The Ultimate 3D Notebook Showdown

New 3D laptops and have begun arriving en masse. Are they ready to slay their 2D counterparts?

A cadre of new 3D laptops make it possible for you to enjoy stereoscopic content on the go. The vast majority of these offerings rely on Nvidia's 3D Vision kit-a set of powered shutter glasses, a USB-connected IR emitter, and the appropriate drivers-which, when paired with the right GPU (a GeForce 8 series or newer) and a 120Hz screen, provide an "active" 3D experience. In other words, as a rapid succession of alternating screens presents slightly different views to each eye, the shutter glasses ensure that the correct view is seen by the correct

The Best Smartphone on Every Platform

The most important thing about your next phone isn't what carrier it's on, how big the screen is, or even who makes it. It's the platform, stupid. So here are the best phones on every platform.

The Ultimate Smartphone Camera Battle

Smartphone cameras are becoming increasingly powerful-many, in fact, are fully capable of taking very sharp and professional looking photos. But are these phones capable of holding their own against more sophisticated equipment? And which phone does it best?

To make a fair comparison, we compared smartphone shots taken in a bevy of different lighting scenarios, including controlled and low lighting, and also tested flash capabilities. We didn't have all of these phones at exactly the same time, but we did make a concerted effort to control the

The Best Gadgets - 2010

"What gadget should I get?" is a timeless question. To answer it, here's our current leaderboard of favorite gadgets, including smartphones, laptops and cameras—updated with the latest and greatest of the whole year.

We know you don't want to blow that paycheck on merely the shiniest, or the the simply newest. So we've considered a balance of price, features, reliability—and above all, quality—to make sure you're choosing a gadget that isn't just great, but one that's sensible. We've updated our roster of Giz-approved gadgets, and below, you'll find these picks—the best tech tools 2010 has to offer.

 

10 Fan-Made Apple Product Concepts We Wish Were Real [PICS]

Thanks to Jonny Ive and his talented team, Apple is certainly no slouch in the design department. But that doesn’t mean fans can’t have their say about what products they’d like to see in the future.

We’ve found ten cool Apple design concepts from around the web that we think could make pretty sweet products in their own right.

7 Hot Trends in Mobile App Design

The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits, a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

The mobile application space is exploding. Users increasingly turn to smartphones and tablets to consume and create content, whether on the go or on the couch. The iOS App Store and the Android

Metals and Toxins in food packaging

Carciogenic Properties: Lead, which is found in abundance in newsprint is a known carcinogenic and is harmful even if ingested in small quantities. It leads to gastro-intestinal, renal, neurological symptoms as well as anemia. ‘Lead enters the blood and is stored in the bone marrow,’ explains Dr. S.H. Advani, Medical Oncologist and Haematologist. Children absorb lead more easily than adults and are thus more susceptible. Cadmium, another carcinogenic, accumulates in the kidneys. Substances like dioxins, phthalates and benzene which are all present in plastic are also stored in body organs if consumed over a long period of time. They can cause cancer of these organs. ‘Benzene is a well-known carcinogenic,’ says Dr. Advani.

10 Fascinating Facts About E-mail

Love it or hate it, there’s no debating just how much e-mail has changed the way we communicate.

Since the 1990s, electronic mail has eclipsed snail mail and the fax to become the standard in the business world, and although social media sites are edging in on personal online messaging, e-mail still holds strong in that arena.

You may use it everyday, but how much do you know about e-mail? Do you know who sent the first message? What the biggest webmail provider is in the U.S.? What about the most common Hotmail password?

Apple Store Is Down, Is the White iPhone 4 Coming?

The Apple store has been down for the past couple of hours, and although there’s no official word from Apple on any upcoming products, the rumor mill is fully operational.

We’re hearing rumors that the white iPhone 4 is coming to the store, backed by a mysterious tweet that even mentions the model numbers for both the 16 GB and the 32 GB version of the device.

Officially, the white iPhone isn’t supposed to come before spring, but who knows, maybe spring has come a little early this year for Apple?

Fruits & vegetables contain toxic chemicals

It is said green vegetables are the best balanced diet, but now that does not seem to work as recent research has reported that it contains toxic chemicals in vegetables and fruits which are on sales.

Union Health Secretary, Minister of State for Health, Dinesh Trived has told the consumers to take preventive measures as the effect may lead to nervous breakdowns, sterility and neurotic complications.

Google Nexus S Appears in White

Potential owners of Google/Samsung Nexus S smartphone now have another (albeit purely aesthetic) reason to choose that device over Apple’s iPhone 4: It will probably be available in white color.

We say probably because all we have now are a couple of images of the white version of the device, showing that Samsung has once again opted for a black front and a white back combination instead of making the Nexus S uniformly white.

Still, if you’re adamant about having a powerful, white, touchscreen

Microsoft Tests the iPhone App Waters With OneNote Mobile

Microsoft has released its first iPhone app with ties to its Office application suite, OneNote Mobile for iPhone. The app, which Microsoft says is free “for a limited time,” lets users access, edit and create notes from the iPhone. These notes can are then synced over the cloud with the OneNote web app or OneNote for Office 2010

OneNote is similar to note-sharing services like Evernote; the difference is OneNote is tied tightly to the

BlackBerry Storm 3 Spy Pics & Specs Revealed

The BlackBerry Storm 3 has been whispered about and wondered about for months, but now there’s a murky trio of spy pics of RIM’s elusive smartphone for you to peruse.

A massive leak uncovered many of the mysteries of this upcoming smartphone from Research In Motion, said by BGR to be on its way in September.
With its Storm line, Blackberry bumbled the buggy first launch and nailed the second, so if the Storm 3 is anything like its respected predecessor the BlackBerry Storm 2, it might be worth the wait.
Looking a lot like last year’s iPhone with a bulbous back, the most impressive feature of the alleged

BlackBerry flagship is the highest-resolution screen ever seen on a BlackBerry, 800×480 pixels, big numbers that mean its resolution is getting close to iPhone’s lofty “retina display” territory.





Check with BGR for the entire list of specs, but suffice to say this will be running a 1.2GHz CPU — it’s unknown if it’s a dual-core chip, but that’s plenty quick for smartphone these days. Now all we need to find out is how much this handset will cost and which service providers will be likely to carry it.
What about it, commenters? Will it be worth it to wait until September for the BlackBerry Storm 3?

Is AT&T Afraid of the Verizon iPhone?

The launch of the Verizon iPhone is just a few weeks away but AT&T is still doing what it can to keep customers on their network — and buying iPhones.

With rumors of better data plan pricing and a more stable voice network, many existing iPhone owners are contemplating a network switch.
Now that AT&T has to share the iPhone spotlight in the US, the nation’s second-largest mobile operator is trying to differentiate itself from the new competition.

Sony Music Unlimited to Stream on iPhones & Android Smartphones

Sony is going to expand its Music Unlimited digital service to iPhones and Android smartphones along with apps for the platforms, reports CNET.  Sony has also expanded the all-you-can-listen-to music service to France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

"We don't see that supporting devices from other manufacturers is a problem to the business model... It's very natural for us to support Android and iOS over

iPhone Weekend Videos: iPhone 4 Wait Over, AT&T FaceTime to Verizon iPhone

We are starting to see commercials for the iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless.  Even Apple shows how lovely both the AT&T and Verizon iPhone 4s are performing an app waltz together.

An iPhone commercial on YouTube, with the Blue Danube in the background, shows an AT&T iPhone and an Verizon iPhone performing the same steps and apps - each ending with two FaceTime video callers waving to each other.  The dueling iPhones

Samsung Galaxy S Update: Nexus S Upgraded

Samsung Vibrant phones are the only phones in the original Samsung Galaxy S series to be getting an update to Android 2.2 Froyo.  The Nexus S, which is essentially a curved, pure Google Samsung Galaxy S, without the added Samsung Media and Social Hubs, is getting an update to its Android 2.3 Gingerbread - to Android 2.3.2 to fix the SMS bug.

Top Ten Best Nexus S Tips and Tricks for Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The Nexus S is a pure Google Android experience with
Android Gingerbread 2.3, including many new features.  One of the advantages of pure Google is that updates will be pushed out without going through the long process of updates like those of the Samsung Galaxy S phones.  In fact, the Nexus S owners are already getting an update to Android 2.3.2.  Reviewers of the Nexus S noted that its fast updates are selling points of the phone.

20 best mobile sites

There's an opinion amongst some people that - thanks to the increasing size and quality of smartphone screens - you only ever have to imagine one, set design of a website; however, it's one of those opinions that's complete twoddle.

Mozilla & Google Announce Browser “Do Not Track” Features

Google and Mozilla have both announced new browser initiatives that will allow users to opt out of having their activities tracked by online advertisers. These developments are at least partially in response to the “Do Not Track” lists proposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Facebook Turns Friend Activity Into New Ad Format

Facebook is rolling out Sponsored Stories, a new ad format that turns your friends’ actions into promoted content.
Sponsored Stories is “a way for marketers to sponsor activities that happen throughout the News Feed,” a Facebook executive told Mashable. Companies can choose to take certain user actions — such as checkins or actions within Facebook apps

The Best Apps for Snow Junkies

Verizon Releases First iPhone 4 Commercial on YouTube [VIDEO]

 

Verizon has just launched its first commercial spot for the long-awaited Verizon iPhone on YouTube.

10 Premium Tumblr Themes Worth Paying For

Despite what much of the Internet will have you believe, some things are just worth paying for. And while the theme garden over at Tumblr is chock-full of delicious freebies that will lend some personality to your blog, portfolio, or small biz website, the premium themes are worth a look for one important reason:

They’re better.

We’ve plucked out 10 that we find exceptional.

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Sean Parker Says “The Social Network” Is “Fiction”

Top 237 Twitter Users Who Will Follow You Back

 

by JD Rucker on Saturday, March 14, 2009

As Twitter hits its stride and emerges as a juggernaut in social media, the top users on the site are distancing themselves from the pack.  The race to 1,000,000 followers will be achieved in a few months by some accounts.  With such strong followings, many new or inactive Twitter users may not think that there are top accounts that will follow them back.

Verizon Releases First iPhone 4 Commercial on YouTube

Verizon has just launched its first commercial spot for the long-awaited Verizon iPhone on YouTube.
The 30-second spot teases customers for the February 10 launch of the iPhone 4 on Verizon. It features lots of ticking clocks, dramatic music and people waiting in anticipation for the day the iPhone makes its way to largest carrier in the U.S.
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10 Best Apple iPad Stands

While you don’t have to worry about how to hold your iPad, there will be times when you want to go hands-free.
We’ve scoured the Internet for the best iPad stands known to man, and have pulled together a top 10 list of products we’d be happy to see holding our devices in place.
So, if you’re in the market for an iPad stand or holder, have a look at our choices below and let us know your favorites in the comments.

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Website Challenges Visitors to Do Nothing

We’ve found it: the perfect weekend activity. Here’s a website that doesn’t want you to do anything. That’s right, nothing.
This simple site, Do Nothing for Two Minutes, challenges you to do just that — nothing — and if you touch your mouse or keyboard during the countdown, you’re greeted with a “Fail” message.