Mozilla has released the third release candidate for their mobile browser on the Maemo (Nokia) platform and interestingly enough, it, like its Safari-mobile counterpart on the iPhone OS, also does not include Flash support.  According to their blog post: The Adobe Flash plugin used on many sites degraded the performance of the browser to the [...]

Why is the iPad special? Is it special? The world will be debating these questions until you are more than sick of them in the coming weeks.  The device is amazing, but really does not exceed anyone’s expectations.  Many improvements to the iPhone OS, like Flash support or multi-tasking, are nowhere to be seen, while [...]

Well the rumors can finally go hide away as Apple has finally unveiled what may end up being the most hyped-up product of the new decade.  Obviously no device will ever live up to such hype and there is bound to be a bit of deflation at all the features we all dreamed of that [...]

[Update: Well. I admit it. I got caught up in the hype.  I was sort of hoping that Jason Calacanis might actually have some useful inside information, but basically nothing he said last night actually came to pass today.  Evidently it was all a joke and yours truly got punk'd.  Regardless, this is why we [...]

Science and technology have enjoyed a profoundly productive symbiosis in the last hundred and fifty years or so.  One of the main driving forces of technological advancement in the last century has been the explosion of scientific discoveries and innovations.  That scientific advancement has likewise benefitted from scientific and communication and computational tools made possible [...]

The open nature of the Android platform has been endlessly touted by its advocates (including us on the Symbiotek Podcast), but so far it has little to show for this other than a much more open App Store than the iPhone.  The interface still has that open-source/GNU/Gnome feel to it that says screams ‘NERD’ at [...]

During CES, it seemed like our RSS Tubes were pushing a veritable torrent of pictures, reviews, commentaries, and press releases and it was pretty hard to keep up.  So now that the dust has quite settled, it seems like a good time to step back and look at some of the more interesting gadgets from [...]

Who says technology needs to involve complex electronics? This humidifier works entirely by natural properties of wood and water. The biological structure of a tree is designed to transfer water from the roots to the branches.  This humidifier combines these natural properties with an ingenious design to humidify your surroundings using no electricity. via Gizmodo

We have talked on the show quite a few times about how the problem with the tablet revolution is that it is a piece of technology asking for a solution.  To this end, Mashable has a piece exploring how the not-so-mythical Apple tablet could be used in five industries to revolutionize their practices and workflow. [...]

I posted a bit ago about Motorola’s upcoming move to bring Multitouch to their Android-powered devices, seemingly in the face of Google’s desires.  The accepted rationale for this move has been that Apple supposedly holds a number of multitouch interface patents that preclude other manufacturers from implementing these features. This is a good time to [...]