If you're a SiriusXM mobile subscriber and haven't already updated to the latest version of the iPhone app, you'll want to hold off. The 2.0.1 update on April 16 is advertised on iTunes to include faster channel changes and some bug fixes, but it looks like it also introduced a lot of new bugs and maybe eliminated some of the old features. Las […]
Riding a Dyson. Don't try this at home. Unless, of course, you really, really want to. (Credit: Video screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) Q: What do you call a vacuum cleaner that doesn't suck? A: A race car. That seems to be the refreshingly unexpected answer Dyson's U.K. engineers would provide. The crew got together earlier this month to shake […]
Will the iPhone 5 resemble its predecessor, the iPhone 4? (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) After unveiling a marginally improved iPhone 4S in 2011 instead of a radically different iPhone 5, Apple has returned to its development labs to cook up (no pun intended) the next iteration of its popular phone. In 2012, we're fairly certain that the real iPhone 5 will […]
Samsung's new NX-series mirrorless cameras all have built-in Wi-Fi. (Credit: Samsung) A few years ago, digital cameras with built-in Wi-Fi didn't make that much sense. It was basically no better than using a USB cable, and a really slow one at that. Now, though, the time is right. With more people packing smartphones and mobile hot spots, a camera […]
Last week, rumors of a potentially "revolutionary" product being designed for Apple by French designer Philippe Starck got lots of imaginations running. Apple put a kibosh on the whole Starck buzz -- which turned out to be a yacht design for Steve Jobs -- but we figured that shouldn't stop design enthusiasts from dreaming. So we asked you, dea […]
(Credit: http://diary.chromeo.net) Nike is introducing a new RSVP system on Twitter to handle the release of its limited edition sneakers, and we think Microsoft and Sony should adopt a similar model for their new consoles so fools like Jeff won't have to camp out in the cold. Here's how it works: Nike will send out a Tweet at random on release day […]
The first inaugural NY Tech Day, hosted by the 69th Regiment Armory. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) NEW YORK -- Today, more than 200 startups, most from the Big Apple, came together for the first NY Tech Day, their chance to show off their wares to a gathering of more than 1,000 press, investors, and members of the public. While the companies' offerings were […]