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The sad truth is that, if everyone on the Forbes 400 list simultaneously (and tragically) got Cancer, or Parkinsons (or any given disease for that matter), the world would probably be well on its way to finding a cure for these illnesses, thanks to the enormous wealth that would be incentivized to back those efforts. Continue Reading →

Early childhood and elementary school learning involves more than reading, writing and arithmetic. Young minds develop within young bodies, so it is never too early to foster an appreciation of physical wellness. These apps best teach nutrition, fitness and the human body to young children. Discover Your Body HD (iPad $2.99) Discover Your Body HD is a colorful, kid-friendly and intuitive Continue Reading →

In iOS 7, Siri can change a number of settings on the iPhone, including toggling Bluetooth on and off or changing the screen brightness. As one MacRumors reader noticed, Siri can also activate Airplane Mode, even if a passcode lock is set, allowing a thief to effectively disable Find My iPhone on a stolen device. Continue Reading →

The bump in over-the-air downloads comes on the same day that Apple released iOS 7, and two days prior to the iPhone 5s and 5c public launch. The new iPhone 5s in particular will likely spur development of advanced apps looking to take advantage of the handset’s buffed specs. With the new cap, Apple is Continue Reading →

YouTube is getting ready to make an important change, by letting people watch the site’s videos even when they’re not connected to the Internet. Google announced the move in a vague blog post late Tuesday night, and I gave you a little more detail about how it will work this yesterday: You’ll need to use Continue Reading →

Google announced on Thursday new logo and navigation bar for all its websites. The company says it will be rolling out the update across “most” Google products over the next few weeks. You can see the new navigation bar and Google logo to the left, or at the linked site. There are of course some Continue Reading →

Ridesharing has finally been approved within the state of California. Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) officially recognized companies like Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber as “New Online Enabled Transportation Services” or “Transportation Networked Companies” (TNCs), approving a set of 28 rules and regulations for these entities. The move will allow ridesharing companies to continue Continue Reading →

Forget the debate around the security or insecurity of the iPhone 5s’s fingerprint reader. The latest version of the iPhone’s operating system currently offers a huge, gaping hole in its old-fashioned passcode lockscreen. Jose Rodriguez, a 36-year-old soldier living in Spain’s Canary Islands, has found a security vulnerability in iOS 7 that allows anyone to Continue Reading →

Staples and RadioShack have removed Amazon lockers from their stores about a year after starting the program as competition stiffens with the online retailer. The chains began testing a system last year in which Amazon shoppers could have a Web order delivered to a store and then pick it up for no extra cost. This Continue Reading →

Ambition? Sony’s got that. The company just announced during its Tokyo Game Show keynote that it plans to sell a solid five million PlayStation 4 consoles by the end of the fiscal year. It’s a bold enough goal on its own, but doubly so when one considers the bomb the company dropped last week: the Continue Reading →