Christian Science Monitor | Innovation

Google Buzz: How it works

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:31:45 GMT

Google Buzz rolls out to GMail Tuesday afternoon, in a move that challenges Facebook and Twitter.

More telling than rumors on iPad and Kindle? Job listings.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:15:59 GMT

How new wanted ads from Apple and Amazon reveal long-term strategies for secretive products like the iPad and Kindle.

Denny's free breakfast, Dockers free pants led Super Bowl ad searches, Google says

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:12 GMT

Among the most-searched-for 2010 Super Bowl ads were spots for Dockers, Denny's, Motorola, and Snickers.

With @CraigyFerg, Craig Ferguson leaps into the Twitter fray

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:04 GMT

Craig Ferguson, the host of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS, has finally joined Twitter. Let the 140-character ribbing commence.

Three reasons the iPad will get a price drop

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:48:57 GMT

A Credit Suisse analyst says Apple's brass remains open to reducing the tablet's already-cheap price.

Watch out, Twitter and Facebook. Google is on your heels.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:45:47 GMT

Google could unveil a social media feature for Gmail as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Canon T2i: The Goldilocks of digital cameras

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:38:48 GMT

Want the ease of a point-and-shot camera with the power of a digital SLR? The Canon EOS Rebel T2i may be just right.

Google scores with Paris Super Bowl ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:50:09 GMT

Google aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad last night. Are there more smart Google spots to come?

Monopoly gets radical redesign -- goodbye, paper money

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:51:33 GMT

Hello, debit cards. The new circular board is certainly modern, but will it win over Monopoly purists?

Hachette emerges as new challenger in Amazon pricing war

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:20:22 GMT

Hachette joins Macmillan in demanding that Amazon sell its e-books for more than $9.99.

Facebook users content with redesign. For now.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:06:03 GMT

Facebook has launched a redesign of its homepage. Amazingly, not many Facebook users are complaining.

New Heinz ketchup packets let you dunk or squeeze

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:50:34 GMT

The revision of the 1968 design seeks to solve the problem of on-the-go french fry eating. Fast food innovation – or the stale taste of pointless change?

Madden says Saints win Super Bowl

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:10:57 GMT

The football game franchise simulated Sunday's Super Bowl, and had New Orleans beating Indianapolis by four points. Fans can vote until March 15 for who will grace the cover of Madden '11.

Avatar smashes past $2 billion, but can it beat Gone with the Wind?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:10:38 GMT

The sci-fi epic Avatar raked in more money than any other, but what about inflation?

Slingbox app approved by AT&T, just in time for iPad launch

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:54:41 GMT

The phone carrier has reversed course on the Slingbox application, which would let users stream video directly from their television or desktop to their iPhone – or Apple iPad.

Urban Dictionary name definitions the latest Facebook craze

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:09:19 GMT

The site made its name on user-submitted scatological definitions, and a Facebook status trend is capitalizing on it.

With touch-screen purchase, Amazon edges closer to Apple iPad territory

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:51 GMT

Amazon has reportedly acquired Touchco, a company that builds touch-screen technology. Many see the move as a preemptive strike against the Apple iPad.

Why NASA picked stormy Florida

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:07:21 GMT

Weather thwarts shuttle launches. But important factors favor this state.

Adults ruined blogs for kids, study shows

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:17 GMT

A new report from the Pew's Internet and American Life Project reveals a decline in blogging among teens.

Did Motorola's new Android phone 'Devour' Droid?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:10:02 GMT

Verizon and Motorola spent big bucks promoting the Droid smart phone – only to abandon the brand three months later?