Posted by admin Data downloads and Web browsing on new LTE-ready smartphones were slightly faster on AT&T’s new 4G LTE network than on the far more widely spread 4G LTE network of rival Verizon, according to a study released Tuesday by Metrico Wireless. Still, the study found that average LTE download speeds topped 10 Mbps on each network, while the speed of data downloads and Web...

Posted by admin This is a great time to buy an HDTV. Televisions in 2011 have taken 2010’s hot trends–3D, Internet apps, and LED lighting technology for LCD sets–and made them better and cheaper. Today, most sets from major manufacturers offer a wide array of Internet-connected features and 3D support through active-shutter or polarized 3D glasses. Traditional CCFL-backlit LCD...

Posted by admin The good: With its hybrid drive system, the 2012 Toyota Prius v averages better than 40 mpg. Entune gives it useful app integration, with Pandora, OpenTable, and others. The bad: The drivetrain makes a tortured sound under heavy acceleration. The iPod integration did not work reliably with anything older than an iPhone 4. The bottom line: Excellent fuel economy and a large, airy...

Posted by admin To the surprise of absolutely no one, Valve kicked off its annual lapse in responsibility today with a series of daily sales and discounted publisher catalogues on its digital distribution platform, Steam. Although our meteorological marketing experts have gained the ability to predict these regular calamities with a high degree of accuracy, this seasonal vortex of bargains—a...

Posted by admin Debate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation’s capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch effort to scrap or delay the plan, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 12. Both the Senate and House of Representatives have held hearings in the past two weeks on the plan by the...