Stories by Paul Suarez

  • Google Blames a Human for its Robo-Car Crash

    One of Google's self-driving cars got into an accident earlier this week. But Google is claiming the auto-pilot-equipped Prius was actually flipped into manual mode when the accident happened, making this a case of user error.

  • iPhone aftermarket emerges as updates loom

    Yearning for the next iPhone but unsure what to do with your current, soon-to-be-outdated model? Not to worry -- plenty of gadget buyback options are available to give you enough cash to pay an early termination fee or snatch up that new, shiny iPhone you desire.

  • Is Apple testing HD displays for upcoming iPad?

    A new report adds credibility to rumors that Apple may be gearing up to release a Retina-display-equipped iPad, potentially as early as <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/235002/apple_ipad_3_an_october_surprise.html">this fall</a>.

  • Google+ data sheds light on users: It's raining men

    We got our first official look inside Google+ this week thanks to Google's Q2 earnings announcement, where we learned the nascent social network has amassed 10 million users. Other sources say that those users are primarily male and more engaged in discussions than users of other social networks.

  • Search engines ruin our memory, make us smarter

    By now you've probably heard that Google and other search engines are making us think differently. Columbia University researcher Betsy Sparrow said we are remembering less information if it is readily available online, but we are remembering where we can find that information on the Internet.

  • Windows Phone update named

    Windows Phone's next iteration may be called "Windows Phone 7.5 Mango" according to a tweet from Microsoft's official Imagine Cup Twitter account.

  • Google+: Good stuff if you can get it

    Google+ is awesome. Or -- at least -- I'm assuming it is. Although I've had an invitation to join Google's social networking experiment for several days, every time I attempt to check out the service I'm told "We've temporarily exceeded our capacity. Please try again soon."

  • Apple sued by iCloud

    Looks like Apple finds itself in the middle of another trademark dispute over a recently revealed product.

  • Apple reportedly hires MobileNotifier Coder

    Sure, we've all heard that widgets and better notifications may be headed for iOS 5, but it looks like an allegedly new (and notable) Apple employee may further confirm that notification changes are in Apple's future.