Daily Tech and Gadget

The following is part of our “Your Stories” series on different ways Facebook is used across the world. If you have a story you’d like to share with us, please submit it here . David Slade’s fiancée Kelly was the first to find the lost little dog. Standing in the driveway on her way to shop for wedding dresses ..Read More

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — My Ripple(www.myripple.co.kr) announced the launch of its new premium mini PC lineup ‘Ripple Look Family 45FC’ in Korea market, which comes with red wine-colored crystal concept of design. Dedicated to enjoy multimedia contents such as high-resolution videos and 3D games, the Family 45FC is equipped with Intel’s latest Dual Core processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, ..Read More

Filed under: Government/Legal , GM , Saab , Spyker , Russia Vladimir Antonov will soon give up the position of chairman at Spyker because he stood between the Dutch company and its successful acquisition of Saab . Recent reports indicate that a Swedish government investigation tied Antonov and his family to the Russian mafia and money laundering. Those findings ..Read More

Filed under: Accessories , iPod Family , iPhone Although you still can’t get your Beatles fix through the iTunes Store , Apple Corps has made a license agreement with MusicSkins , the maker of music-related vinyl skin products for electronic devices. As a result, you can now purchase Beatles personal device skins featuring the Beatles logo and cover art from ..Read More

Turns out that Percy Jackson isn’t a trouble maker with dyslexia and ADHD, he’s just the son of Poseidon, and you know how those demigods are. Movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lighting Thief shows what happened when a 12-year-old is thrust into a training camp for the children of gods and soon after runs off on his ..Read More

Filed under: Gaming , iPod Family , iPhone Last week we noted the impending arrival PopCap’s ridiculously addictive Plants vs. Zombies onto the iPhone / iPod touch , and now this marvelous time-waster has landed. A variant of the the tower defense genre, Plants vs. Zombies requires you to defend your house from mobs of raging zombies by placing ..Read More

Filed under: Macworld , Peripherals , App Store One of the highlights of TUAW’s visit to Macworld Expo 2010 was a pre-show tour of the HP booth on Wednesday, February 10. HP has a long and storied history with Apple, with both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working for the company at one time before founding Apple. The company ..Read More

As more and more of our friends and favorite organizations start publishing updates online, being able to organize them well is becoming even more important. Niche-popular desktop social media stream-reader Tweetdeck issued a software update this morning and the most striking change is in its handling of user groups. It’s beautiful. The new Tweetdeck is faster, more flexible and ..Read More

Filed under: Hardware , iPhone Hutchison Austria is following in the wake of the iPhone and is offering a subsidized iPad to users willing to commit to a 2-year data contract, Engadget reports. When you sign up for a €29.90, 5GB monthly contract, you’ll get a €333 markdown on the iPad — which may or may not be all ..Read More

Market research firm FADE says Microsoft’s online platform sales grew 34 percent last year, thanks to rising average sales prices, top-performing games. As part of its most recent financial report , Microsoft said that Xbox Live surged in popularity by 35 percent in 2009, with 23 million gamers having now signed up for the service. And according to a ..Read More