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It’s Time to Make a Fool of Yourself Catching Popcorn With Your Mouth

Liz Gannes in Social on December 28, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

If this one doesn’t make you giggle, you’re a Scrooge.

Eye-Tracking Study Shows Users Perceive Google+ and Facebook Virtually Identically

Liz Gannes in Social on August 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

According to an eye-tracking study, users of Google+ and Facebook look at the layout of the homepages of the two sites in virtually identical fashion.

Jumio Sees New Online Payments Opportunity Through the Webcam Lens

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 26, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Jumio, a payments company backed by Eduardo Saverin, is finally unveiling its product: Netswipe turns an off-the-shelf webcam into a credit card reader.

Xbox Kinect: Just How Controlling Can a Body Be?

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on November 23, 2010 at 3:26 pm PT

Xbox Kinect does well with games involving more natural gestures and motions, but its games using objects, like a bowling ball, need more work, says Katie.

With Video Chatting, It’s a Small World After All

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT

Video chatting, helpful as it may be for keeping in touch, can be intimidating. Katie goes into the basics.

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Stop Licking Your Monitor

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 15, 2009 at 9:47 am PT

Holiday e-cards are everywhere this time of year, but digital agency Rosetta is putting a spin on its version through a mix of Flash animation, facial-recognition technology and motion detection. Its “Snowday” card is a snowflake-catching game, and if you have a webcam attached to your computer, you can play by simply sticking your tongue out and grabbing ’em.

New Netbook Offers Long Battery Life and Room to Type

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 5, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg reviews Toshiba’s new netbook, which aims to solve some common netbook issues.

OS X 10.5.8 Kills Bugs Dead

John Paczkowski in News on August 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm PT

Apple on Wednesday released OS X 10.5.8, the latest point release to Mac OS X Leopard, even as Amazon takes pre-orders for its next iteration–Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). 10.5.8 is largely a maintenance update, though it does patch a number of security vulnerabilities (18 to be exact), some of them fairly old.

Easy Way to Log In Face Time

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on June 16, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.