Amy Eichelberg

Netflix To Launch Multiple User Profile Feature, Coming This Summer

Anyone with a Netflix account is used to having to share your credentials with family members, friends and probably even some acquaintances. While sharing means you are a kind and generous person, it can get a little annoying when you have to sift through the unique viewing habits of those […]

Paranoid Android’s Halo Multi-Tasking Goes Open Source

We were first introduced to Paranoid Android’s in-app pop-up window multitasking a few months ago, and now it appears that the team is ready to release the final product. The feature, dubbed HALO, combines the concept behind Samsung’s Multi Window and FaceBook’s Chat Heads into one sleek multi tasking interface. The feature is activated from

Google Confirms Acquisition of Waze, Team Up To Outsmart Traffic

After what seems like months of rumors and industry speculation Google has confirmed today its acquisition of Waze.  For those of you not familiar with Waze it is a mobile app that provides real-time traffic updates from friends and other people travelling ahead of you. Here’s what Google had to

Apple Shows Off New iOS 7 at WWDC, Coming This Fall

After months of rumors and teasers Tim Cook has finally unveiled the latest upgrade to Apple’s mobile operating system. As expected, Apple has chosen to maintain the familiar naming scheme by calling this iteration iOS 7. While introducing the new OS, Cook called it the biggest change to the operating

AT&T First Carrier to Offer Enhanced Push-to-Talk for iPhone with Wi-Fi Calling

AT&T has just released a version of Enhanced Push-to-Talk for Apple’s platform, letting employees with an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 communicate instantly with large groups. AT&T’s is proud of this app as it’s the first to support the push-to-talk service over WiFi. EPTT still requires an AT&T subscription, but this may entice someone who just

Sony Xperia T Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with CM10.1 RC5 ROM Now Available

It’s a good day to be a Sony Xperia T (aka LT30p smartphone) owner, as the CM10.1 RC5 ROM based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean is now up for grabs. The latest RC5 custom firmware from CyanogenMod should give your device improved performance and reliability. However, the ROM is still in development,

Samsung Galaxy S4 Gets Update For More Storage Space

After it was uncovered that Samsung’s pre-loaded applications on the new Galaxy S4 were hogging up nearly half of the storage space in the 16GB model the manufacturer immediately started working on a solution. Needless to say, consumers are not too happy that their brand new device only has 9.15GB

Former Yahoo Employee Hacks His House to Have Its Own Twitter Feed

Former Yahoo employee and current co-founder of Product Club, Tom Coates hacked his own house in San Francisco in order to remotely monitor it via Twitter. Sounds a bit strange at first read but the reason his house would need its own Twitter feed stems back to security benefits and probably because

Official Stock Google Keyboard Now Up For Grabs In Play Store

This is great news for keyboard enthusiasts as the stock Google Keyboard is now an official Android app available now for free. Yes, this is the same keyboard we saw unveiled with Jelly Bean (Android 4.2), that includes Gesture typing (a way to swipe from letter-to-letter to spell out words). The keyboard will also

Leaked Court Documents Reveal Verizon Providing the NSA Call Log Data in Bulk

The Guardian has leaked a court document reveals the National Security Agency (NSA) is currently collecting bulk call records from Verizon. The request, granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on April 25th, extends until July 19th and mandates Verizon produce all call detail records on a daily basis to the NSA.

Snapchat 5.0 for iOS Unveils Swipe-based interface and In-app Profiles

Snapchat is now reportedly one of the largest media sharing services outside of Facebook, so we’re not surprised to see it on the receiving end of a significant update. iOS Snapchatters can now look forward to the revamped Snapchat 5.0. The update brings with it a swipe-driven control scheme that has

How to Obtain a Top Ranking App in the iOS App Store

Are you a developer that wonders how in the world people rank their apps Top 10 in the iOS App Store? Well, this post may clear up some of your questions. In order to rank in the Top 10 of the iOS App Store, an app must achieve a high

NVIDIA Unveils New “DirectStylus” Capabilities for Tegra 4 Tablets

Nvidia’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took to this week’s Computex to show off its latest tech. The company has developed a software-based pressure sensitive display that uses a normal non-digitizer stylus to draw on a device. The result: Users can write on the screen using a simple passive pen and its