Apple’s Steve Jobs kills the netbook — is the PC next?
Still the bells; silence the critics; let the band play on: no, I’m not talking about the UK administration’s dissociated reaction to the passing of a former Prime Minister, instead I’m discussing Apple [AAPL], the iPad and the final extinction of netbooks. Netbooks aren’t better at anything Steve Jobs saw…
Happy Foursquare Day, get your super-duper self-quantified activity …
It’s the 16th day of the fourth month four squared, in other words. Which means it’s Foursquare Day, and which means that you can visit Fourquare.com to get a personalized infographic of the past year year. If you’re a user of the location-based social network Foursquare, that is. Apparently,…
Google Developing Android Game Center
The team behind Google Glass’ companion app, MyGlass, may have inadvertently spilled the beans on an upcoming Android game center with a variety of features that could potentially revolutionize Android gaming. According to the sleuths at Android Police, the leak was discovered while they were snooping around in the apk…
Intel Is Basically Trying to Revive the Netbook
The netbook is dead. Or so says nearly every pundit, analyst and research firm that watches the PC market. But don’t tell that to Intel, whose next-generation processors will power a wave of dirt-cheap Windows laptops later this year. CNet reports: “If you look at touch-enabled Intel-based notebooks that are…
‘Mantis:’ the monster-sized hexapod robot
STORY HIGHLIGHTSRobot is biggest all-terrain operational hexapod in the world, according to UK creators”Mantis” weighs 1.9 tons and is nearly three meters tallChief engineer Matt Denton inspired by AT-AT walkers in “The Empire Strikes Back” (CNN) — Stomping through the fields and industrial wastelands of Britain, this giant six-legged walking…
Bad Robot battle pet to come in ‘a future patch’ WoW Insider Joystiq
Engineers who also like J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions can rejoice in knowing they’ll be able to craft this homage to the production house in World of Warcraft. No word yet on what’s so bad about said little robot, but here he is regardless. One of the core values we…
Suspect on Twitter after Boston bombing: ‘Stay safe’
Two hours after the Boston Marathon bombing, suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev tweeted, “Ain’t no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people” and a day later said he was “stress-free.” The Twitter account (handle: @J_tsar), which borrowed heavily from song lyrics by the likes of Eminem and Jay-Z, has…
Angie: An iOS Client for AngelList The Next Web
If you’re a fan of AngelList, the US-based social platform for startups seeking funds, you may wish to check out Angie, an AngelList iOS client that lets you network and send messages directly to other AngelList users.How it works You do, of course, need an AngelList account to use…
Disrupt NY’s Hackathon API Workshops To Feature AWS, Box, Evernote …
Hackathons are to developers what state championship games are to high school quarterbacks. The pressure is on, time is running out, and in the case of the Disrupt NY Hackathon, there’s never been a better audience of peers, judges, and media to impress. That’s why we’re incredibly lucky to have…
Microsoft confirms cheaper Windows 8 mini-tablets coming ‘in months’
Microsoft has confirmed smaller, cheaper Windows 8 touch-enabled devices from OEM partners will be available within months. On a call with analysts to discuss yesterday’s Q3 results, Peter Klein, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, said consumers should expect to see more Windows 8 touch devices across more attractive price points. “[W]e also are…
