January 10, 2012
The makers of Gorilla Glass, the glass that's used in touchscreen gadgets such as iPhones, iPads and more than 500 other models of electronic gadgets, has officially unveiled a thinner and more touch-sensitive version of their product. When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kind...
January 9, 2012
As the tough economy drags on, cost remains a leading consideration that people use to decide which mobile devices and wireless services they'll purchase. Dealnews.com just took a look at things that will probably cost consumers either more or less in 2012. Mobile devices featured most prominentl...
December 6, 2011
BP is accusing Halliburton of having "intentionally destroyed evidence" related to the explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The accusation comes in court papers filed by BP Monday in federal court in New Orleans as part of a lawsuit ai...
December 6, 2011
Facebook just purchased a service for sharing your location with friends. UPDATE 2:30 p.m. ET: Gowalla has confirmed in a blog post that its service will wind down by the end of January. So what does that mean to those of us who use Facebook or Gowalla? If you're a Gowalla user and love the...
November 22, 2011
Among chief executives, Steve Jobs was an outlier. CEOs of public companies are generally hands-on, but Jobs was involved in practically every detail, from determining which industries Apple should invade to the material used for the iPhone's screen. Jobs even got directly involved in customer se...
November 9, 2011
A winter storm of hurricane strength was slamming Alaska early Wednesday with winds of up to 100 mph, high seas and blizzard conditions. The National Weather Service called the storm moving into the state off the Bering Sea "a powerful and extremely dangerous storm of record or near-record magnit...
