Ballmer pitches Windows Phone 8 live tiles in video ad
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touts the personalization features of Windows Phone 8 in a new 46-second video ad. The ad, now accessible on YouTube, was first shown at the formal launch of Windows Phone 8 on Monday, where Ballmer appeared onstage with model Jessica Alba. He pointed out how different his Windows Phone from Alba’s largely due to how the live tiles in the interface can be set up and used. Ballmer shares elements of...
Five iPhone 5s in five days: win an iPhone gift card, courtesy of Tanga!
By Brad Molen posted Oct 30th 2012 11:00AM Day one has come and gone, but we are just twenty percent of the way through our weeklong mission to give out five iPhones. Today’s contest is made possible by Tanga, an e-tailer known for offering tech magazine subscriptions on the cheap as well as closeout prices on just about anything you can think of. Tanga is hooking the lucky winner up with an Apple gift card with enough credit to...
Controlling Your Home with the Touch of an iPad
When you step off the elevator into the 8,000-square foot Savant Experience Center, it feels less like a showroom and more like a swanky Manhattan abode. “We wanted to develop a space where technology blended in with the environment,” says Robert Madonna, chief executive of Savant Systems, a Hyannis, Mass.-based home automation company. ”We built a high-end New York City ‘apartment’ and…everything is automated.” The Savant Experience...
LG Spectrum 2 made official for Verizon, brings Optimus LTE II to the US for $100
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 30th 2012 11:29AM Hints that LG would bring the Optimus LTE II to Verizon have persisted since the spring, which almost led us to wonder if the smartphone was still coming: not to fear, as it’s finally here under the Spectrum 2 badge. Other than the expected switch-ups in navigation keys and the mix of both CDMA with global GSM roaming, the design will feel very familiar to anyone who’s been on a...
Apple Unveils New iTunes
Apple today announced the new iTunes for Mac and PC, featuring a redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud, and a new look for the world’s most popular online music, apps, TV, and movie stores. The new iTunes features a simpler, cleaner interface that keeps your favorite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, music, movie, and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is displayed in your...
