Foursquare users eating up city Shake Shack
It’s a good thing Shake Shack is growing at such a rapid pace. The popular burger chain, which was established in 2004 in New York City and now has multiple locations across the globe, tops the Foursquare list of burger joints in the nation. Charting 4.5 million check-ins across the nation, Also…
Facebook Privacy Change Is Subject of FTC Inquiry
Facebook, which has repeatedly tripped over its own feet when changing its privacy practices, has stumbled yet again. The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday that it had begun an inquiry into whether the social network’s proposed new privacy policies, unveiled two weeks ago, violated a 2011 agreement with regulators. Facebook’s…
[IFA] ASUS X102bA : netbook sous AMD et Windows 8 à 299€
Lors de l’IFA, ASUS a devoile un netbook (si, si ca existe encore) tournant avec un processeur AMD APU dual-core A4-1200 a 299. Celui-ci offre egalement un ecran tactile de 10,1 pouces avec une definition de 1366 x 768px, un GPU Radeon HD 8180, 2Go de RAM, un disque dur…
Plum teen undertakes robotics project for Gold Award
Katie Shreve didn’t take seriously her friend’s suggestion to check out Carnegie Mellon University’s Girls of Steel Robotics Team. aI brushed her off,a said Shreve, 16, a senior at Plum High School. Shreve said her mother urged her to attend a robotics-team open house a couple of years ago. Shreve…
Alleged iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 pictured together for the first time
Earlier this week we saw images of the alleged iPad 5 pictured with the fourth-generation tablet. Now images have leaked showing the purported next-generation iPad alongside the new iPad mini. These images are courtesy of Sonny Dickson. If you haven’t been keeping track, Sonny brought us leaks of the iPhone 5s…
A Cover That Lets You Put an iPad Into Any Situation
If you have a pathological attachment to your iPad mini, the Kraken A.M.S. cover is ready to contribute to your mania. The protective cover has a connector on the back that is part of the "Adaptive Modular System" that accepts more than 25 different pedestals, making it possible At…
Wal-Mart unveils smartphone trade-ins
While Wal-Mart’s latest quarter showed same-store sales declined at a mid-single-digit percentage rate in the overall entertainment category, wireless sales were again a standout sub-category. NPD said the retailer gained more than 350 basis points in unit share, securing it as the number one handset retailer in unit share for Bratspies…
Cops: Zimmerman iPad too busted to yield video
George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his trial. By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News An iPad that George Zimmerman’s…
Top 8 Windows 8 Tablet-Laptop Hybrids
Mike Andronico has been reporting on the latest tech trends for Laptop since July 2013. With a B.A. in Journalism from Purchase College, Mike’s love for "Street Fighter," comic books, and cool gadgets has led to contributions at GameNGuide, Examiner, Joonbug, and 2D-X.
Foursquare Explore Section Now Includes Menus
Say you’re having a really strong craving for chicken parmesan, but don’t know of a good Italian restaurant in your area that makes it. You could search the Web and click through to individual restaurant menus, but Foursquare has an easier solution. The social check-in service on Monday expanded its…
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