For David Shafter, it should have been a dream: A crush of excited people swarming his booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where his startup is launching its first product.
In the 10 years since the debut of "Grand Theft Auto III," several video games have upped the ante in the naughty category -- including some other "Grand Theft Auto" games.
Toys "R" Us will kick off its Black Friday sales an hour earlier this year, opening its doors at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs announces the new iPod nano in a keynote address at an event in San Francisco.
Passing earwax-tainted earbuds between friends is nobody's favorite way to share iPod tunes. An integrated speaker in the smaller iPod nano and iPod shuffle models could end that practice for good, and provide opportunity for a host of new iPod possibilities.
Setting sail this weekend and want the latest information to help you along? Well look no further than your phone for everything you need. There is a wealth of data available through the thousands of apps on the market. But how do you know what is best for you?
Remember the iPod Nano and iPod Touch? They'll be getting some feature and style upgrades, as well as some price-slashing, in the near future.
The iPod classic, a venerable stalwart in the world of consumer technology, may be getting the axe along with its cousin, the iPod shuffle, according to a blog that focuses on Apple news.
When they're not hunting bad guys, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has designed a smartphone application for concerned parents.
CNNMoney: Apple's iPod dilemmaupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 05:42:00
While Apple is setting records with its iPad and iPhone, the iPod is sinking fast.
Ahh, summer -- a time of sun-drenched picnics where one partakes in three-legged races, whimsical games of croquet and copious pours of wine (the sweet nectar sucked from the recesses of paper bags so as to avoid the long arm of Johnny Law, of course).
On Wednesday, Apple released a software update for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, fixing a flawed location-storage method that raised privacy concerns last month.
You should care about Apple's collection of geodata on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, because the method is flawed.
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform.
It seems impossible for Apple to put a decent camera into anything but the iPhone, and despite many hopes, both cameras in the iPad 2 are about as rudimentary as you could get without having to load a roll of film in there.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at a company event in San Francisco on Wednesday to present the second generation of the iPad tablet.
Apple will announce the iPad 2 next Wednesday, as made rather obvious by invites sent out to press this morning.
Apple this week announced a plan to levy a 30 percent fee on publishers who charge subscriptions through its App Store on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The fee applies to newspapers, magazines and digital books (not to mention music and videos).
It's become a top-selling entertainment app for the iPad and iPhone and has been featured by Apple in its online store.
Brennan Stehling's phone looks just like an iPhone, but his bill is nothing like the ones most smartphone customers get in the mail each month.
Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 4.3, has gained new four- and five-finger multitouch gestures for the iPad, which have great potential to replace some functionality of the device's "home" button.
Skype released a new version of the telephony application for iPhone, which adds video-chat features that go beyond what Apple offers.
While your 8-year-old might not be coding websites or whizzing through Excel spreadsheets just yet, it's not too soon to get him or her a tech-driven gift this holiday season.
Lose your iPhone? There's been an app for that since June, but now it's free for owners of newer Apple gadgets.
This holiday season, any gift that starts with a lower-case i is sure to be in hot demand. Apple's iPhones, iMacs and especially iPads are on most people's wish lists. But at a few hundred dollars a pop, those are expensive tokens of affection.
Black Friday is coming a day early for Toys R Us this year, the toy seller said Thursday.
Square, an application that turns a smartphone into a mobile cash register, is open for business.
Sony has announced that it will drop the price of the PSP Go portable gaming system from $249 to $199 just in time for the holiday rush.
Apple this week presented its plan for the Mac App Store, a new way for Mac users to find and download applications.
If you want to pay a reality-TV star $5 to tell you where the closest laundromat is (and let's be honest -- who doesn't?), now's your chance.
The iPod helped Apple rise from the dead in the last decade. But the iPod Classic, the device that jump-started that resurrection, didn't get so much as a mention from Steve Jobs at Apple's iPod event on Wednesday.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a revamped Apple TV device, a new iPod line, an iTunes social network and updates to the operating system for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad at Apple's highly anticipated product launch event on Wednesday.
If you've picked up Apple's iPhone 4, you're probably aware of the new features that can benefit gamers on the go: a higher-resolution display, an integrated gyroscope to complement the accelerometer (for six-axis motion control), longer battery life and faster Wi-Fi.
Long before the iPhone, the iPod was the device that helped transform Apple from computer company into a consumer electronics company.
Have you ever wished that your iPod Touch was an iPhone? Now it can be, thanks to a new device called the "Apple Peel 520" and created by a Chinese company.
Thanks to the age-old art of bartering, a California teenager became the envy of all his friends when he pulled into school in a Porsche convertible.
If you have an iPad, you already know Apple's dirty little secret.
At 3 million sold, the Apple iPad seems to be swallowing traditional books, magazines and now finger painting. Actually, it's less a takeover than an evolution of our kindergarten practices.
Congrats! Your kid landed a summer job in this tight, tight economy.
With more than a million units sold in its first month, there's no question Apple's much-hyped iPad is here to stay.
A rotund, voracious figure follows a trail through a maze. As he rounds a corner, he is confronted by ghostlike monsters attempting to wipe him out. He turns and flees, but soon discovers an additional source of power that briefly turns him from hunted into hunter.
If you're planning on buying an iPad when it goes on sale this Saturday, you have some deciding to do.
"There's a revolution coming," I said to my two teenage daughters a couple months ago. Say what Dad? It was early February and I had just gotten my hands on an iPad. After playing with it for an hour or so, my response was pretty simple: I want one. "Not until April 3rd," the man told me. Well OK, what's a few weeks -- when you're waiting for the future.
Ahead of its April 3 launch, Apple lines up two more publishers to sell e-books for the iPad.
Steve Jobs insists on calling the iPad "magical" and "revolutionary," but it's a device whose purpose has mystified many so far.
Sling Media on Monday launched a new version of its SlingPlayer Mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch.
Within hours of Apple CEO Steve Jobs's breathless iPad presentation -- he called the device "extraordinary," "unbelievable" and "a dream" -- the independent reviews from techie types began rolling in.
The iPad was supposed to change the face of computing, to be a completely new form of digital experience.
We were right all along. It's called the Apple iPad, and it's a smallish, $499 computer (for the entry-level model, that is) that can best be described as a big iPhone or iPod touch.
Apple announced Tuesday that its App Store has surpassed 3 billion downloads from iPhone and iPod touch users.
Gadget lovers are waiting with bated breath for the much-anticipated unveiling of the Apple tablet, but don't expect it to take the world by storm the way the iPod and iPhone did.
With the holiday shopping season upon us, recession-minded retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart have created apps that let people buy products directly from their smartphones.
For some Black Friday shoppers, a 5 a.m. start just isn't early enough, so Toys R Us has upped the ante.
Product rumors have been fairly quiet on the Apple front recently, but the tech community has begun exchanging whispers about new Macs due in stores soon.
With its upcoming PSPgo, Sony is betting that you like "new and shiny" more than you like "money and savings."
You know the foolish game of cat and mouse Palm has been playing with Apple? The one where Palm hacks its own Pre phone to masquerade as an iPod and climb unnoticed into iTunes' bed?
Our CNN crew from San Fransisco gives us a little behind the scenes of what it's like to cover a Steve Jobs Apple event.
Are comics made to be read on cell phones, Kindles and iPods the new pulp of pop culture?
The iPhone 3GS is already wooing game developers with its faster, more powerful platform, but don't expect a ton of games fully taking advantage of it to flood the App Store -- yet.
Last week, Apple released a free update for iPhone users, pushing them to the third iteration of their mobile operating system. (Yes, iPod Touch users are welcome to upgrade, too, at a very reasonable cost of $10.)
Apple is rumored to be working on something bigger than an iPod Touch, but smaller than a MacBook. Past patent applications filed by the company and whispers from contract manufacturers point to a midsize gadget with a screen of 7 to 8 inches in the works, perhaps scheduled to debut early next year.
Arkansas said Wednesday it launched the first iPhone application to track state projects funded through the federal stimulus package.
Like many geeks, I love gadgets and I love to read. Since I've found that my rate of giving away old books is slower than the rate at which I get new ones and my bookshelf is always at eyesore-full capacity, I've wondered if e-books are everything they're cracked up to be?
So what's your list of top 10 mobile applications of 2008? Does it include Twitterberry, Facebook, MySpace, BioWallet, Locale? Or do you favor Super Monkey Ball, Koi Pond, iSteam, iBeer or iFart?
Apple's fourth-generation iPod Nano returns to the original long, light, and slender formula that put the series on the map.
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods on Tuesday and trumpeted a truce with NBC Universal that means the TV network will begin selling programs again on iTunes
While summer is a great time to be a kid, it is a tough time to be a retailer, or a parent.
The environmental movement has been around for decades but has never been more mainstream than it is today. Now, organic products, energy-efficient appliances and fuel-friendly cars are all the rage. Of course choosing to go green is very good for the planet, but it can also be surprisingly good for your bottom line.
Cosmetically indistinguishable from the Cowon A2 portable video player we adored last year, the Cowon A3 is a subtle evolution of a great product.
Stocks skidded at Tuesday's open after a report on nonmanufacturing activity pointed to a recession.
Apple added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch Tuesday that double the memory capacity of earlier models.
I'm no Apple lover. Sure, I dig the design coup that is the iPod Touch, the lovely software interface of the Apple operating system, the content of the iTunes service. And I truly believe Steve Jobs is a living, breathing American genius. But Apple's hardware has always been frustratingly limited, particularly for small businesses.
The iPhone is more than just a gadget. It's a genuine handheld computer, the first device that really deserves the name.
Forget the price cut on the iPhone. The potentially big deal for the wireless industry was Apple's announcement Wednesday of the iPod touch, a music player that also can access the Internet over Wi-Fi networks.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the new 8 mm thin iPod Touch.
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