Author: Zac Hall

We originally reported last month that Nest Labs, the company founded by famed iPod creator Tony Fadell, was readying its next product for launch soon: the smart fire detector. Nest Labs officially announced today that the ‘Nest Protect’ will be joining the lineup with the smart thermostat. The Nest Protect detects smoke and carbon monoxide […]

Apple released its seventh developer preview of OS X 10.9 Mavericks today including eight beautiful new wallpapers.  The new wallpapers depict various landscapes including a scenic mountain view and yet another oceanic-themed wave.  Check out our gallery below and try out the new Mavericks wallpapers for yourself! Whoa! Mavericks Beta 7 brings awesome new wallpapers to […]

In a world where Netflix releases entire seasons of TV shows at a time, like House of Cards and the new season of Arrested Development, personally, I find it increasingly difficult to schedule myself around when HBO wants to air a show or even when it has already aired something. So when I shared a screenshot […]

Market research firm IDC released new data today forecasting that tablet sales will grow “58.7{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} year-over-year in 2013 reaching 229.3 million units, up from 144.5 million units last year.” With the PC market on track to see negative growth for the second year in a row, IDC predicts we’ll see more tablet shipments than portable […]

AT&T will roll out a new trade-in program tomorrow allowing its customers to upgrade to a new high end (i)Phone with $100 of free spending money if you give them your old phone (restrictions apply). Beginning May 1, consumers who trade in their current smartphone to AT&T* will be eligible to receive at least $100 off […]

Your Vine stream will probably start to include a lot more faces, for better or worse, as the Twitter-owned video-sharing app received an update today to include support for the iPhone’s FaceTime camera as well at mentions: Today we’re introducing an update to Vine that we think you’ll love. Over the last few months, we’ve […]

As we have previously noted, Apple is set to open a gorgeous new Apple Store on May 3rd in Berlin, Germany, and now these beautiful showcases featuring Apple’s  creative product displays have appeared in front of the entrance. Each Apple Store features an attractive display at the store’s front presenting the latest product, and Apple’s […]

Time Warner Cable is launching out-of-home video on-demand and live content streaming to its TWC TV app for iPhone and iPad tomorrow. Live channels will include Aspire, BBC America, beIn, Big Ten Network, FearNet, Fox News Channel, Fox business, GMC, Pac-12 Network and TV Guide Network; while channels like MTV and Comedy Central will offer video on-demand, according […]