Smartphones

Amazon has released a new iPhone app to help shoppers find the best prices on products in stores online and offline this holiday season. There are lots of ways to find the best prices: snap a picture of the barcode, type in the product name , or speak the name of the product. Once you Continue Reading →

Comcast released its new iPad app on Monday. The app is free for Comcast subscribers and allows users to watch television shows, on-demand content and program their DVRs from their iPads. Comcast plans on releasing a version of the app for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices by the end of the year. Read Continue Reading →

The U.S. release of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 has been met with less enthusiasm than expected this week. While Microsoft has not published its sales data, it’s estimated by a market research firm that only 40,000 units were sold the first day of its release. In comparison, the iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million units its Continue Reading →

Samsung Focus The first smartphones using the Windows 7 operating system have been released in the U.S. There are currently two Windows 7 phones available, a Samsung model from AT&T and a HTC device available at T-Mobile. Microsoft is hoping that its new touch-screen smartphones will help the company effectively compete with Google’s Android and Continue Reading →

I just finished shooting “Shelly Palmer’s High Tech Holiday Gift Guide” for Fox 5 here in New York. It’s going to air December 10th at 10:30pm on Fox 5 and My9. I cover all kinds of great tech gifts in the show, from HDTV to toys. Here’s a quick overview of some small, reasonably priced Continue Reading →

This week on Live Digital. Is Steve Jobs Santa? Where’s my white iPhone? Are you ready for Facebook friendship pages? And, how do you loan someone an e-book from your Kindle? I’ll talk with Microsoft’s Molly O’Donnell about the new Xbox Kinect. I’ll chat with vault.com’s Managing Editor, Brian Dalton about the best way to Continue Reading →

A 12-year-old Delaware girl avoided a kidnapper by pretending her iPod was an iPhone. The girl was waiting outside of her middle school for a ride, when a man in a white van pulled up and commanded she get in the van. The potential kidnapper immediately fled the scene after the girl took out her Continue Reading →

Girl Uses iPod To Avert Being Kidnapped A 12-year-old Delaware girl avoided a kidnapper by pretending she iPod was on an iPhone. The girl was waiting outside of her middle school for a ride, when a man in a white van pulled up and commanded she get in the van. The potential kidnapper immediately fled Continue Reading →

Apple is suing Motorola for infringing upon three of its iPhone patents. Apple claims that Motorola’s Droid uses Apple’s touchscreen software and other display technologies. According to Apple, Motorola’s activities “have caused and will continue to cause Apple irreparable harm.” Read the full story on reuters.com Continue Reading →

Apple Is Suing Motorola Apple is suing Motorola for infringing upon three of its iPhone patents. Apple claims that Motorola’s Droid uses Apple’s touchscreen software and other display technologies. According to Apple, Motorola’s activities “have caused and will continue to cause Apple irreparable harm.” AOL Redesigns Its Homepage AOL has redesigned its homepage in hopes Continue Reading →