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I’m holding my breath. I’m now into my third month of waiting for Apple to approve my iPhone app. Yesterday I heard from Apple that they need more time to think about it.
It’s been a long day at the office and all you want to do is grab a cold one and plop down in front of the TV. But just as you’re getting comfy, you notice something odd on the floor in front of you. It’s a message spelled out in your son’s Legos, only he’s not quite old enough to spell. And if he were, he certainly wouldn’t write “DIE!” on the living room floor in colorful plastic bricks.
Americans’ love affairs with mobile phones and the Internet are not contributing factors to an increase in social isolation in the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Back in the day, a single man or woman would meet someone intriguing, collect his or her phone number, then head home to pump friends, family and colleagues for information.
Nearly one in five Internet users is tweeting on Twitter or using another service to share personal and business updates, or to see updates about others, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That's an increase to 19 percent from 11 percent last spring, according to the group.
Yahoo has apologized for its use of scantily clad lap dancers to entertain mainly male software developers and engineers in Taiwan last weekend. The Internet search company Monday acknowledged its politically incorrect step.
Unless you've been under a rock, one with particularly poor Wi-Fi, you've probably heard at least something about Google's newest newfangled thingamabob, Wave.
Everyone seems tablet crazy, or at least tablet-rumor crazy. But why? Who needs or wants a tablet when we already have a huge array of smartphones, netbooks, e-readers and a crop of new lightweight laptops that provide the same features and more?
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces.
The popular '60s-era “Mad Men” TV series has become firmly rooted in the mainstream, and now another stream as well: Twitter, where fans portray various characters on the show.
Photos and video of a prototype tablet reportedly being worked on by Microsoft were leaked Tuesday to Gizmodo.com, and if the prototype becomes a reality, it could be quite an impressive device.
Some Facebook users had trouble accessing the social networking site Monday, while others could not access some features. Officials said they are working quickly to fix the problems.
They scour the Web in search of stolen phrases, dig through documents looking for evidence of looting. They can’t issue citations, but they can certainly let you know if you’ve failed to include one. Yes, the plagiarism police are on the job.
Google's e-mail service, Gmail, should be "back up and running as usual," according to the company, after an outage Tuesday that affected a "majority" of its millions of users.
As our digital tools and toys multiply, sharing them — willingly or not — is also becoming a bigger family issue to manage, more complicated than when only the computer was the nexus of household tech.
Internet search engines have become everybody’s favorite friend and confidante, acting as a automated repository of answers for just about any kind of question, no matter how strange.
Americans' appetite for Web video, from clips shared on YouTube to TV programs and movies, continues to soar, nearly doubling since 2006, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project released Wednesday.
Consumers would see improved Web search efforts by all major players as a result of a proposed search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo, experts say.
When Kevin Joyce, the 29-year-old pastor of the nondenominational Imagine Fellowship in San Antonio, Texas, looks out at his congregation during his Sunday sermons, he sees “a lot of illuminated faces.”
One big question about Amazon.com's new Kindle DX, unveiled May 6, is how it will change people's reading habits, affecting the fate of textbooks, mass-market books and newspapers.
With an app for this and an app for that, iPhones and other smartphones are now capable of all kinds of amazing feats. But while our technology has developed by leaps and bounds, human nature — specifically our tendency to become obsessed with shiny new toys — hasn’t changed a whit.
Craigslist.com, the wildly popular online community and classified bazaar, is coming under intense pressure from law enforcement authorities to eliminate what they say are ads for illegal sexual activities.
New ways to use Facebook have already begun to emerge now that the site's creators opened key parts of its technology to outside software developers. Thousands more are likely, Facebook says.
There were 25 random things I needed to read about you and you and you. There were wall posts I needed to respond to, friendship invitations I needed to vet (wait, who are you again?) and instant messages that demanded immediate attention. There were vampires and zombies that had virtually bitten me, and expected to be virtually bitten in return. I’d been poked and the question begging to be answered: Would I poke back, or would I remove said poke as though said poke had never happened?
Gifts for the hardcore techiesOur crib sheet for the hard-core techie is at hand. From designer flash drives to the holy grail of remotes, these offerings are sure to please even the fussiest geek on your list.
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looksWhile U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.
Library group offers text search to 4.6M booksA group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.
Barnes and Noble sells out of NooksThe earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday - or later - will receive it is Jan. 4, 2010, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday.
Oddball gifts for techiesYou know what to get your book-loving dad and social-networking sister, but what about that seriously geeky pal? PC World\'s found gifts even geeks who have everything would like.
Just because it's on Twitter, it (still) isn't trueContrary to those who blame the Internet for, well, everything - in this case, our willingness to believe pretty much anything - don't blame it for our love for hoaxes.
Google targets Chrome OS for 2010 holidaysThe Internet search leader set the target date Thursday during the first preview of the operating system since Google announced its plans for the product in July.
Microsoft says sales of Windows 7 are strongMicrosoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday sales of Windows 7 were running at twice the level of any previous version of its operating system.
Decade's top 10 Internet momentsThe launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
Nokia's netbook raises the bar - and the priceA $600 netbook? That's the unsubsidized price of Nokia's new Booklet 3G, the company's venture into the netbook field. Or, it's $300 with an AT&T contract for two years.
The Web: Just another way to avoid sex, friendsRecently-released poll says that Americans are giving up friends and sex for Web life. But despite the suspect sciencey-goodness of such a poll, didn't you pretty much know in your heart that the above was true?
10 cool gifts for the geeky kids on your listFor the geek parent or the geek child, there's no lack of holiday goodies from which to choose, with some under-$100 options including a Batman laptop, Lego digital camera and more.
Senators blast sites for scamming shoppersWith Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.
Millions of U.K. customers' phone records soldT-Mobile acknowledged that its clients' personal information had been leaked to others, and millions of customer records could be involved, says Britain's information watchdog.
Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisanSocial-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.
A third of teens say they've texted while drivingA third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting, says a new Pew study.
Egypt to apply for first Arabic domain nameEgypt will apply for the first Internet domain written in Arabic, its information technology minister said Sunday at a conference grouping Yahoo's co-founder and others to discuss boosting online access in emerging nations.
Windows Mobile 6.5 phone galleryMicrosoft's mobile platform is decidedly less flashy than the iPhone or Palm's WebOS, but it'll get you through the work day with its eye towards productivity.
British scientist says she penned call-girl blogA British scientist says she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned into books and a TV series.
10 cool gadgets we really, really wantSanta's little helpers have been busy cranking out some great stuff, from connected media players and multitouch screens to wafer-thin HDTVs and groovy netbooks.
Google book ambitions hinge on settlementThe future of Google's plans to scan and sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday.
Are you hot? If not, no use visiting this siteJason Pellegrino (an 8.2 on the attractiveness scale) says the problem with Internet dating services is not enough really hot-looking people.
Russian policemen turn to YouTubeWhen a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
E-mail glitch hits MSN, Hotmail usersMicrosoft said Friday that some people who use its Hotmail and MSN e-mail services are not receiving e-mail sent from Comcast and other Internet service providers.
Dumbest Facebook quizzes ever!Most Facebook quizzes are themed on the one subject we all find irresistible: Ourselves. And while these personality tests feature crazy questions, they all fit into at least one of five categories.
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