Apple is preparing to integrate Thunderbolt I/O connectivity into a future generation of iOS devices according to a newly-uneathed patent filing. Three new filings made to the US Patent Office show that plans which would speed up data transfer between Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads and Mac OS X computers. It could also lead to a much faster charging solution for iOS devices. In the filing Apple says:... 

Terry Stenzel, AT&T's VP and General Manager of Northern California at a Cell site in SF's SOMA area In the past month or so, some power users did notice that AT&T had switched its 4G LTE network on, but today, the wireless carrier has made the switch official and AT&T’s 4G LTE network is open for business in the SF Bay Area. By now most of you are familiar with the benefits... 

Tired of having to comb through multiple websites, reading reviews just to find out the perfect TV for your home or laptop that matches your budget? Well, 7 geeks from Canada have come up with the solution to your problem: a website called Sortable. Touted as a decision engine to help you make your purchases, Sortable is a simple to use website that offers you a plethora of options when it comes to... 

If you’re looking for ways to lighten your electricity bill each month, you might want to watch out for appliances that consume standby power. In case you didn’t know, there are some appliances that consume power as long as they are plugged in – even if the switch is off. This is known as standby power or vampire power and while usually not a lot of energy is consumed, it adds up over... 

The Samsung DV300F camera is an update to Samsung’s DualView line of cameras. Obviously, its main differentiation is the front LCD display that lets users capture shots that would otherwise be more difficult, like self-portraits.  The front LCD also has a cool feature that displays an animation to keep young children focused on the camera: that’s pretty smart Optically, the camera... 

Year in tech: the highs and lows of 2011 It was clear back in January that 2011 was going to be the year of the tablet. Indeed, if 2011 had a shape it was definitely rectangular with rounded corners, but of course there was much more to 2011’s tech than that. In 2011 we saw some extraordinary things, said hello to some extraordinary kit and waved goodbye to an extraordinary man. Where’s... 

Yesterday there was news about Verizon planning to charge its customers a $2 convenience fee if they didn’t pay their bills over the counter or through auto-billing. Today it looks like those charges won’t ever come into play. According to reports online – Verizon has announced that it will not be charging its customers the $2 fee. This comes after the countless complaints from its customers... 

In addition to creating mobile apps for smartphones to access Facebook Chat/Messages, it looks like the social network is targeting the desktop pc/laptop market as well. It has been reported that Facebook has been testing a Windows-based Facebook Messenger client that lets people chat with their friends on their computers without having to open up Facebook in a web browser. (more…) Facebook...