The word is in that Apple received more traffic online last month than Walmart or eBay. In fact, Apple is the sole retailer other than internet shopping sites Amazon and eBay to be in the top fifteen most visited websites in the United States in November, according to ComScore. The research company believes that pre-holiday [...]
The Carrier IQ scandal continues to spiral and now a new class-action lawsuit has been lodged against the company. The lawsuit, filed by three local law firms led by Sianni & Straite in the Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware, also lists several other defendants, targeting handset manufacturers Apple, Samsung, HTC, and Motorola as well as [...]
With over 100K weekly downloads coming in just from China, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom had a lot to say during his TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing talk, tackling head-on the issue of how to approach social in China’s unique market as well as what exactly to do about the multitudes of clones. We chatted with Systrom after [...]
So you’ve seen stress balls before (and perhaps used them), but how many of them will actually scream? Enter the £22.99 Stretch Screamers, where you will be able to choose from Mummy, Frankenstein or Ghoul characters. These are rubbery figures that will howl and moan whenever you give them a good stretch. Torturing the undead [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy Note has arguably been the product of the show here at IFA 2011, and so we couldn’t resist another stop by to check out some of the details of the smartphone/tablet hybrid. Much of the appeal is Samsung’s custom software, including surprisingly powerful video and photo editing apps together with digital notetaking that [...]
Amazon launched a new iOS app today that will simplify the back-to-school rush. The app is called Amazon Student and makes it convenient for students to trade-in used textbooks, electronics, video games, DVDs, and more for Amazon.com gift cards. It also makes it easier for students to scan textbooks in a store to see quickly [...]
This Green Power Island is designed to combat two things that the Earth might be greatly lacking in the future: land and energy. The architectural firm of Gottlieb Paludan from Copenhagen created a serious combination of eco-friendly power with the wind turbines near the shore, not to mention all of the solar panels taking up [...]
Google has recently released Android version 3.1, and the Xoom was first in line to get the upgrade, so now is a great time to give away three more tablets! If you missed it, Android 3.1 brings higher performance and additional features to Android tablets. Ubergizmo is teaming up again with NVIDIA to give away [...]
When AT&T first submitted its pitch to the FCC on why it needed to buy T-Mobile, they’re general theme was that it would be better for customers. They claimed that their current network would not be able to sustain the impending influx of smartphone data traffic and that the acquisition of T-Mobile would boost network [...]