How to Give Yourself a Manicure
A fresh, beautifully done manicure helps you look clean and put together. But professional manicures can be expensive and time-consuming. Don’t go to the salon when you can give yourself a perfect...
View ArticleWhatsApp Messenger gets its long-awaited iOS 7 makeover
WhatsApp is more than a little late to the iOS 7 app update party, but it’s making up for the long delay with a sweeping upgrade to its Messenger client. In addition to sporting an appropriately...
View ArticleCanon’s EOS M2 mirrorless camera promises double the focusing speed of the...
Canon (finally) launched its first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera last year and while we loved the design and the image quality of the EOS M, the focusing speed, well, left a lot to be...
View ArticleMotorola botches Moto X Cyber Monday sale, offers buyers ‘we’re sorry’ Wednesday
Remember that $349 off-contract Moto X deal we mentioned in our Cyber Monday roundup? That didn’t exactly go to plan. According to Motorola, insufficient pre-sale testing and overwhelming demand...
View ArticleHP’s new Android Slate tablets sneak onto market just after curfew
Hewlett Packard’s Slate line of Android tablets just barely missed their November deadline for hitting retail. However, the good news is that if you’ve been itching to try company’s latest takes on...
View ArticleSony says it sold 2.1 million PS4s in November
One million units in a day was a pretty good start, and SCE’s Andrew House has just announced that the company’s now sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4s as of December 1st. That combines sales from the...
View ArticleHow to Interact With People Who Have Disabilities
It’s not uncommon to feel a bit uncertain talking to or interacting with someone who has a physical, sensory or intellectual disability. Socializing with people with disabilities need be no different...
View ArticleHTC One Mini banned in the UK following Nokia patent win
Of all the great patent animosities that have raged in the smartphone world over the past couple of years, that between HTC and Nokia could be one of the most brutal. Having already forced HTC to...
View ArticleCopenhagen Wheel turns any bike into an electric hybrid, ships early 2014 for...
We can’t fault you for dismissing the Copenhagen Wheel as vaporware — it’s been nearly four years since the pedal-assist bicycle accessory made its debut at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference — but...
View ArticleScientists create malware that communicates using sound, no network required
Straight from camp “what could go wrong” scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication have developed a proof-of-concept malware that can communicate with other machines nearby, using just...
View ArticlePayPal launches digital gift card store, boasts iTunes as its first partner
PayPal must not have been content to let you add pre-paid gift cards to your digital wallet, because now it’s selling them directly. The online-payment juggernaut is kicking off this new program...
View ArticleSpotify tries to win over artists by predicting their future royalties
While Spotify has shown that a streaming music model can be successful, it’s consistently come under fire over an apparent lack of financial support for new artists. To boost that relationship, the...
View ArticleData Mining Reveals the Secret to Getting Good Answers
If you spend any time programming, you’ll probably have come across the question and answer site Stack Overflow. The site allows anybody to post a question related to programing and receive answers...
View ArticleHow to Create an Event Flyer Using Photoshop
Having an event without a flyer is much like making a movie without a preview or a teaser clip. Not only that, on sites like Craigslist and Eventorb where you can promote your event, your event stands...
View ArticleHTG Reviews the Netgear Nighthawk: A Nextgen Router with Blistering Speed
If you’re in the market for a router upgrade, the next generation of home routers offers features unheard of even a few years ago: dual-core processors, blazing fast Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 mounting for NAS...
View ArticleUbuntu Doesn’t TRIM SSDs By Default: Why Not and How To Enable It Yourself
Ubuntu wants to enable TRIM for SSDs by default in Ubuntu 14.04. In other words, Ubuntu isn’t already using TRIM, so your SSD is slowing down over time. But why isn’t Ubuntu already using TRIM? This...
View ArticleNetflix’s first original animated series to premiere on Christmas Eve
You remember when that ironically titled film Turbo came out this past summer? The one about the snails (thus the irony)? Apparently it was popular enough to warrant an exclusive animated series on...
View ArticleUK carriers agree to cap bills on lost and stolen cellphones
It’s bad to rack up steep cellphone bills through your own actions, but it’s even worse if a thief does that on your behalf. Thankfully, the UK government has struck a deal with EE, Three, Virgin...
View ArticleGoogle adds Game of Thrones and other hit HBO shows to the UK Play Store
Now that British Android users finally have access to TV shows on the Play Store, Google’s finally starting to make good on its promise to deliver award-winning content. Following its deal in the US,...
View ArticleNORAD and Microsoft team on a touch-friendly Santa Claus web tracker
NORAD’s Santa Claus tracking has officially entered the tablet era. The defense agency has teamed up with Microsoft on an updated web-based tracker that’s designed for touch-friendly browsers,...
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