Switched On: Photography is dead, long live photos

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

Portraying the digital still camera as an endangered species has been a popular pastime for years in the cellphone industry, and with the high-resolution stills and high-definition video capabilities of the latest round of smartphones, the argument is more convincing than ever when applied [...]

AT&T intros four new Quick Messaging devices, new low-end device services

First up is the Samsung Strive. Available March 21st for $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate (pricing reflects a limited-time AT&T promotion), the Strive features a sliding full-QWERTY keypad and a 2 megapixel camera. Second is the Samsung Sunburst. Also available on the 21st but for $39.99 after a $50 MIR, the Sunburt is a [...]

My Celebtwin

A while back I started noticing people changing their Facebook profile picture to a celebrity that they looked like. Some pictures were close and others were way off. This got me wondering what celebrities I looked like. No one came to mind so I gave up and went on with my day.  Little did I [...]

bena58 says "Fuji Finepix F50 12mp camera is not the quality I expected. " about Fuji – f50fd Digital Camera

As a photographer that has a small business and competes regularly in contests I usually shoot with a DSLR camera. I decided I wanted a new point and shoot to carry with me for those times when I didn’t want to lug all my equipment with me to parties and events and to use for [...]

RadioShack welcomes T-Mobile with open arms

RadioShack has been partnered with Sprint, Verizon and AT&T for some time now and it looks like the retailer is finally making way for T-Mobile as well. The great thing about third-party retailers is that they can sometimes offer better deals on the same handsets you’d find in corporate retail stores (though third parties sometimes [...]

Numerous third party case photos support iPod camera rumors

A plethora of recently revealed Chinese third-party iPod cases seem to corroborate rumors that cameras will be included in new models of the iPod touch and iPod nano, expected to be released later this year.

Google Latitude Comes To The iPhone. No, It Doesn’t Run In The Background.

Google has finally gotten around to launching its location-based network, Latitude on the iPhone. The service, which has been around for months on the web and Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices may finally be ready to take off now that it’s on the hottest smartphone on the market. But there’s a problem — [...]

Half-Amazing, Half-Terrifying Concept App Combines Facial Recognition with Augmented Reality [Augmented Reality]

We’ve seen some cool augmented reality apps shown off that will point you towards the closest subway or find your mom, but this TAT Augmented ID app takes it to the next level. It’s mindblowing, but it leaves me conflicted.
Using facial recognition, it allows you to point your phone at someone and immediately [...]

Inspired By Japanese Food, Bit.ly Gets A Slight Redesign

Yahoo isn’t the only site that is undergoing a homepage change. The URL-shortening service Bit.ly did a slight reworking of its main site today as well. And not surprisingly, it’s very Twitter-focused.
The new design is called “Bento Box,” according to a post on the Bit.ly blog. This is named after the containers that Japanese food [...]

FriendFeed’s Latest API Spreads Real-Time Goodness

FriendFeed is launching version 2 of their API for beta testing today, adding a plethora of new features for developers to work with. We’ve written in the past that FriendFeed has long been in the driver’s seat for experimentation for social media and today’s announcement reinforces that thought.
With the new version of FriendFeed’s API, [...]

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