pillow looks like the perfect accessory. Ostriches bury their head in the sand, right? Right. The same concept animates the sack pictured below that looks like a giant sucking alien devouring your brains. It's weird and … [Read more...] about Alien Ostrich Pillow Is For The Power Nap Set
x86 Android Runtime To Bring Android Apps To Windows
A company called BlueStacks has apparently managed to do what Canonical tried and failed to do a while back: bring Android to the PC. Android apps have of course been able to run on Windows through emulation for a while now. What they haven't been able to do is run on Windows natively, a problem … [Read more...] about x86 Android Runtime To Bring Android Apps To Windows
Yahoo Upgrading Its Email Service With Facebook Updates
The email wars have been over for a while now, but Yahoo keeps on fighting like one of those Japanese dudes in the Pacific. The latest volley is the addition of Facebook and Twitter features to Yahoo Mail, specifically the ability to tweet and post Facebook status updates. And if that doesn't … [Read more...] about Yahoo Upgrading Its Email Service With Facebook Updates
Xperia Play, Droid X2, More Coming To Verizon
Four big hitters are making their way to Verizon's line-up today at once, with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution, and the Windows 7-toting HTC Trophy. Well, make that three heavy hitters and a good sport. Verizon's arsenal increase sees it covered on the gaming angle … [Read more...] about Xperia Play, Droid X2, More Coming To Verizon
HTC Puccini 10 Inch Tablet Coming In The Summer
The inexorable march of the HTC tablets continues with fresh new rumors about the Taiwanese company's new 10-incher joining the fray. Similarly to the newly released Flyer, the Puccini will feature a 1.5GHz MSM8660 processor. Unlike the Flyer though, this tablet will be running Honeycomb, though … [Read more...] about HTC Puccini 10 Inch Tablet Coming In The Summer
HTC Desire S Review
Mid-level Android smartphones start to blend together after a while and the HTC Desire S is not one to stand out by much, at least visually. It’s fairly light and moderately slim seeing how there’s no keyboard, but the one word that perfectly describes it is generic. Join us, however, as we plumb … [Read more...] about HTC Desire S Review
Limited Edition Panini Video Trading Cards Makes Collectors Drool
With covetousness, that is. Seen below is the Kobe Bryant version of the new trading cards from Recom, a high tech firm commissioned by Panini America Inc. to add a little 21st century luster to their upcoming card line. Panini America Inc. has been printing sports-themed trading cards (and … [Read more...] about Limited Edition Panini Video Trading Cards Makes Collectors Drool
The Swedish Lost Robot Experiment
What happens when 25 homemade and utterly cute robots in kiddie colors are let loose in Swedish streets? Well, better read on for the whole scoop. See, there's this nutty Swedish musician/provocateur who wants to send a poignant message: Humans and robots should learn to coexist by helping each … [Read more...] about The Swedish Lost Robot Experiment
Kindle 3G Getting Ad-Supported Version As Well
What's good for the goose is apparently good for the 3G flavor of Kindle, as the ad-supported "Kindle with Special Offers" has been selling like high-temperature pastry goods despite the general consensus in the tech industry that the $25 savings don't warrant the sustained advertising intrusion on … [Read more...] about Kindle 3G Getting Ad-Supported Version As Well
Minecraft Heading Exclusively To Xperia Play
Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that their indie hit is coming to Android via the medium's most decidedly gamer-oriented phone, the Xperia Play. While just the news that it's heading to mobile at all should be pretty exhilarating for fans, especially since it's already had a mobile outing … [Read more...] about Minecraft Heading Exclusively To Xperia Play
