A rare East Coast earthquake that shook people from North Carolina to Boston today prompted heavy call volume that jammed cell phone networks throughout the region. Instead of calling, many residents eager to share their experiences and get in touch with loved ones and friends reached out sites like Twitter and Facebook. The quake, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale …

Here’s the problem with AirPrint: not nearly enough printers support it. Plus, there’s that whole consumables thing. Aren’t we supposed to be living in a paperless society? Print to PDF for iOS solves both problems, allowing you to “print” e-mails, Web pages, and documents as PDFs right on your iDevice. It’s a clever app, one that works much like PrimoPDF …

Apple’s iPad blew away several other mobile devices at loading Web pages, according to a recent speed test conducted by Compuware. Although the test was geared toward smartphones and the iPad was used only as a reference point, Apple’s popular tablet proved speedier at Web browsing than the iPhone, HTC Desire, BlackBerry Torch, and several other mobile devices. Conducted in …