Here's something you won't find on Apple TV: Porn. Vivid Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based purveyor of adult entertainment, has unveiled Vivid for Google TV, an app that streams sexually explicit content to Google TV set-top devices.
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/search?qt=htc&tk=srch_top">HTC</a> has taken the lead in the U.S. smartphone race. According to research firm <a href="http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/htc-takes-lead-us-smart-phone-market">Canalys</a>, HTC had a stellar third quarter, claiming more than a quarter of the U.S. market, and shipping more smartphones than either <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/search?qt=apple&tk=srch_self">Apple</a> or <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/search?qt=samsung&tk=srch_self">Samsung</a>.
Here's a "new" rumor that's been around for a while--in one form or another. Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White, who's been meeting with component suppliers in China and Taiwan, says he's heard rumors of a less expensive, possibly smaller, iPad arriving in 2012.
Apple's new iPhone 4S has some impressive upgrades, including voice controls, a faster processor, and a better camera. But to millions of tech fans hoping to be dazzled by Apple's latest creation, the 4S is, well, a tad disappointing. Here are the top pre-launch rumors that didn't come true:
Earlier this week, we told you how to turn off a new, potentially mortifying Spotify feature that tells your Facebook friends, in real-time, what you are listening to. If you're a closeted fan of, say, Alvin and the Chipmunks tunes, but your friends prefer death metal--well, the potential for embarrassment is high.
If you're afraid you're not sharing enough of your daily activities with your online friends, here's another chance to get social...with books.
Microsoft will begin delivering the new version of Windows Phone 7, code-named Mango, to its customers within the next two weeks, the company announced Wednesday.
What's your preferred means of cellphone communication: text or talk? A new survey from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project says a slight majority of Americans -- 53 percent, to be exact -- prefer a voice call to a text message. But 31 percent of cellphone users would rather get a text.
The personal computer isn't dying, but its days of dominance are numbered. Research firm IDC predicts the number of U.S. mobile Internet users will surpass their wired counterparts by 2015.
Barnes & Noble's Nook Color e-reader has proven to be a favorite among consumers and critics alike. With its 7-inch capacitive touchscreen and Android 2.1 operating system, it blurs the boundaries between e-reader and tablet. In fact, with a few simple hacks, it functions as a capable Android tablet.
If you talk to your desktop PC, it's probably for all the wrong reasons -- usually to hurl expletives at the machine for not working properly. Well, users of the desktop version of Google Chrome now have a more productive reason to get chatty with their computers. Google has added voice search for Google Maps to Chrome, offering users a (sometimes) faster way to get directions.
If you've missed out on Hewlett-Packard's close-out deals on the discontinued TouchPad tablet -- $99 for the 16GB model, and $149 for 32GB -- you might want to check out low-cost slates from competing vendors.
This is what your tablet will look like in five years
<a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/">Apple Retail Stores</a> are renowned for their <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/217254/apple_retail_stores_hits_and_misses.html">architectural panache</a>, and a rumored addition to the family in Santa Monica, Calif. appears to be yet another dazzler.
Android media tablets are slowly grabbing market share from the iPad, but no single competitor has yet to mount a formidable challenge to Apple's industry-leading slate.
