Robot rave swarming MIT
A “high tech rave”-like performance piece happening tonight at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is actually designed to help campus roboticists create algorithms based on human behavior that can better control large swarms of robots, researchers told the Herald. Doubling as an experiment, “UP: The Umbrella Project” is the…
Movie theaters are about to get Twitter and Foursquare-focused pre-shows
Those 15 minutes before the previews start in the theater are about to be taken over by something other than local ads. Twitter and Foursquare have partnered with National CineMedia, responsible for selling pre-show ads to show theater goers, to highlight movie-related tweets and topics. The specific details of how this…
Smartphone App Wrap: Travel, TV, Google, and sports
As the pleasant weather finally approaches, we start to think about travel, baseball, golf, music, and enjoying time with family and friends. This collection of apps covers all these aspects of life while also including two new Google offerings from the I/O conference last week.Google Hangouts Platform: Android…
TiVo will use your iPad to help you figure out what to watch
Once a DVR force all its own, TiVo is adding a new feature called “What to Watch Now” to its iPad app to help users find what’s worth watching on live TV as an alternative to the standard program guide. The new feature is on the app’s dashboard and mashes…
Improve smartphone photos with native editing tools (gallery)
Most people take photos with their smartphones and then share them on social networking sites or via email. I rarely see anyone print photos and thus just about every high end smartphone camera is just fine for the majority of people. In this post and image gallery, I take a…
Apps Raise the iPad’s Aptitude for Real Work
There’s a popular myth that Apple’s iPad and other tablets are simply media-consumption devices, unsuitable for productivity applications. That’s just not so, and this week I tested a variety of office suites for the iPad for mini-reviews of their capabilities. In fact, I wrote and edited this entire column on…
How to Fix Samsung Galaxy S4 WiFi Problems GottaBeMobile
Samsung Galaxy S4 WiFi problems are plaguing users with D-Link routers who cannot keep a connection with the flagship Samsung smartphone. The Galaxy S4 WiFi problems appear to be limited to a few D-Link brand routers and doesn’t appear to be limited to a specific carrier version of the Galaxy…
Updated Processor, Display, Cameras Rumored for Apple iPad mini 2 Retina …
A new leak confirms some of the specs that we’ve been hearing for Apple’s second generation iPad mini launch, which is believed to be coming this fall with iOS 7 on board. According to the leaks, the 7.9-inch tablet will feature a Retina Display with 2048 X 1536 pixels, the The increase in…
Brazil’s largest city to get free public WiFi ahead of World Cup
When Brazil was selected to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, many Brazilians hoped the event would jump-start many needed infrastructure improvements – especially things like airport capacity and traffic congestion. While in most cases any upgrades in those areas have fallen short of expectations, the World Cup may still With…
How BlackBerry is riding iOS and Android to power its comeback
While a fresh new generation of BlackBerry phones fight a ferocious battle for third place in the smartphone race, BlackBerry’s other big business remains in a great position in its red-hot market, Mobile Device Management (MDM). At BlackBerry Live 2013 in Orlando this week, the company rolled out a major Ironically,…
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