iPhone 4S Shown to Guzzle Most Data: Here's How to Check Your iPhone Usage


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iPhone 4S Data Usage

Bloomberg released a report today detailing how Siri has caused a jump in data usage for iPhone 4S customers. Utilizing Siri's voice recognition abilities to send texts, emails, get directions, and more, iPhone 4S users have been shown to use double the amount of data than that of iPhone 4 owners. AT&T and Verizon customers are familiar with the pain (and cost) of going over data limits, so Read more

Gear Review: Motorola's MotoACTV Fitness Tracker


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Motorola MOTOACTV Review

Is getting fit one of your New Year's resolutions for the coming year? Whether you're just diving into a new regimen or need a better way to track your workouts, you'll love the new MotoACTV fitness tracker from Motorola. Released in November, the MotoACTV promises to be your constant fitness companion, and with good reason. It can track calories burned, pace, speed, steps taken, and GPS route Read more

Doctor Who CliffsNotes For Noobs


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Doctor Who Trivia For Beginners

New to the Doctor Who world and a little confused about the blue police-box spaceship, enemies threatening to end time, and the alien that calls himself a Doctor though seems to have no academic qualifications? We've all been there. Call it the timey wimey Who initiation, call it bewildering, but now call yourself a master, thanks to this Doctor Who time line infographic. This graph provides an Read more

5 Things to Know About DWTS Winner JR Martinez


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Who Is JR Martinez?

Iraq veteran and former soap star JR Martinez, 28, won over America and the judges to bring home the trophy on Dancing With the Stars last night. But it's clear from his positive attitude and resilience that JR was a winner before the competition even started. Here are five things to know about the guy we'll hopefully be seeing more of. JR Was only 19 when he was injured while serving in Iraq Read more

Watch the Same Movies and TV Shows Your Friends Are Watching Within Facebook


Updated 09/23/11 1:33 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Hulu and Netflix Integration in Facebook

Watching TV is about to get a bit more social. If you've connected your Facebook account to sites like Hulu and Netflix, you'll soon be able to watch TV and movies right in Facebook with a few links. For example, if one of your friends is watching Glee on Hulu and shares this activity on Facebook, you'll be able to click on their update and watch the same show within Facebook thanks to some new Read more

Facebook's F8 Keynote Recap: Timeline, Open Graph, and More


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Facebook F8 2011 Keynote Recap

Mark Zuckerberg took the stage for today's F8 keynote address earlier this morning, and if you missed all the news — which includes a brand-new way to view your profile, and lots of new partnerships — then get caught up here! Check out all the latest news below. Timeline A new way to view your profile, Timeline gives you an in-depth look at your history on Facebook. More than just a line of Read more

Google Flight Search Offers New, Fast Way to Book Travel


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Google Flight Search Tool

Google's latest search product Google Flight Search offers another option for finding the best deals in the fast-moving world of online travel sources. Search airline ticket prices by entering the travel query in the main toolbar and clicking "flights" on the results page or access Flight Search directly. Results based on departing city show up in near instantaneous speeds with plenty of Read more

HP Celebrates Its Retro Calculations


Updated 09/05/11 8:15 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

HP Vintage 12c and 15c Calculator

HP celebrated the 30th birthday of one of their most iconic pre-personal computer designs this week, their financial calculators. To commemorate the anniversary of what is now ubiquitous in businesses and classrooms, the company is bringing back the calculator, along with a scientific version, in their original, limited-edition designs. The retro style 12c financial calculator was the first to Read more

Website of the Day: I Love Charts


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I Love Charts Tumblr Blog

If there's a Twitter link that will make us click, somehow it's always a colorful chart or info graphic. From Venn diagrams and pie charts to bar graphs and flow charts, what is it about these nuggets of cheeky information that make us immediately hit "share" to every social media account? The team at the Tumblr blog I Love Charts feels the same way and has amassed a vast collection of graphs, Read more

How to Track Your Data Usage Online and On Your Mobile


Updated 09/12/11 1:05 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Track Your AT&T, Comcast, iPhone, and Android Data Usage

Unfortunately for us Internet obsessed, data caps are becoming the norm among wireless providers and ISPs alike. AT&T initiated its data cap this month, and while your cell phone data caps may be easier to track, how do you keep tabs on the data you're using at home? Check out these tools, apps, sites, and tricks that can help you stay on top of how much data you're using at home and on the Read more