In the latest build of iOS 5.1, now beta 2, Apple has finally decided to …

Most people don’t like watching TV in the dark. The problem is that flat-panel TVs tend to reflect light in the room; even if you have a matte-screen LCD, light bouncing off the screen is going to diminish picture quality in one way or another. (Credit: Geoffrey Morrison) This how-to guide has some obvious and some not-so-obvious tricks and tips …

The new design of the Xbox 360’s dashboard and press releases touting “the future of TV” make it clear that Microsoft is transitioning the Xbox from a gaming console that also does home entertainment to a home entertainment box that also does gaming. That’s an exciting move, especially for not-quite-hard-core gamers who spend more and more time streaming video on …