ShareBy Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
You’ll remember NetShare, the iPhone tethering app that showed up on the App Store a couple of times before vanishing, seemingly forever. The advantage of a tethering app for users is that they could use their iPhone as a modem for their laptop or PC, in a pinch.
The disadvantage for the [...]
ShareBy Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
For years now people have complained about a “hidden” Comcast cap. Reports indicate that today Comcast is set to confirm the rumors over an upcoming 250 GB cap. Tell me: do you prefer knowing, or not knowing?
While this is bound to raise hackles among consumers, compare this to Frontier’s [...]
ShareBy Jimmy Daniels of Windows Tips
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
I swiped this title from a comment on the Tech Blog at the Houston Chronicle.
Microsoft this week has begun updating its WGA piracy “tool” for Windows XP, available for download here if you are feeling lucky. Why would they update the tool for XP, which is no longer [...]
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By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
When I was at CNET we were obsessed with “Rascals” or personal mobility scooters. We would send away for literature and post pics on our office doors. Don’t ask me why. But I couldn’t help but marvel at this new concept design for a new and much improved mobility device.
This concept design [...]
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
You’ll recall I wrote that a Swedish newspaper took an iPhone to a lab for tests on its antenna. However, noting that the iPhone used in the tests had been performing well, the paper asked for some volunteers with misbehaving iPhones, so they could repeat the test.
Peter Planstedt and Stephanie Semic [...]
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By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
The glass and mercury thermometer is still going strong in some households, but today there is hope for a safer and more digital alternative. The Vicks Forehead thermometer is a simple device that scans body temp from the temple to the forehead and even changes color when it detects a fever. A special [...]
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By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
This one is just silly USB goodness with a twist. The Think Light glows when you start typing and really starts to shine when you are typing full force. How long before a diabolical boss replaces desk lamps and has the employees power the lighting instead? Instant productivity and free light. [...]
ShareBy Martin Regtien
Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsĂ‚Â
With the likes of Google Earth and Streetview hitting the mainstream, the market for GPS recorders has suddenly come to the fore. The QT-1300 Travel Recorder Nano is the latest GPS recorder from QStarz, offering full functionality at a fraction of the size.
Read on DigitalReviews.net our experiences with the QT-1300.
