It was the non-April Fools' joke heard around the Internet: Ashton Kutcher has been selected to play Steve Jobs in an indie film called Jobs. Whether or not you agree with the casting, you have to admit: on the surface, there are some striking similarities. Of course, if you don't agree that Kutcher can pull off the legendary tech innovator on screen, here's something to hold on to: the Read more

Acer introduced three new ultrabooks at its CES press conference today (two sizes of the Timeline Ultra and the "world's thinnest ultrabook," the S5), and chairman and CEO J.T. Wong made it clear that the company has no intentions of slowing down. According to Wong, Acer is expected to introduce many more ultrabooks over the next two years with a goal of 25 to 35 percent of its laptop lineup Read more

You know the moment, a scene in a film is moving along swimmingly until the character decides to log in to a chat service with outlandish graphics and finishes every sentence with an inexplicable emoticon. The crime? Awkward and unnecessary use of technology and social media in entertainment. If the audience knows what they're watching is set for the current year, giving such explicit visual cues Read more

Never one to win a round of Trivial Pursuit? A new study in Science magazine suggests you're not alone. Our culture is becoming increasingly reliant on Internet searches in lieu of old-fashioned memory. The study led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, examined how likely people are to remember facts if they are easily available online via a Google Read more

The below video is evidence enough of just how darn cute owls are, and Harry Potter's pet owl, Hedwig, proved to be the most loyal of all owls. Adorableness aside, do you know why the nocturnal creatures are icons of wisdom in folklore? While in the Harry Potter movies, Hogwarts students could opt to bring owls to their dormitories, their legends go much further back through the ages. Click Read more

Do your friends and family have you on speed dial as their personal IT department? Do you rush to the Apple store after a press conference to sneak a peek at the new goods? Do you pride yourself on your knowledge of shortcuts, killer apps, plug-ins, and superheros? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you're probably a geek. Own it. I certainly do. We all have our geeky quirks born Read more

With the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) kicking off this week, gamers are buzzing with early news and industry rumors. For our top three anticipated products and games, Monday can't come soon enough. Wii 2 Code-named Project Café, we can't wait to see what Nintendo has in store for Wii 2.0. Will they follow Microsoft's leap into motion-controlled gaming or introduce a 3D console? Either Read more

Rachel Sterne, the newly appointed chief digital officer for NYC, released her first report on the city's digital roadmap, and goals she'll be implementing over the course of the year that will provide connectivity for its citizens. While I haven't finished reading the entire 60-page document yet, I am pretty impressed with all the digital tools the city already enjoys. Below are just a few I've Read more

With the love of the Infuse 4G still swirling in my head, I struck up an IM conversation with a friend of mine about the Android operating system yesterday. I didn't know exactly what I was getting into when I asked, but my friend brought up some really good points about Android that even I didn't consider. Recently there was a debate as to why more women aren't using Android devices. Some say Read more