iOS 6: Top Features We Expect to See at WWDC 2012
iOS 6: Top Features We Expect to See at WWDC 2012(Photo: Apple | Mobile & Apps) Apple iPhone 5 may not debut at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) being held in San Francisco in June. But the next installment of Apple’s mobile platform dubbed iOS 6 possibly will. Launched at WWDC 2011, iOS 5 The first…
Instagram used Twitter to make Facebook pay more (rumor)
…. deal, because this would mean that Instagram people are incompetent imbecile, idiots, demented, that they should be banned from doing business and possibly put in hospital for mental care. Every normal company always uses ways to negotiate better offers. So what is the point of this “news”? Emil, you are…
Does the iPad cannibalize Apple’s laptops?
Computerworld – Is Apple cutting the MacBook’s throat with the iPad? The question — whether the company’s tablet cannibalizes sales of its own portable computing line — is ultimately impossible to answer, or at least quantify: One can’t look into a counter-factual crystal ball to view an alternate universe without…
Asus Eee PC X101CH review
With high-powered skinny ultrabooks flying at us from all directions, the time of the netbook seems to be almost over. Asus, at least, thinks there’s life in the old dog yet and has brought out a couple of new models — the Eee PC 1025C and this chap here, the…
Windows 8 Update: Windows 8 preview popularity kicking Windows 7’s butt
Microsoft says that so far the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is twice as popular at this point than its predecessor Windows 7 was based on the number of downloads. The company didn’t say how many downloads that is, but claimed it is used by millions of people per day. Meanwhile, the next…
Gigabit WiFi? 802.11ac router makes it possible, starting in May
Netgear is poised to be the first networking company with a next-generation router on the marketone that has been shown to reach speeds of up to 1.3Gbps in the 5GHz band. The company’s new router is based on the as-yet-unratified 802.11ac standard, which is theoretically three times faster than the…
New Literacy: Dear Robot, Hire Me!
Review | Dates to Watch For | Follow-Up | U.S. Economic Calendar | Consensus Estimates | Coming Earnings | Coming U.S. Auctions The cover letter for a job applicationalways tricky to write, sometimes torture to readmay be headed for a digital makeover. Silent, cold-hearted computers could become the arbiters of a cover letter’s quality….
Sol Computer unveils ruggedized, pricey netbook with Pixel Qi screen
Sol Computer is a small California-based company that offers computers with Pixel Qi sunlight readable displays. The company’s notebooks and tablets are aimed at customers willing to pay a premium price for a screen that’s visible outdoors, including pilots and other professionals that work outdoors. This week Sol Computer started…
Study links TV ratings to Netflix: Streaming may drive Nickelodeon woes
A new study could fuel growing suspicions that Netflix is the cause of ratings downturns for cable programming targeting children. A Bernstein Research analysis of viewing patterns in Tivo homes during the first quarter of 2012 found Nickelodeon’s viewership is up 2% in non-Netflix homes while down 6% in homes Other kinds of…
Foursquare Updates Its BlackBerry App, Adds NFC Communication
All you ever hear about these days is iOS this or Android that. What about the good ol’ BlackBerry? I owned one for years and I still miss its amazing keyboard. Well, at least one company hasn’t forgotten the BlackBerry and they’re even bringing some updates to the platform. Foursquare…