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2-minute expert: How to avoid blurry photos

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:35:05 GMT

This holiday weekend, you may be traveling to see family, taking a scenic day trip or going to the neighbor's BBQ. All are good photo opportunities — whether with a "real" camera or a cellphone.

iPad apps to keep you informed and entertained

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:28:32 GMT

Whether you're keeping track of must-read stories using Pocket, browsing hilarious videos on Squrl, hunting down amazing photography on National Geographic, or keeping up with the election season with NBC Politics, msnbc.com's Rosa Golijan has the apps for you. Want more tech news, silly puns, or amusing links?

Powerful "Flame" cyber weapon found in Middle East

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:45:31 GMT

Security experts have discovered a new data-stealing virus dubbed Flame they say has lurked inside thousands of computers across the Middle East for as long as five years as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign.

LG's 55-inch OLED TV due in July for $10,000

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:16:34 GMT

LG unveiled the production version of its revolutionary 55-inch OLED to European dealers and journalists in Monaco this week against the backdrop of the final preparations for the weekend’s Grand Prix race. The prototype was first seen at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last January.

First video taken with Google Glasses shared

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:43:19 GMT

Google has publicly unveiled new photos and the first video from the real view of their augmented reality glasses prototype. The images show what the wearer sees while reading a newspaper, catching a football in the backyard and helping a smiling child play on the jungle gym.

'Bump' now lets you easily share phone photos to computer

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:46:46 GMT

Bump, a photo-sharing app, just took its flavor of seamless swapping to the next level. The app, which has been around since the mobile dark ages of 2009, adds the ability to "bump" photos from your smartphone straight to your computer.

Kouply: This mobile game might just save your marriage

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:16:38 GMT

Love’s little moments are the inspiration for Kouply. This free app for iPhone, Windows Phone and the web turns your relationship into a game — letting you and your significant other award points to each other as positive reinforcement for those seriously sweet gestures.

Facebook launches iPhone camera app

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:02:35 GMT

Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for the iPhone.

Android app shames parking jerks in real time

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:09:28 GMT

Inconsiderate parking is a universal problem. Curb-climbing SUVS, sports cars angled across the lines, double-parked delivery trucks and motorists with no personal boundaries, leaving you little room to get in your car, or pull out of the spot, are everywhere.

84 percent of smartphone shipments worldwide were either Android or iPhone: IDC

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:07:13 GMT

Smartphones with Google's Android and Apple's iOS mobile operating systems continued to gobble up market share in the first quarter of this year with 84 percent of the smartphones shipped, compared to 54.4 percent for the same period last year.

Report: 7-inch Google tablet coming in July

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:43:05 GMT

Last December, Google chairman Eric Schmidt told an Italian publication that the company would ship an Android-powered tablet "of the highest quality" within the next six months. Now a report suggests that a 7-inch tablet, co-developed by Google and Asus, will be hitting shelves in July.