Sunday, January 1, 2012

LG to sell 55-inch TV using new ultra-thin tech (AP)

LG to sell 55-inch TV using new ultra-thin tech (AP)

LG to sell 55-inch TV using new ultra-thin tech (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

AP - For flat-panel TVs, the choice for years has been between plasma and LCD. In the coming year, there'll be another choice, at least for those prepared to spend big.

Facebook Timeline Is Basically Your Digital Resume (Mashable)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 09:38 AM PST

Mashable - Gerrit Hall is CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly to help job seekers write the best resume possible. Connect with Gerrit and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter. For those of you who don’t know (have you been living under a rock?), Facebook is slowly debuting the Timeline to its 800+ million users. Currently, this update is available for those who opt in, but it's rolling out to replace the Facebook profile we’ve all come to know, love, and obsessively study.

Sony Tablet S prices slashed by $100 to kick off the new year (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

Digital Trends - Sony is knocking $100 off the price of its Tablet S, as you can see in the company’s online store, with prices now falling at $399 for the 16 GB model and $499 for the 32 GB. The Android-powered tablets launched in September, but the holidays are now behind us and Sony is probably looking to make its new tech a little more attractive to shoppers in the new year.

Android takes unexpected dive in November in the U.S. (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST

Appolicious - The growth news for smartphones in general and especially Google's Android has been good for a long time. But some dark clouds started appeared as the holiday shopping season, usually an orgy for phone purchases, began in November.

For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

In this Dec. 27, 2011 photo, Damon Brown sits with his son Julian, 5, at their home in Seattle. Damon Brown found a kidney on Facebook after telling his story on a special page the Seattle dad created under the name, “Damon Kidney.” His friends and family forwarded the link to everyone they knew and on Jan. 3, a woman his wife has known for years but not someone they consider a close family friend, will be giving him a kidney. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.

Typical Android User is Anything But Typical [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:29 AM PST

Mashable - What are Android users like? Are those who use Google's smartphone operating system and its associated gadgetry male or female? What sort of clothes do they wear? Are they married? Do they wear watches? Get your answers to those questions and lots more in this infographic from the people at Bluestacks, makers of an app player that lets users run Android apps on Windows PCs.

I Predict: Five 2012 predictions for the coming year in apps (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

Appolicious - Five years ago I worked as an intern for a mid-day Chicago sports radio show. One of the shows more popular segments was called "I Predict," where the host would take a slow news day and run through some of his predictions for the upcoming season of whatever sport was about to begin. It was a pretty good way to turn nothing into something, so I'm going to borrow the idea for myself here and play my own game of "I Predict," and see if I can't forecast a look at the future of iOS apps in 2012.

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Goes Even Higher-Tech [COMIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:50 AM PST

Mashable - [More from Mashable: Nokia and T-Mobile Are Bringing the Lumia 710 to the U.S.]
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