Google is commemorating the 37th birthday of classic Atari game Breakout in the best possible way: It turned Google Image Search into a version of the game
To launch the Easter egg, you simply need to type “atari breakout” into Google Image Search, a…
McAfee Launches New All-In-One Security Suite
Nowadays, security threats affect every consumer regardless of the operating system or device they use. With that in mind, McAfee and Intel are launching an all-in-one security software suite called LiveSafe that includes anti-virus protection, a pas…
Sniff Your Phone: This Device Puffs Out a Scent
The sense of smell is a tough one to work into media — attempts at getting it into movies date back to the 1930s, and Disneyland and Walt Disney World include scents in some of their attractions. Technology companies have tried adding it to video games and television, so it was only a matter of time before someone tried to add it to a smartphone.
ChatPerf, a Japanese company, is rolling out a smartphone add-on about the size of a USB stick that attaches via the 30-pin connector on an iPhone (a company spokesperson told Diginfo TV that an Android version would be available this fall). The add-on is tiny “tank” that contains a given smell. After it’s attached to the phone, a screen comes up with a “puff” button that the user taps to release a scent. Read more…
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Amazon Cloud Player Launches PC App
As part of its mission to bring its music service “everywhere,” Amazon announced the release of a dedicated Cloud Player app for desktop PCs Monday. The release comes less than a week after Amazon announced iOS compatibility with Ford Sync-enabled ve…
10 Best Users to Follow on Vine
Vine has quickly become one of the top iPhone apps of 2013, and is arguably the most popular social media network since Instagram, which launched in 2010. Most commonly, people use Vine to create six-second snapshots of everyday life, but the more in…
Stunning iOS 7 Concept Video Shows Off Dream List of New Features
It has barely been six months since Apple released iOS 6, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start dreaming about what’s to come in iOS 7.
A new concept video for iOS 7 will have you dreaming of all the possibilities for Apple’s next operating system for…
Facebook Home, a YOLO Controversy and Other Top Comments
There was a lot of speculation over what Facebook’s big announcement would be this past Thursday. While many predicted a Facebook phone, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network planned to release an Android launcher called Facebook Home tha…
6 Apps You Don’t Want To Miss
It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you’re in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite 6 apps that are new or updated.
This week a popular game from 20 years ago made its way onto iOS, and and a popular mobile game became free on Android.
After a dispute with Apple, one big company finally released an update to its app for iOS, and Disney brought a new video game to the platform featuring a brand-new character.
Check out the gallery above for a look at this week’s highlights.
Still looking for more? Check out last week’s Apps You Don’t Want To Miss for more great apps worth a look Read more…
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Top 10 Tech This Week
It was another exciting week in tech, and as we do every Saturday here at Top 10 Tech This Week, we’ve got you covered in case you missed something.
Chances are you didn’t miss the biggest story of the week, though. We’re talking about Facebook Home….
Is Apple Building Its Own Street View?
An Apple patent filing indicates that the Cupertino tech giant is building a Street View product of its own
Posted to the US Patent and Trademark Office website on Thursday, Apple’s filing describes a “3D Position Tracking for Panoramic Imagery Navigation” — in other words, a way to view a lifelike map of the world around you via smartphone or tablet
Sounds familiar, no? Google Maps’ popular Street View option has been around since 2007
But Apple’s patent filing says its product will do things the Google version can’t. Current street-level imaging tech requires users to navigate though, most commonly, their touchscreen or trackpad. This involves jumping from intersection to intersection before navigating further Read more…
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