Author: John Herrman

Or, to precise, what were these apparent test devices doing on eBay, before they were unceremoniously yanked? And are they real? More »

It’s such an obvious question: Why couldn’t Apple track this phone down? As it turns out, they may have had two chances to get it back—and blown them both. More »

I don’t buy into the iPad as a laptop replacement—not quite. But it is fantastic at tapping into your computers to access video and audio, documents, and even your full desktop, remotely. Here’s how. More »

The Spawn HD-720’s promise is borderline unbelievable: It streams your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii from any Windows PC, anywhere, in HD. And it actually works! (Sort of.) But the list of caveats is long—perhaps fatally so. More »

It’s a near-weekly occurrence: HTC, or Motorola, or someone releases a brand-new Android phone. There are a ton of them! But really, there are only a few worth buying. Here are the best Android phones on each carrier. More »

Specs? Leaked. Carrier? The VZW. Release date? It’s the 29th. The only remaining unknown for Verizon’s Droid Incredible, a Snapdragon-powered Android 2.1 handset from HTC, was the price, which was today pegged at $200. Oh, and pre-orders start Monday. More »

It was 2008 when we got our first peek of where Google Earth was really going, from a simple topographical mapping service to a full-on 3D world simulator. That update brought us realistic buildings. This one brings spectacular detail. More »

This you should know: There is a good chance that the gadgets you use every day were manufactured by workers who are miserable. This fact has ensnared Apple (and others) on numerous occasions, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn. More »

The new Intel Core i5/i7 MacBooks come with “automatic graphics switching technology” to instantly toggle between Intel’s onboard graphics and more powerful Nvidia hardware. Sound familiar? Well, weirdly, it’s not Nvidia’s Optimus switcher—it’s something entirely new. More »

Do you wear silly hats? Glasses that cover more than 35% percent of your face? Have a beard, even though you can’t fully grow one? Wear jeans that fit extraordinarily well? Love coke? Then you’ll adore Microsoft’s Kin, in theory! More »

A design patent, to be exact, meaning: You can’t make a brazen copy of the iPhone and iPod Touch’s “ornamental design,” or else you’ll get sued to death. Of course, this isn’t just about crude knockoffs. More »

All this iPhone 4 news not doing it for you? Still got Windows Phone 7 on the brain? There’s a simple—and most importantly, free—way to try it out, right now, on your PC. More »

iPhone OS is on perpetual lockdown. Android hacking’s boring, considering the platform’s Linux credentials. It’s webOS, Palm’s Linux-based OS, where some of the best gratuitous, for-the-hell-of-it hacking is taking place nowadays. Exhibit A: OpenOffice, running on a Pre. A Pre! More »

Thus spake Jobs, in joking response to a totally benign question today about the lack of widgets on the iPad. More »

Here’s what multitasking looks like on iPhone 4.0. For full details on iPhone OS 4, and multitasking specifically, check out our definitive guides. [YouTube] More »

The curtain has been pulled back on iPhone 4, and the list of new features is massive: There’s multitasking (finally!), a refreshed interface, and literally hundreds of other changes, all coming this summer. Here’s the full rundown. More »

To be suspicious of Apple manufacturer Foxconn, especially when it comes to treatment of workers, is reasonable: They have issues. But today’s Telegraph report about a spate of suicide attempts at Foxconn’s Longhua plant can be explained away by statistics. More »