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Wal-Mart And Facebook To Serve Up Local Offers

Wal-Mart and Facebook are unlikely bedfellows, but here they are cozying up together in a partnership that’ll create custom Facebook pages for the retailer’s 3,500 stores. This is the first time a retailer has used Facebook in this way. The idea is to make the shopping experience more personal by letting customers interact with their…

Social Media Kelly Oct 11

Rumor: The iPhone 4S Only Has 512MB of RAM

We hoped Apple had beefed up the RAM in the iPhone 4S, but those hopes may be dashed. Two recent unconfirmed reports suggest the iPhone 4S may ship with 512MB of RAM like the iPhone 4, not 1GB as expected. This information comes from an Infinity Blade developer and the website Appvv. The developers behind…

Tech News Kelly Oct 11

HP May Decide The Fate Of WebOS On Tuesday

HP may meet on Tuesday to discuss the future of webOS, according to a rumor from AppleInsider. The hardware giant could decide to sell the webOS unit or spin it off into a separate entity. The future of webOS has been in limbo since ex-CEO Leo Apotheker killed the program last month. His decision to…

Tech News Kelly Oct 10

Mythbusters to Host Discovery’s Documentary on Steve Jobs

Here’s a TV show to queue up your DVR. Our favorite Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are teaming up to honor Steve Jobs in an hour-long documentary that’ll air on the Discovery Channel later this month. The television special will focus on the impact Steve Jobs had on other peoples lives. It’ll include interviews…

Tech News Kelly Oct 10

View Small Things on Your iPhone with This $30 Microscope Mod

UC-Davis researchers developed a lens that’ll turn your iPhone or any camera-enabled smartphone into a 350X microscope. The mod is a simple 1-mm ball lens mounted in rubber that’s taped to your phone’s camera. It costs about $30. Besides its obvious uses in the classroom and research field, this basic lens could be a useful…

Tech News Kelly Oct 10

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Are Live

iPhone 4S pre-orders are live on Apple’s online store and from individual carriers like Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Be patient when ordering as the Apple Store is up and down and both Sprint and AT&T are reportedly getting hammered. Just keep hitting F5 and you’ll eventually get through. It just might take a frustrating hour…

Tech News Kelly Oct 7

Chicagoans Might Want To Stock Up On Ice Melt

Accu-Weather released its winter weather forecast for 2011-2012 and it doesn’t look good for those in the northern half of the US. Record cold temps and abundant snowfall are forecast for the region. Worst hit will be the Midwest and Great Lakes which are expected to have a harsher than normal winter. Chicago, which normally…

Tech News Kelly Oct 7

Turn Classic Literature Into an iPhone Charging Dock

Etsy member inbook has developed a decorative charging stand that merges two of our favorite things – our iPhone and classic literature. The charging stand takes a cloth-covered hardbound book and adds an integrated iPhone charging cable. It’s done so discreetly you would never even know it was a charging dock. The bulk of cord…

Tech News Kelly Oct 7

Monkeys Can Move A Touch-Sensitive Virtual Limb Using Only Their Thoughts

Using monkeys as test subjects, researchers from Duke University Medical Center are laying down the foundation for a new class of brain-controlled, touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. A series of experiments showed that monkeys can use their thoughts to control a virtual arm and select a target based on its texture. Microwave implants embedded in the cortex…

Tech News Kelly Oct 6

Are Fingerprint Scanners Really Necessary On School Buses?

The Washington County school system in Florida believes it has come up with the best way to take attendance. Ditching the typical roll call, the school system will use fingerprint scanners that log everyone as they step off the bus. The school system already uses scanners inside the school, but their location makes its difficult…

Privacy & Security Kelly Oct 6

Nuance May Be Scooping Up Swype For $100 Million

Nuance is reportedly acquiring Swype, the company behind the popular keyboard alternative for Android. The purchase price is estimated to be a cool $100 million. It’s an interesting purchase for Nuance which is regarded as one of the top voice recognition companies. Swype is not involved in voice, but is a popular keyboard that lets…

Tech News Kelly Oct 6

October 11th May Be The Day Google Gives Us Some Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung is holding an event next week in San Diego and the star of the show is rumored to be the Nexus Prime. Coming along for the ride may be Google which could use this event to launch Android 4.0. The Android Developer’s YouTube Channel posted and then pulled down an “Android ICS launch” event…

Tech News Kelly Oct 6

Soon Your Xbox 360 May Replace Your Cable TV Box

Microsoft is supposedly ready to announce a new Xbox 360 feature that’ll let you watch lots of TV on your Xbox 360 over the Internet, according to a report from AllThingsD. It’s not the cord cutting-friendly service that we had hoped for as Microsoft is working closely with cable providers. This means you may have…

Tech News Kelly Oct 4

Apple’s Australian Legal Team Says No To Samsung’s Peace Offering

Last week, Samsung approached Apple with a compromise that would let company sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia. On Tuesday, Apple rejected this settlement, opening the door for a long legal battle. Apple said this compromise was “one we don’t accept and there is no surprise. The main reason we are here is to prevent…

Tech News Kelly Oct 4

Gas Cylinders Are Great For Smuggling Mobile Phones

Smugglers in China will go to great lengths to get their contraband like mobile phones into and out of the country. In the past, they’ve used housewives and even crossbows and pulleys. This latest operation used gas cylinders. In a recent raid, police found 345 mobile phones shoved inside several household gas cylinders. The discovery…

Gadgets Kelly Oct 4

Myspace Wants To Become The Quintessential Online Music Hub

At at a Tuesday event, Myspace and new owner Specific Media will detail plans to revive the dying social network. According to a document leaked to AllThingsD, the key to a successful resurrection will be music, music, and more music. The leaked pitch deck suggests Myspace wants to become “the #1 online community music destination.”…

Tech News Kelly Oct 3

Should Blockbuster Add More TV Shows To Its Streaming Movie Service?

Blockbuster and Dish Network are launching a video streaming service, but its early success may be hindered by a movie-dominated catalog. According to Netflix’s chief content office Ted Sarandos, as much as 60 percent of its customers prefer to watch television shows instead of movies. It’s one reason the streaming service is working hard to…

Television Kelly Oct 3

Verizon Wireless Gets Its First Portable 4G COW

The next time you’re in Florida for a sporting event, your LTE connection could be provided by a COW, Verizon’s portable cell phone tower on wheels. The carrier’s first 4G COW was delivered to Pembroke Pines and will be used at major public events throughout the state of Florida. The mobile cell tower lives up…

Tech News Kelly Oct 3

David Gilmour: Dimming Of The Day

After a hectic day and even more hectic one tomorrow, it’s quiet now. And I’m working alone on a cool, rainy fall evening listening to my favorite rendition of Dimming of the Day. This is a new song for me. I stumbled upon this gem a few weeks ago while clicking through some random playlists…

Tech News Kelly Oct 3

IBM Is Now More Valuable Than Microsoft

For the first time since 1996, IBM’s market value now exceeds that of Microsoft. IBM jumped past Microsoft to become the world’s second most valuable tech company behind #1 Apple. IBM’s stocks are blazing hot this year, spiking 22 percent to $179.17. This increase has raised the company’s market value to $214 billion. Microsoft, however,…

Tech News Kelly Sep 30

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Wal-Mart And Facebook To Serve Up Local Offers

Rumor: The iPhone 4S Only Has 512MB of RAM

HP May Decide The Fate Of WebOS On Tuesday

Mythbusters to Host Discovery’s Documentary on Steve Jobs

View Small Things on Your iPhone with This $30 Microscope Mod

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Are Live

Chicagoans Might Want To Stock Up On Ice Melt

Turn Classic Literature Into an iPhone Charging Dock

Monkeys Can Move A Touch-Sensitive Virtual Limb Using Only Their Thoughts

Are Fingerprint Scanners Really Necessary On School Buses?

Nuance May Be Scooping Up Swype For $100 Million

October 11th May Be The Day Google Gives Us Some Ice Cream Sandwich

Soon Your Xbox 360 May Replace Your Cable TV Box

Apple’s Australian Legal Team Says No To Samsung’s Peace Offering

Gas Cylinders Are Great For Smuggling Mobile Phones

Myspace Wants To Become The Quintessential Online Music Hub

Should Blockbuster Add More TV Shows To Its Streaming Movie Service?

Verizon Wireless Gets Its First Portable 4G COW

David Gilmour: Dimming Of The Day

IBM Is Now More Valuable Than Microsoft

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