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Mobile App Bump Can Now Push Photos to Your Desktop

Mike Isaac in Mobile on May 24 at 6:00 am PT

Bump Technologies launched a new Web site feature on Thursday morning, allowing Bump’s mobile app users the ability to share smartphone photos to their computers by physically bumping the phone against the PC keyboard. The photos are hosted online, and users can choose to download the images to their hard drive or share them using a short URL. Previously, Bump’s mobile app allowed for sharing photos and contact information between mobile phones, but not directly to a computer.

Permission to Procrastinate: Wait to Get a New Laptop

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on April 17 at 6:13 pm PT

Walt gives advice on buying a new laptop this spring — don’t do it yet. There are big changes coming.

Searching for a Mighty Mouse? Here Are Three Options.

Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on April 9 at 6:01 am PT

Wireless, touch-friendly mice from Microsoft, Logitech and Hewlett-Packard.

The Hottest Trend in E-Commerce? Clothes.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 5 at 1:07 pm PT

eMarketer is predicting that this year apparel and accessories will beat books, music and videos as the fastest-growing e-commerce category.

Forget the Ultrabook — Go With the New Commodore!

Lauren Goode in Product News on March 21 at 4:18 pm PT

Why would you spend that $1500 on a sleek, modern computer?

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Sold Out! The $35 Raspberry Pi Mini-Computer.

Lauren Goode in News on February 29 at 8:29 am PT

The $35 Raspberry Pi, a credit-card-sized Linux-based computer originally created for educational purposes, has already sold out after it became available earlier today, following five years of research and development. The surge of traffic to Raspberry Pi’s Web site earlier today forced the company to temporarily put up a static page, where visitors have been directed to Twitter instead. The Verge reports that the $25 model of the mini-computer, which now will have 256 megabytes of RAM, is going into production “immediately.”

On Valentine’s Day, Ol’ Fashioned Phone Calls Beat Video Chat for Long-Distance Love

Lauren Goode in Social on February 14 at 7:10 am PT

There’s a reason Stevie didn’t sing “I Just IM’ed to Say I Love You.”

White MacBook, It Was Good Living With You

Lauren Goode in News on February 10 at 10:16 am PT

The white MacBook is (now really, truly) dead.

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Vizio Jumps Into PC Fray

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 7 at 9:57 am PT

Vizio Inc., which shook up the market with inexpensive high-definition televisions, now wants to become a computer manufacturer.

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Raspberry Pi, a Credit-Card-Sized Computer, Set to Launch

Lauren Goode in News on December 28, 2011 at 8:33 am PT

The Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized computer that plugs directly into your TV via an HDMI input, is launching next month, following five years of research and development. Developed in the U.K. by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the $35 version of the device runs Linux, has a 700MHZ ARM 11 processor and 256MB of RAM, and features the first-person multiplayer video game Quake 3 Arena; the $25 version has similar specs, but with 128MB of RAM. Videogame veteran David Braben, the brains behind the Pi, has been quoted as saying he originally created the Pi for educational use.