The Census Bureau says that by the end of the year, the average American household will be spending close to $1,000 a year on cable TV, broadband, and video-game subscriptions, and that doesn't even count pricey smartphone data plans. What's your annual t Read More

Expect appearances from longtime Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki, colorful New York Times tech columnist David Pogue, and legendary indie-film director Kevin Smith, along with plenty of chatter about the impending iPad. Missing from the party: Apple. Read More

Remember the outrage after Apple chopped $200 off the price tag of the first iPhone, just a few months after the original $599 8GB model went on sale? Well, heads up, early adopters: Apple execs are reportedly saying they'll "remain nimble" when it comes Read More

Disappointed that Steve Jobs didn't announce an iPhone for Verizon — or any other carrier besides AT&T — during the big iPad event two weeks ago? Well, at least one tech analyst thinks there's a better-than-even chance that the wait for a non-AT&T iPhone Read More

Could a cell phone stand in for your well-worn copy of "Italian for Dummies" the next time you're traipsing around Rome? Leave it to Google to promise a mobile version of the universal translator from "Star Trek," or the Babel Fish from the immortal "Hitc Read More

We're still deep in rumorville, folks, so don't get too excited just yet, but word has it that Microsoft is getting ready to show off the latest (and long-awaited) version of Windows Mobile next week in Barcelona, complete with a completely revamped "Star Read More

The wildly ambitious 256-player online shooter for the PlayStation 3 is finally here, and let me tell you ... "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" it's not. I found out the hard way as I heedlessly dashed onto the field of battle, lone wolf-style, and instant Read More

If you're a true gadget hound like I am, technology provides something more than just dry, practical solutions for the problems in your life; it also makes you happy, even giddy, and as I tuned in to Apple's big tablet announcement last week, I was hoping Read More

Right at this very moment, hundreds — nay, thousands — of online Master Chiefs are fragging each other in "Halo 2," one of the most popular titles ever for the original Xbox (and a game that's still playable on the Xbox 360 thanks to the magic of backward Read More

The new, touchscreen Zune — complete with an OLED display, support for HD video playback, and 3D gaming — went on sale barely five months ago, yet Microsoft has already begin whittling down its price tag. Read More