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Google only scratched the surface with the latest improvements to its Android mobile operating system. Users have been left wanting more, and they are likely to get it in 2012.
Better graphics, better cameras, and maybe even a voice-command feature similar to Siri–bundled with the latest iteration of Apple’s iOS operating system–could be on the horizon for Internet search leader Google.
Android’s latest big update, Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream  [ Read More ]

Apple iPhone 4S users can easily annoy people around them by talking to their handset when using the built-in assistant feature known as Siri.
The nuisance can be even more of a problem than listening to someone have a regular phone conversation. That’s because when using Siri, you often need to speak unnaturally — adding punctuation, for example, when sending messages.
The New York Times recently highlighted a slew of examples of  [ Read More ]

We can talk till we’re blue in the face about making good choices at holiday parties—but sometimes you want to throw calorie-caution to the wind and simply celebrate the season.
You can eat what you want and not gain a pound—if you’ve banked calories to spend. Here are 10 simple ways to free up an extra 1,000 calories for a future splurge.

Have green tea instead of coffee with cream and sugar.  [ Read More ]

When the holiday season rolls around I eagerly break out my mixer and rolling pin and pump out tons of cookies. They’re not just for me—I send them all over the country to my friends and relatives as gifts.
But this whole baking extravaganza means that before they hit the post office I have tons of cookies lingering around my house. Since I care about my family’s health (and my own),  [ Read More ]