Oliver Renick

I haven’t done much serious gaming since my heyday as an indomitable force subjugating the lands of Morrowind and vanquishing spud Covenant and Flood aliens—it’s partly because being adult can b...

The holiday season is all about the spirit of taking--er, giving. Ah that's right, how confusing it can be sometimes. Luckily such websites as Socialvestare here to remind some of us that the loads of...

If you’ve ever found yourself taking a drag of a Pall Mall on a street corner in Manhattan's East Village with an iPad tucked under your arm and panicked at the notion of having to reconcile your vi...

Motorola may have a new tablet in the hopper, according to an article published yesterday on This is My Next that claims an image shows a thin Motorola tablet that's not the Xoom.The report is based o...

Or maybe, 'knees-on.' That's the body part in the target sights of the typillow, an iPad 'cushion holder' that holds your iPad so you don't have to. FINALLY. Not sure about you, but we're pretty sick ...

Fewer than half of Americans believe tablets will eventually take the place of laptop computers, a study released today by Poll Position suggests. Only 46 percent believe the demand for devices like A...

One monitor not enough? How about two? What about three, four or even six? If you're at all like most professionals whose at-work life is on their computer, you know the endless benefits of having mor...

Apple Inc. has become the world’s most valuable technology company since Steve Jobs returned to the business in 1997 after a 12 year absence, initiating a wave of reform and innovation that led to p...

No coffee spills or downstairs tumbles can phase this laptop: the Dell Latitude E6420 XFR is a hardcore machine whose rugged design pairs with fast performance, making it a gem for those who can survi...

If you've ever wished the Android Marketplace was an actual marketplace, filled with bustling crowds, poker tables, go-karts, sliced fruit and bellicose bluejays, pack your bags and get on the next fl...

The number of photos taken with smartphones such as Apple's iPhone rose in 2011 while camera use declined, according to a study by research firm NPD Group. Smartphones accounted for 27 percent of phot...

The Kindle Fire can bring the heat. But the Toughpad can handle flamethrowers. Panasonic is extending its line of weather-resistant, hard-shelled mobile devices to include Android tablets. Announced t...

A cure to the sort-of medical condition known as 'bill shock' - the reaction when a cell phone user realizes ghastly overage charges - is finally here. CTIA, the international wireless association rep...

We're taught not to covet thy neighbor's spouse - but what about their computer? It certainly seems a little more acceptable, and HP wants to nudge you into just that direction with the irresistible E...

OnLive, the cloud gaming system we gave a hardcore test-run in our current Gadget Gift Guide, has now extended its accessibility from computers and home entertainment systems to phones and tablets. La...

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is... a new Sanction rucksack. Mission Workshop, the San Francisco-based company specializing in long-lasting outdoor gear, has added the Sanction laptop ruck...

If you've spent a day in a 9-5 job, you probably know that the most formidable of all office enemies is not the horrible boss, suffocating cubicle, or casual Friday, but rather a mid-sized, plastic wh...

Meg Whitman, the former CEO who built eBay, has been appointed to the helm of the faltering Hewlett-Packard Co., the Associated Press reported today. The aged computer maker has struggled to stay aflo...

For the first time, parents may be able to use a phone to snap a photo of their child - before they've been born. MobiSante, the company developing an ultrasound imaging device to be used with a smart...