Welcome to the 21st century, CBS. Following in the footsteps of NBC, TBS, TNT, ABC and a smattering of others, CBS has launched a new iOS app that enables iPhone, iPod touch and iPad owners to stream full-length, HD-quality episodes of CBS programming right on their mobile device. The app includes offerings from its primetime, daytime and late … [Read more...]
Touch Feedback in Android Apps: Immersion Meetup
January 29, 2013 by
Come and meet the Immersion team who are in town from San Jose and check out the latest in Haptics technology! Haptics, also known as touch or tactile feedback, has long been included in console gaming to engage players with a sense of realism. Android developers can now offer similar effects in mobile games by leveraging Immersion’s free tools and … [Read more...]
Facebook Poke app now available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad — because, why not?
December 21, 2012 by
It's pretty tough to "Poke" someone -- digitally, anyway -- with a straight face. But toss a sophisticated smartphone into that equation, and... well, it's still just as tough. For those who'd like to make awkward family gatherings even more awkward way less awkward this holiday season, hit up the source links to get the (free) Facebook Poke app … [Read more...]
Amazon Instant Video streaming app now available for iPhone and iPod touch
December 19, 2012 by
iPad owners have had access since early August, and at long last, iPod touch and iPhone users can say "Us too." The second major reason to crack open the App Store today has just surfaced, with Amazon confirming that its Instant Video app is now available for two of Apple's more bantam iOS products. Much like the iPad version, this one provides … [Read more...]
5th-generation iPod touch hands-on!
September 14, 2012 by
It's obvious that the iPhone 5 is the star of today's show, but Apple's not letting its iPod line go untouched. The newest iPod touch takes a note from the newfangled display on its cellular sibling, bringing a vaster panel (the same 4-inch, 1,136 x 640 one found on the new iPhone). At 88 grams and just 6.1mm thick, it's also shockingly thin and … [Read more...]
“Touch” Renewed, “Alcatraz” Cancelled
May 10, 2012 by
More US TV network slates are being firmed up this week in preparation for the upfront presentations starting on Monday. As a result Fox revealed today that it has renewed one and cancelled two of its freshman dramas from this past season. The winner was the Kiefer Sutherland-led "Touch" which has scored a second season despite a ratings drop-off … [Read more...]
Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone: fixes AirPlay and network bugs, jailbroken already
May 7, 2012 by
Plugged your iDevice into an iTunes-equipped machine lately? You should. Apple has just let loose iOS 5.1.1, a seemingly minor point update that actually promises to fix quite a few (potentially) substantial quirks. Coming two months to the day after the iOS 5.1 software update, the extra 0.0.1 is said to improve reliability of the HDR option for … [Read more...]
Oregon Scientific trouts out Gaiam Touch button-free heart rate monitors
November 11, 2011 by
They're being hailed as the first button-free, touch screen heart rate monitors, with Oregon Scientific and Gaiam teaming up to produce the wearable SE338M and SE336. According to the companies, these things are a scant two millimeters thinner than any competing product on the market, and they've even captured an International CES Innovations 2012 … [Read more...]
Nook Simple Touch seeing price drop to $99, touts ‘no annoying ads’
November 4, 2011 by
Who says a friendly jab is unwarranted? A leaked Barnes & Noble's slide that slipped into our hands has confirmed that the touch-enabled Nook (now formally know as the Nook Simple Touch) will fall from $ 139 to $ 99 as early as November 16th, bringing with it a v1.1 software update that's largely unheralded for now. In the paperwork, B&N … [Read more...]
A touch of King Lear in Wiebo’s War
October 4, 2011 by
William Shakespeare would have a field day with Wiebo Ludwig. Equally vilified as a terrorist and hailed for his long-standing battle against oil and gas giants, the reclusive preacher at the centre of David York’s new documentary, Wiebo’s War, is as interesting, complicated and flawed as a protagonist gets. York uses King Lear to describe the … [Read more...]
