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The Long and Winding Road to Personal Heads-Up Displays

With the rumors churning about Google’s potential “heads-up display glasses” coming out at the end of the year, we thought it was important to look back at the history of this technlogy. Heads-up displays allow users to receive data on … Continue reading

Oscars 2012: How to Watch Online

Billy Crystal will host the 84th Academy Awards tonight on ABC. The Oscars begin at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT, with red carpet festivities beginning at 7 p.m. ET. With the Oscars 2012 online experience, your night can … Continue reading

HTC One S and One V Announced in Barcelona [PICS]

BARCELONA: Besides showing us the drool-worthy flagship and king of the new One line of devices, the HTC One X, Taiwanese mobile giant HTC also launched two cheaper devices: the HTC One S and One V. The HTC S features … Continue reading

Oscars 2012: Who Will Win? Oscar Predictions According to Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]

Do you need some last minute help with your Oscar pool?  The 84th Academy Awards won’t start announcing the winners of its major awards until tonight — however, Webtrends Design Lab analyzed 476,000 tweets to gather detailed Oscar winner predications. Every year … Continue reading

HTC Launches New HTC One Line of Smartphones

BARCELONA: HTC has launched a new flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One X, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The majority of mobile giants had their announcements before the actual start of the MWC – including Samsung, LG and … Continue reading

iPad 3: Who Will Buy One, and Why? [INFOGRAPHIC]

How well will the iPad 3 sell when it’s introduced next month? Who’s going to upgrade, and who will sit on the sidelines, enjoying their current version of the iPad, or no iPad at all? We have answers to those … Continue reading

Sony Announces Two New Xperia Smartphones

As expected, Sony unveiled its Xperia P and Xperia U dual-core smartphones at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona on Sunday. It was the first press conference for Sony since it spun off Ericsson, with Sony’s smartphones now originating from … Continue reading

20 Strange and Hilarious Google Street View Sightings

1. A Fleet at the Ready Take a minute and think about the gargantuan task of photographing every inch of road in the world. Is your mind blown? Now you may understand why Google needs so many cars. Click here … Continue reading

Amazing Water-Repellant Tech Keeps Your Gadgets Dry

BARCELONA: If you’re one of the people whose gadgets often die a watery death, you’d feel really safe at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Several different companies are showing off their water-repelling technology at the ShowStoppers event, and though we’ve … Continue reading

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Women’s Magazines

Pinterest hasn’t just become a significant source of referral traffic for retailers; it’s also becoming a top traffic driver for women’s lifestyle, home decor and cooking magazines, some of which are seeing bigger referral numbers from the image-collecting service than … Continue reading