With any new Apple iPhone or iPad, a logistical question emerges that bears considering: how do you buy it without enduring a line or a long wait time? The iPhone 4S goes on sale next week on October 14, and it’s crossed my mind that my travails with both the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 …

They have names like “Bent Over,” “Double Teamed,” “Bedded by the Boss,” and “Hot Daddy Cop.” They’re all part of a bawdier form of romance writing that’s generally referred as erotica or erotic romance, and they’re all in the Amazon Kindle catalog as well as Barnes & Noble’s Nook catalog. Needless to say, most of the books feature scantily clad …

Is the time of TiVo behind us? It’s been 10 years since Sarah Jessica Parker gushed about the device on daytime TV. Best Buy’s Insignia Connected TV would like to suggest otherwise as it licenses the TiVo interface, if not the functionality. The Insignia Connected TV E859A11 offers a decent array of on-demand services, but picture quality takes a back …

Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (DT) has started to take pre-orders for Apple’s unannounced iPhone 5, offering customers the opportunity to reserve a next-generation iPhone before knowing the name of the device or the hardware specifications included. The German telco isn’t advertising this opportunity to its customers, but it is handing out “premiere coupons” to customers who expressly ask for an iPhone …

There was a lot of anticipation leading up to today’s Apple iPhone 4S announcement, so much so that it practically took down the Internet. Whether you were happy with or disappointed by today’s news, the fact is, the 4S is Apple’s next iPhone, so what does this mean for you and for the competition? If you’re a current iPhone 4 …

As expected, Apple introducedthe iPhone 4S at its “Let’s Talk iPhone” event on October 4. The news was underwhelming and disappointing to many who were also expecting an iPhone 5. There’s also the fact that the iPhone 4S looks almost identical to the iPhone 4. However, there’s more than meets the eye, as Apple made a number of changes under …

Now playing: Watch this: Mike Daisey 7:10 Mike Daisey turned a trip to the factories of Shenzhen into a one-man show exploring our lust for the latest in consumer technology. In his one-man show, The agony and the ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Daisey tells his audience how the world’s favourite smartphone is really made. And like revealing what it really …

We can’t say we saw this one coming. Apple’s new Cards app lets you design and create greetings cards right from your iPhone or iPad. Come up with the design, and Apple does the rest, including printing it on 100 per cent cotton paper and even posting it for you. There are over 21 designs in six categories, including birthdays, …

At last, there’s a new iPhone in town. The iPhone 4S is the latest iteration of Apple’s popular smart phone, and while it looks just like an iPhone 4 on the outside, it packs some surprises on the inside. A5 chip Apple’s own A5 chip is a dual-core affair Apple reckons will make the iPhone 4S seven times faster than …

iOS 5 will be yours to play with on 12 October. The latest update to Apple’s software for its mobile devices will be magically available for your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch a week tomorrow, almost the same day as Android Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to launch. iOS 5 adds a bunch of new features. It offers loads of …