Chrome OS Update Adds Traditional Desktop Feel
Google’s Chrome OS may be all about the Web, but the latest version of the search giant’s operating system adds a traditional desktop look to Chromebooks including features familiar to any PC user. Instead of having one monolithic browser window with an endless number of tabs, Chrome OS has a new window manager that lets you open multiple windows at once. You can also snap a window to each side of the screen to view two...
Archos 7-inch Child Pad with ICS now on sale for $130, Aaaalvin squeaks in celebration
By Edgar Alvarez posted May 30th 2012 3:16PM Oh, we know you’ve been waiting for this one. Earlier today, Archos announced its kid-friendly Child Pad tablet is finally up for grabs — which was bound to happen after having passed the FCC’s meticulous inspection. In case your brain needs a quick refresh, those $129.99 get your little ones a 7-inch, 800 x 480 screen, Android 4.0, an unpretentious 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU,...
Aaron Sorkin talks about future Steve Jobs movie, impact of technology on his writing
By Darren Murph posted May 30th 2012 3:24PM You don’t have to look far to get a grasp on who Aaron Sorkin is — he wrote A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, for starters — and he showed up at D10 to talk creative media, how the digital age impacts his writing and his impending movie about late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While not involving hard technology news, the...
Facebook Paid Status Promotion Platform Is Official
Earlier this month, we heard reports that Facebook was gearing up to add a new paid “highlight” feature to give your status updates some increased visibility on users’ news feeds. Now it appears that the feature is ready for prime time. The last time we heard about the pay-to-promote feature, it was in its testing phase, and the price for a Highlighted status ran between free and $2. Gorilla vs. Bear, a music blog,...
PayPal mobile payments hit the UK, filling your closet just went wireless (video)
By Jon Fingas posted May 30th 2012 3:29PM PayPal’s mobile payments have been on a whirlwind American tour this year, but they haven’t had a chance to cross the border so far. Someone must have finally stamped the company’s passport, since it’s now an option for UK residents to pay using the InStore app for Android or iOS. A trio of fashion outlets — Coast, Oasis and Warehouse — can soon scan an...
