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Get Higher Def From (Some of) Your DVDs

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Thu Apr 19, 2012 02:35 PM ET | 0

A new Walmart video service lets you buy high-def copies of your standard-def DVDs, but mind the fine print. Read more

How Do You Gift-Wrap An MP3 File?

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Tue Dec 20, 2011 04:33 PM ET | 0

We know how to buy digital gifts, but we still don't know how to wrap them as presents. Read more

Browser Plug-In Reveals Who's on the Same Page

Posted by Katherine Noyes Thu Aug 4, 2011 08:04 AM ET | 0

At last, a way to see who else is viewing your Facebook profile. Read more

Browser Plug-In Reveals Who's on the Same Page

iPhone App Scans Moles for Signs of Skin Cancer

Posted by Katherine Noyes Tue Aug 2, 2011 11:52 AM ET | 0

Stay one step ahead of trouble by monitoring your skin between checkups. Read more

iPhone App Scans Moles for Signs of Skin Cancer

Enjoy Extra Shark Week Content via Mobile App

Posted by Katherine Noyes Mon Aug 1, 2011 02:21 PM ET | 0

Available for iPhone and iPad, these apps deliver synchronized, behind-the-scenes material while you watch. Read more

Enjoy Extra Shark Week Content via Mobile App

Mobile App Uses Sound to Keep Mosquitoes Away

Posted by Katherine Noyes Thu Jul 14, 2011 04:08 PM ET | 0

Say goodbye to smelly candles and sprays -- this app takes a high-frequency approach to repelling pests. Read more

Mobile App Uses Sound to Keep Mosquitoes Away

New App Counts Calories Through Photos Of Food

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Apr 13, 2011 09:40 AM ET | 0

MealSnap uses a database of 500,000 food items to calculate calories. Read more

New iPhone 4 Won't Stop Android

Posted by David Teeghman Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:02 PM ET | 0

Steve Jobs is a bit of a control freak when it comes to apps and that could give way to a better market opportunity for Android's open source apps. Read more

iPhone App Translates Iraqi to English

Posted by Tracy Staedter Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:55 PM ET | 0

For the first time, researchers have developed an iPhone app that translates the Iraqi dialect of Arabic to English and vice versa. The app, which was developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s International Center for Advanced... Read more

american soldier speaking with iraqi man

Wi-Fi Wherever You Go

Posted Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:00 PM ET | 0

One man's road trip with a mobile Wi-Fi device. Read more

More Abundance by Owning Less

Posted by Chris Davis Sun Jan 10, 2010 09:04 AM ET | 0

Less is more; let the music show you how. We've witnessed the progression: albums to compact discs to digital files a la iTunes, where each step takes less material and less effort to get the music to the listener. Now, ... Read more

U.K. Begins Spying on File-Sharing Traffic

Posted by Tracy Staedter Wed Dec 9, 2009 03:31 PM ET | 0

An Internet Service Provider in the United Kingdom has begun using a new software that can track every piece of copied music, movies, e-books, games or software. The results will shed light on file-sharing traffic that may be infringing on ... Read more