Google is taking the “last step” in its shutdown of its Google Buzz product. Starting July 17, the company announced in an email that all posts will be saved to Google Drive.
Back in February 2010, Google launched Buzz, perhaps a...
Last weekend the Ars staff got together and told you what apps we like to use on our iOS devices when Apple's tools let us down. As is usually the case, our recommendations didn't even scratch the surface, and all of you had even more...
Microsoft is hoping to sell another 25 million Xbox 360 consoles.
It appears that even after the disappointing reveal of the Xbox One, Microsoft is optimistic about the sales of the console that’s still going strong, the Xbox 360. In fact,...
Install Windows software on your Mac without the need for a virtual machine, an emulator or dual-booting. Wineskin is a Mac app that brings Wine to your Mac, OS X style, allowing you to create custom packages including everything your favorite...
On May 8, we reported that SlashGear was getting multiple hits from a device running Android Jelly Bean 4.3, indicating that the operating system is being tested somewhere out in Googleland and that we’ll likely be seeing it in the near...
During the big Xbox One reveal we found out that Destiny, Bungie’s all-new shooter franchise, is also coming to Microsoft’s latest console, and that wasn’t exactly a big surprise. What is somewhat of a surprise, however, is that a...
Reg readers, can you help? Column As if getting a business idea from Reg reader comments wasn’t enough for Simon Rockman he now wants help to get it working.…
[Andrew] was getting some poor performance from a couple of USB devices he had connected through an unpowered hub. This is a problem because the hub prevents devices from negotiating with the host controller for more current. He fixed it by adding...
Gigabyte is jumping into the mini PC market today with BRIX, a compact, customizable PC that's powered by your choice of Intel's Ivy Bridge series of processors.
To say the Facebook Developer Platform changed the web as we know it would be a dramatic understatement. Originally launching in 2007 as a tool for developers to build apps for the social network, six years later it has evolved into a whole lot...
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For only US$0.99, the OS X Farensius app is just adorable. It adds a current weather indicator to your menu bar, and offers an optional 5-day forecast in its drop-down.
It's exactly what I've been missing on my desktop. I have it set to update...
You can convert the mailto links on your web page into inline contact forms by adding a single line of JavaScript code to your web template. This story, Convert the Mailto Hyperlinks on your Website into Contact Forms, was originally published at...
When work on an engine control circuit [Scott] found himself in need of a way to compare the performance of two control circuits at once. The hobby quality oscilloscope he owns wasn’t up to the task. After thinking about it for a bit he ended...
