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Ford Shows Off V2V Car Tech

Today, through both Cnet and Engadget, we got a look ahead at Ford's vision of the future of the automobile.  The "V2V" monicker refers to "vehicle to vehicle" and it's a new way for cars to communicate with each other while driving down the road. A video, produced by Ford, has surfaced that gives a nice walk-through of the technology

Things I Used to Use

I was thinking today about how differently I am doing things on my computer and on my mobile devices then I did only a couple of years ago. I use Google Chrome as my default browser and I realized there are a couple of things that I use to use that I no longer do. The first is bookmarks, truth

iPad 2 Smart Covers Are Not The Smartest Covers We’ve Seen

Yesterday Apple announced a follow-up to their successful iPad tablet, the iPad 2. Along with the tablet, they spent a ridiculous amount of time showing off what they call the "Smart Cover." It's basically a polyurethane (or leather) sheet that lays over the iPad 2's screen protecting it from scratches and such. What separates this cover from the case they

The Tech of Social Networking

Modern Internet-based social networking seems like a relatively recent phenomena. Yet, its roots can be traced back to basic human behavior. Early humans organized themselves into social tribes. As technical knowledge and know-how got better, and written communication emerged, human social interaction also became more sophisticated. The printing press and postal systems supplemented the local tavern and other forms of

So, Exactly How Much do App Developers Make on Their Hard Work?

So, exactly how much does an app developer make creating apps for the iPhone?  The answer might just surprise you. According to Tomi T Ahonen at the Community Dominates Brands blog, development of an app costs an average of $35,000, and income for that app in a one-year period is about $682 after Apple takes its cut.  This means to

The Ultimate Yacht Race

The 33rd America's Cup yacht race gets under way in a week's time from Valencia in Spain, pitting two of the most hi-tech yachts against in each other in a series of races.  The defender is Switzerland's Alinghi catamaran and the challenger is the US's BMW Oracle Racing, a stunning trimaran with the world's largest single wing at over 68m