Apple, lord of the iRings? Apple 60″ HDTV, mini second-screen iTV, and magic …
According to a research note that Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White issued today, Apple will be launching a massive series of ground-breaking TV products later this year. But will they be enough to shake AAPL out of its doldrums? The rumors, frankly, sound extravagant, even fanciful:60 Apple HDTV9.7 Apple…
LG Electronics-US smartphone
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) — South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to release the “Lucid 2,” its long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone in the United States later this week. LG Electronics is scheduled to roll out the mid- to low-range LTE smartphone via U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless…
Microsoft Offers Windows 8 Pro and Parallels Desktop For Free
In January, Microsoft launched modern.IE to enable developers on both Microsoft OS and Windows platforms to make the most of Internet Explorer 10 when developing projects. Today, Microsoft has announced new tools and resources to help developers test sites on not only IE 10 (as well as 9) but older To really…
EE launches free 4G WiFi service in (some) London black cabs
ICONIC BLACK CABS GET 4G MAKE-OVER TO BECOME UK’S ‘FASTEST’ TAXIS Fleet of traditional hackney carriages to offer free mobile 4G to passengers across London and Birmingham courtesy of EE From Tuesday 2nd April, commuters in London and Birmingham can hitch a superfast ride in the 4GEE Taxis the UK’s…
Giant robot jellyfish to patrol US coasts
A Virginia Tech College of Engineering team has announced their successful testing of this new jellyfish robot. Weighing in at 170 pounds, the robot prototype called Cyro, is far larger than its predecessor. In 2012, the team led by Professor Shashank Priya revealed RoboJelly, approximately the size of a real jellyfish. Cyro…
Facebook Phone Leak Points To Budget HTC Device, Homescreen App For All …
Facebook’s new “Home” on Android will debut on a mediocre HTC handset codenamed “Myst” but will be available on standard Android phones, according to an autopsy of a leaked developer build of the Facebook “phone” software scored by Android Police. This aligns with our scoop and predictions from last week…
Pentagon’s Robot Changes Tires
Lots of jobs are now handled by robots. Soon we might add Indy pit crew to the list. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a robot that can change a tire, picking up the tire, getting it off and on the (simulated) wheel and using the lug wrench. This…
Facebook In Talks To Buy Bang With Friends
Facebook is in the process of acquiring startup Bang With Friends, according to multiple sources, in order to make a foray into the online dating space. According to these same sources, the acquisition will be a $30 million deal in both cash and stock, as that seems to be the Concerned…
Why Facebook Home Is Potentially Brilliant
Let’s say we build a phone, theoretically. We’re not! But if we did, we could get maybe 10 million people to use it. 20 million. That doesn’t move the needle for us. -Mark Zuckerberg, Disrupt SF 2012 With today’s leaks, it’s looking like Zuck was being almost completely honest. Facebook isn’t building a…
Foursquare Aims At A Moving Target As It Tries To Close Another Round Of …
This year’s SXSWi did not herald the next Big Thing in tech, as some guessed it wouldn’t, but it wasn’t always this way. In 2010, a year when people were a bit more optimistic about the new new thing, Foursquare was the boss. First appearing in 2009, by 2010 it Fast forward to…
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