Apple iPad initial impressions, I’m kinda cool
Yes, while I realize everyone and their dog (and possibly their cat, their mouse and their chicken) have written about the iPad. The reviews are…
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Verizon launches HTC Incredible on April 29: New king of Android?
Verizon has officially taken the wraps of its plans to release the new feature-packed HTC Incredible smartphone. Available April 29th for $199 with a two…
Canon T2i photos, testing lenses using FD-EOS adapter
(Update: I’ve added photos of the lenses in a gallery below.) Our love affair at SSC with the new Canon T2i is still going strong.…
HootSuite goes social
HootSuite is a company on the move, and and their latest update adds some interesting collaboration capability to an already strong product. I’ve been tracking them…
Google Docs updated, takes another shot at Microsoft Office
Google today announced an updated version of it’s increasingly popular online productivity suite called Docs. The new features include the ability collaborate with 50 people…
Adobe CS5 now available, new versions of Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, more
If you’re at all involved in the creative process, be it audio, video, print, web or just about anything involving a splash of flare, then…
Citizen journalism startup AllVoices expands into 30 cities, will it work?
New media is an interesting place to be these days, and there are no shortage of interesting—and unproven—business models cropping up every day. The latest…
iPhone OS 4.0 adds multitasking, coming this summer
Apple today gave a sneak preview of the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 at their Cupertino headquarters. The upgrade will be available this summer and in…
Solar airplane completes 87-minute test flight
The only question now is what happens on a cloudy day—perhaps a rapid descent? Other than that the first test flight for a solar-powered airplane,…
Scoring the Apple iPad Easter weekend
This Easter will be one to remember, thanks to a certain little 10-inch mobile computing device launched by our friends in Cupertino. If we’ve learned…