New Scientist uncovers a clever new Apple patent for enhancing security of portable devices. A memory chip is implanted inside a device’s AC adapter that stores a security question or an encryption key for the password required to log into the device. In the event that you forget your password, recovery is possible simply by […]
Photography giant Kodak appears to be headed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in coming weeks, leading people to ask the obvious questions “How?” and “Why?” to the long-standing company. One popular theory blames the rise in popularity of cameras built into cellphones as the culprit. John Paul Titlow of ReadWriteWeb argues photography was a specialized hobby […]
Here’s a tempting offer: Barnes & Noble is offering a free Nook Simple Touch or a $99 Nook Color (the one that’s easily hacked into a tablet) if you subscribe to the New York Times through them. If you’re not much into hard news, they’re also offering the Nook Tablet for $199 (a $50 savings) […]
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer acted as the keynote speaker for the first day of CES 2012, with Ryan Seacrest as his co-host/interviewer. What an awkward combination! Thankfully, what they discussed was more interesting than that bizarre pairing. The new phones look beautiful (HTC Titan II with no specific release date, Nokia 710 and 800 in Canada […]
Wi3 hopes to change how you think about networking in the home or office. The company’s WiPNET line of products allows you to use existing coaxial cabling in your home to connect devices to the internet using a high-speed network most houses already have. This is an industry standard called Multimedia over Coax (MoCA). Even […]
Years ago, friends and I were talking about how the price of DVD players coming down and how long it would be until we could afford to buy one. One bright fellow in the group said he’d buy one eventually, but that wasn’t where technology was stopping. No, he said, it wouldn’t be too many […]
Hold on a minute, Samsung, Nokia, and Motorola, don’t close up your feature phone shops just yet! While I respect the enthusiasm of Reuven’s Smartphone activation story, the truth is that the smartphone market still has a way to go before it even comes close to outnumbering standard feature phones. Yes, the activation numbers posted […]
![My editor wishes me to add the caveat "accurate for me, anyway." [Justin the Editor -- This is true.]](https://techcitement.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/zagg_on_touchpad.jpg "Techcitement Review: ZAGG FLEX And ZAGGfolio Keyboards")
As much as I love my HP TouchPad, I’m not a huge fan of touch-typing on the screen. While I honestly think webOS has the best onscreen keyboard of any tablet I’ve used, there’s still something to be said for the feel of real keys under one’s fingers. Recently I’ve been using a basic tablet […]
