RIM Says Apple Claims About BlackBerry Unacceptable

Apple Inc appears to be deliberately distorting the issues surrounding the iPhone 4’s antenna design by asserting that Research In Motion’s BlackBerry has similar reception problems, RIM said. “Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into Apple’s self-made debacle is unacceptable,” RIM co-Chief Executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie said in a statement emailed late Friday. “Apple’s […]


Things Your Mechanic Won’t Tell You

1. “You might be in the wrong garage.” There are many choices as to where consumers can take their car when it’s in need of maintenance or repair. Those include going to the car dealer, a department or chain-store franchise, or an independent mechanic at a service station. Where you should go depends on what […]


Should You Pre-Order an iPad?

Owning a cutting-edge gadget has a certain cool factor, but early adopters rarely get a great deal. Some observers say Apple’s new iPad, available to pre-order Friday for an April 3 release, isn’t likely to be an exception — though there will probably be no shortage of shoppers wanting to go first. “Most people are […]


iPhone 4 vs. Droid X

We break down Motorola’s Droid X and Apple’s iPhone 4, spec by spec, to see who really makes the hottest hardware. The comparisons began before the phone even arrived. With Motorola setting a press conference date the day before the long-awaited iPhone 4 launch date, the stage was set for a battle royale, and Motorola […]


Motorola Droid vs. HTC Incredible

Android titans clash when we pit the Motorola Droid versus HTC Droid Incredible. With the long-rumored HTC Incredible now unmasked and headed to Verizon in just days, many early reviewers claim it may be the finest Android handset to date. But how does this darling ‘droid stack up to the last Google-powered phone to that […]


Shuttle’s Descent May Be Visible Across U.S

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Early risers across the United States may have an unusual opportunity to see the space shuttle on Monday as it glides through the atmosphere, heading toward a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle Discovery is returning from a resupply and servicing mission at the International Space […]


Best Laptops and Desktops of 2010

Whether you’re looking to surf from an ultralight netbook at your favorite coffee shop, tear into opponents on a gaming PC, or edit family videos on a touch-friendly all-in-one desktop, this year’s crop of laptops and desktops offers a bounty of power and flexibility at prices that have never been more reasonable. We’ve compiled some […]


5,113 Nuclear Warheads

The United States has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and “several thousand” more retired warheads awaiting the junkpile, the Pentagon said Monday in an unprecedented accounting of a secretive arsenal born in the Cold War and now shrinking rapidly. The Obama administration disclosed the size of its atomic stockpile going back to 1962 as […]