New Foursquare app for Nokia Lumia, brings exclusive features

The latest version of the Foursquare app for Windows Phone 8 is now available adding an augmented reality experience, exclusive to Nokia Lumia smartphones. Nokia, Microsoft and Foursquare have been working closely together to create a redesigned Foursquare app that reflects the design of the Windows Phone platform. While this new…

Posted on: May 21, 2013 7:00 am

TIVO Rising: FYQ1 Net Loss Beats, Q2 View In Line

Shares of TiVo (TIVO) are up 16 cents, or 1.3%, at $12.82, in late trading, after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q1 revenue that slightly missed analysts’ expectations, but delivered a better-than-feared net loss. Revenue in the three months ended in April rose to $61.8 million, yielding a net loss of 9 Analysts had…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 5:00 pm

The App That Will Put Google’s Music Subscription Service on Your iPhone Wired

If we learned anything from the riveting 1980s drama Footloose, it’s that music (and dance) should be available everywhere. So when Google announced its subscription service, Google Play Music All Access, and made it an Android-only affair, more than a few iOS users were bummed. But never fear, Apple acolytes,…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 5:00 pm

At Google I/O, Glass and Android Get All the Love, if Not All the Money

Google remade its annual developer conference, I/O, to focus even more on programmers this year, eschewing the usual barrage of consumer product announcements. So what did this audience of hard-core software geeks want to hear about? Ways to talk to Google hardware, judging by audience size at various panels,…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 5:00 pm

Apple to Begin Ramping Up Production of 25-33% Lighter iPad in July?

Digitimes reports that Apple will soon begin trial production on its fifth-generation iPad, with full production said to be planned to begin in July. Based on that schedule, Apple could hit monthly production of 2-3 million units by September as it prepares to launch the updated version of its full-size…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 12:00 pm

Microsoft’s New Xbox Girds for a Smartphone Battle

At Microsoft, operating income at its entertainment and devices division, which houses the Xbox and its Windows smartphone efforts, plunged 71% in its fiscal 2012 year to $ 364 million, and below what it was in 2010. As the Xbox has aged, the number of … Keep reading…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 7:00 am

2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday. Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, were booked Saturday into the Clark County jail on charges of open murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. According to investigators, Marcos Arenas,…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 7:00 am

Why Enterprise Is Avoiding Windows 8

Despite Microsoft Microsoft shipping more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses, Redmond’s newest operating system is not making much headway in the enterprise world, with IT decision makers deciding to give it the cold shoulder. So, what’s holding Windows 8 back? Forrester Research analyst David Johnson believes that the problem lies with the…

Posted on: May 20, 2013 7:00 am

TiVo brings ‘What to Watch Now’ feature to its iPad app Engadget

“What to Watch Now” Combines Personalization with Bringing Viewers the Content They Want as Soon as They Turn on Their TV TiVo is preparing to launch “What to Watch Now” for iPad. Part of TiVo’s whole-home, multiscreen solution, “What to Watch Now” significantly improves the tablet experience by offering users…

Posted on: May 19, 2013 5:00 pm

Arduino Robot launches at Maker Faire, we go hands-on (video) Engadget

There’s a new kid on the Arduino block, and it’s called the Arduino Robot. Launched yesterday at Maker Faire Bay Area, it’s the company’s first product that extends beyond single microcontroller boards. The Roomba-like design, which we first saw in November 2011, is the result of a collaboration with Complubot. The…

Posted on: May 19, 2013 5:00 pm