Since the finger became the input device of choice, I've spent more time polishing my smartphone and tablet than I care to admit. I usually use whatever is handy but I know that this isn't always a good idea - cotton can be more abrasive than you think and there's nothing worse than a grain of sand caught in the
Regular readers will recall that I was quite taken with the integration of Pogoplug into the Buffalo CloudStation Duo, so I was very interested to hear that Pogoplug have released a new device, the Series 4. If you aren't familiar with the Pogoplug device, it's a network gadget that makes attached USB devices available across the Internet. In short, you
Apple sold more than 4 times what they normally do on Black Friday - was said in a report on 9to5Mac. But here we have Cyber Monday, and Apple is back to full price. Are they missing on another record sales day? It was the first time in a long while that Apple put discounts on their products like
Ah, Black Friday. The day where you push and shove to get in a store for a "Doorbuster deal". This year, Apple will be getting in the game with their own Black Friday Deals. But are the supposed price reductions a discount, or a slap in the face to the consumer? Apple is doing something they haven't in a long
Google announced they are dropping the price of the Chromebook by 30%. Some Chromebooks will be as low as $299. But questions still arise if a Chromebook is in your holiday wish list, when you can get a Kindle Fire, nook Color for less. Even the iPad could be in more stockings than the ultra-portable laptop. Chromebook came out back
This week Yahoo put out a magazine style newsreader called Lifestand for the iPad. I am constantly looking at these types of applications having tried both Zite and FlipBoard, so when Lifestand became available I decided to give it a try. First like both Zite and FlipBoard it is beautifully made and well design. Setting it up is easy and