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Windows 8 Users Already Upset Over Beta Usability Issues

Windows 8 only began its consumer preview at the end of last month, but many users are already up in arms about serious usability issues in the new OS. One.

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GM/NASA Robo-Glove Is As Awesome As It Sounds

NASA and GM have partnered to create a robo-glove that will give its wearer super grip and strength. The glove has been more formally titled The Human Grasp Assistant, though.

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Google Plus: Homogenization And Its Discontents

Veteran Apple interface designer Andy Hertzfeld has enjoyed outsize influence on the latest generation of Google design changes. Hertzfeld made his name in Silicon Valley working with Steve Jobs and.

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Software Turns Movies Into Comic Books

Chinese researchers have developed rudimentary software that automatically turns video clips into comic books.

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Layoffs At AOL Signal Death Of AIM

After 40 people were given pink slips on Friday by the former online giant, AOL layoffs are expected to grow to more than 100 by the end of this month..

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Confessions Of A Once-Smart-Now-Dumbphone Owner

Confession: May 3, 2010 was last day I owned a smartphone – an iPhone 3G. Fresh out of college, I found myself unemployed and no longer able to afford the.

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Google Integrates Docs With Google+ Hangouts

Google has announced that the full Google Docs suite is now fully integrated with Google+ Hangouts. The integration means that Google Doc users will now have the option to video chat with.

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What Gowalla Should Have Done

This week, Facebook decided to shut down location-based social travel app Gowalla after acquiring the company  last December. This is not a surprise to tech insiders who called the Gowalla.

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Report: Intel To Launch Streaming TV Service

Intel will be the latest to jump on the streaming video bandwagon. According to the  the Wall Street Journal, the service will incorporate Intel hardware as well as software in a.

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Chrome, Firefox To Support Windows 8 Metro

Google will release a version of the popular Chrome browser for Windows 8’s tablet-oriented Metro user interface, according to recent reports. Metro is a design language originally developed by Microsoft.

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