Windows on the iPad, and Speedy
By DAVID POGUE You’re probably paying something like $60 a month for high-speed Internet. I’m paying $5 a month, and my connection is 1,000 times faster. Your iPad can’t play Flash videos on the Web….
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A New Approach to Treating Hair Loss
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR A new report highlights a novel way for doctors to replace thinning hairlines: transplanting leg hair. The report, a study of two cases published in The Archives of Dermatology, describes a new…
How Exercise Fuels the Brain
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Moving the body demands a lot from the brain. Exercise activates countless neurons, which generate, receive and interpret repeated, rapid-fire messages from the nervous system, coordinating muscle contractions, vision, balance, organ function…
T-Mobile Asks F.C.C. to Block Verizon Deal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world: Verizon’s planned…
When the Web Page Comes to You
By QUENTIN HARDY The world of Web marketing is based on the idea of search engine optimization, which means building Web pages that search engines can find and then drive readers to. But what if…
What we learned from the ‘Nightline’ report on Foxconn factories
By Joshua Topolsky After teasing the story yesterday, Nightline has aired its report from Foxconn’s factories on ABC. In the report, host Bill Weir speaks directly to factory workers as well as their managers. You…
Here Come the Cloud Cartels
By QUENTIN HARDY What kind of cartels will deliver business computing, and how should businesses respond? Forrester, the technology research company, just released its business and technology outlook for 2020. The short version is that…
Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover
By Adrianne Jeffries Flickr’s head of product is about to push big changes after a year on the job. Markus Spiering has, as they say, a good eye. Most of his resume was in mobile…
Amazon Broadens Its Computing Reach
By QUENTIN HARDY Attention tech industry: Amazon.com is coming for you. Amazon Web Services, the company’s computing-for-hire division, announced new products on Tuesday that make it easier to run workflow-based applications, both on Amazon’s computers…
An E-Mail App Arrives for the BlackBerry Tablet
By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA — Research in Motion, the company that introduced wireless e-mail to the world, on Tuesday finally brought e-mail to its tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook. The e-mail application is one of…
Taser’s Latest Police Weapon: The Tiny Camera and the Cloud
By QUENTIN HARDY SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry, but it was not the way it really happened. “I told him to drop his weapon,…
Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End
By NICK BILTON People who constantly reach into a pocket to check a smartphone for bits of information will soon have another option: a pair of Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information…
Trampoline parks face scrutiny over safety
The death of a 30-year-old man who broke his neck in a fall at a Phoenix trampoline park highlights the safety issues and lack of regulations covering these popular indoor venues. More than a half-dozen…
A Tech Show Loses Clout as Industry Shifts
By NICK WINGFIELD The International Consumer Electronics Show, which will open on Tuesday in Las Vegas, is impossible to ignore. It will smother the city’s gigantic convention center with gadgets and those who make and…
U.S. Economy Gains Steam as 200,000 Jobs Are Added
By SHAILA DEWAN Maybe it is time to start calling the glass half full. Employers in the United States added 200,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, a report that came on the…
19 Web Sites for Travel Savings in 2012
By MICHELLE HIGGINS HIGHER hotel prices, airline capacity cuts and rising travel demand mean travelers will have to work harder to find a good deal in 2012. But there are plenty of online tools to…
The Critics Rave … for Microsoft?
By NICK WINGFIELD “GORGEOUS,” raves The Huffington Post. “Best-looking smartphone operating system in the industry,” gushes Slate. “Far superior to most if not all the Android smartphones,” says TechCrunch. Sounds like the usual adulation for…
Young, Obese and in Surgery
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Though Shani Gofman had been teased for being fat since the fourth grade, she had learned to deal with it. She was a B student and in the drama club at school….
The 45 Places to Go in 2012
1. Panama Go for the canal. Stay for everything else. It’s been 12 years since Panama regained control of its canal, and the country’s economy is booming. Cranes stalk the skyline of the capital, Panama…
Ways to build retirement security
Achieve financial security over a retirement that could last 20 years or more. By Mark Miller Work in retirement? It might sound like a contradiction in terms, but we’re looking for ways to achieve financial…
What to Ask a Prospective Wealth Manager
By JOHN F. WASIK What do you do when your financial adviser becomes damaged goods? That’s surely on the minds of thousands of clients of firms like UBS Financial Services, which is embroiled in a…
Personal Finance 101
By Jeremy Vohwinkle Personal finance covers a wide variety of money topics including budgeting, expenses, debt, saving, retirement and insurance among others. Understanding how each of these topics work together and affect each other is…
How to Start a Trampoline Center
If you are considering opening a trampoline center, trampoline park or trampoline arena, step one is being sure to avoid the mistakes that other entrepreneurs learned the hard way. Thinking about opening a trampoline center?…
Google TV Honeycomb Update Rolling Out to Logitech Revue
Logitech said Wednesday that its Google TV device, the Logitech Revue, will be upgraded to Honeycomb this week, providing access to the Android Market. Android 3.1 will be delivered via a software update, Ashish Arora,…
Google TV will Dominate, Android Will Win Devs in 2012
Google finally upgrades When Google TV first came out we had high hopes that Google Inc. (GOOG) would deliver a dynamic product like Android. Instead, the project imploded leading one partner to ditch the fledgling…
Trampoline jumping: Safe for kids?
My 7-year-old is begging for a backyard trampoline, but I’m worried that she could hurt herself while jumping. Am I worried for nothing? Answer from Jay L. Hoecker, M.D. Your worries about trampoline jumping are…
Trampoline Safety Alert
Consumer Product Safety Alert FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20207 Trampoline Safety Alert The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you and your family to be safe when using…
REDLINE SPORTS comes to South Florida
REDLINE SPORTS comes to Fort Lauderdale in January 2013 REDLINE SPORTS REDLINE SPORTS Family Entertainment Centers, Fun Centers, Amusement Parks and Children’s Entertainment Centers – the resources you are looking for to design, build, open…
Who discovered Gravity?
Gravity was discovered 3 centuries ago by a mathematician and physicist named Sir Isaac Newton. He discovered that there is a specific force,which we call gravity, that is required to change the speed or direction…
Lazer Tag Equipment
In the amusement and family entertainment center business there are a few key activities : Laser Tag, Go-Karts, Indoor Playgrounds, Amusement Rides, Coin Operated Games and Miniature Golf being the most prominent. For the successful…
How Much Does It Cost to Start Your Own Laser Tag Business?
According to Entrepreneur, the costs to start up a laser tag business can be as low as $10,000 or higher than $50,000. Setting up a venue so that a unique game playing area is offered…
Start a Laser Tag Business
If you are looking to start a laser tag business you will need the best tools to succeed. The laser tag market is a highly lucrative business when done right. It is really in its…
Business Idea Center: Laser Tag
Laser Tag Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000 Franchises Available? No Online Operation? No Business Overview Indoor laser tag is quickly becoming as popular as paint ball games, and starting a laser tag recreation center may…
How to Start a Laser Tag Business
By Shanika Chapman Laser tag is a fun, family-friendly recreational activity popular among youth and adults for team-building events, birthdays, youth group events and more. Compete with other fun centers in your area by designing…
Pepper spray clears path to Walmart specials
What is it about Walmart stores and Black Friday? Reports of injuries, fights and at least one shooting came in from across the country this year, with one California customer even fending off other shoppers…
Shoppers Are Staying Home and Logging On This Season
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER As stores lure shoppers with Black Friday deals as early as Thanksgiving Day, many shoppers are planning to stay on their couches and shop online. Online sales will increase 15 percent…
Consultants in the Cloud
By QUENTIN HARDY Earlier this week we published an article about Google Apps, and Google’s struggle to displace Microsoft Office and Sharepoint inside large corporations. While Google has worked without a large consulting partner, it…
Siri Answers Questions From Readers
By SAM GROBART On Thursday, we asked readers to submit questions for Siri, Apple’s new virtual personal assistant in the iPhone 4S. Below are some of Siri’s most entertaining answers. We threw in some questions…
Using Apple’s Find My Mac Feature
By RIVA RICHMOND The disappearance of a device is far and away the most serious digital security and privacy risk that owners of Apple laptops and mobile devices face. With viruses and other malware making…
Smartphone Apps Send Holiday Greetings
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Does the idea of buying holiday cards, gathering the mailing addresses for friends and family, writing personal notes by hand, buying stamps, addressing envelopes and carting them to the post office…
A Look at Apple’s Spot-the-Shopper Technology
By BRIAN X. CHEN A Black Friday visit to the Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., offered a glimpse of the new technology Apple is using to speed purchases. A store employee, Diego Aguirre, demonstrated…
Voice Messaging Services Aimed at the Masses
By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP SINGAPORE — Amitabh Bachchan, one of Bollywood’s biggest movie stars, writes a blog and is widely followed on social media. The Big B, as he is affectionately called, started blogging in 2008…
Pushing On-the-Go Gadgets, Google Makes Its Pitch in Mobile
By STUART ELLIOTT THE song “Blues in the Night” includes a line that begins, “From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe.” Now, marketers are studying the results of a campaign that extends from…
What’s in a Name? Ask Google
By ALLEN SALKIN KALIA is a stripper name, but Kaleya is not, her parents-to-be concluded. No offense to the Kalias of the world, but Lecia and Thor Kaslofsky decided this two years ago, after conducting…
AT&T Merger With T-Mobile Faces Setbacks
By EDWARD WYATT and JENNA WORTHAM WASHINGTON — AT&T and T-Mobile USA edged closer to scrapping their proposed merger, saying on Thursday that they had withdrawn their application to the Federal Communications Commission to join…
Apple Bourbon Bundt Cake
2 sticks unsalted butter (226 grams), at room temperature, plus more to grease pan 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (315 grams), plus more to dust the pan 3 tablespoons (30 grams) plus 1/2 cup (80…
Quietly, Google Puts History Online
By ERIC PFANNER PARIS — When the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, reopened last year after an extensive renovation, it attracted a million visitors in the first 12 months. When…
Mixed Results as Google Enters Microsoft’s Turf
By QUENTIN HARDY MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Michael O’Brien, vice president for information technology at Journal Communications, would prefer not to have the employees of the Milwaukee media company use Microsoft’s Office software any more….
Retailers Enliven Catalog Offerings Through Apps
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER When you browse Anthropologie’s stores, you feel as if you’re wandering through an artsy home, where there are sure to be closets full of eclectic outfits, bedrooms with bohemian quilts and…
Cameras Are Small, Quality Is Big
By DAVID POGUE If you’re an electronics fan, you have plenty to be grateful for at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner: The dawn of easy-to-use touch-screen gadgets. A sensible C.E.O. at Hewlett-Packard. Angry Birds. And if…