IDC: China smartphone shipments to rise to 460M by 2017
China’s smartphone shipments are forecast to rise rapidly to 460 million by 2017, according to research firm IDC. Smartphones have already made up more than 58 percent of all total mobile phones sold in the country, which has a booming cellular population of more than 1 billion subscribers. By the end of Between Samsung…
Windows 8, Android team in new Asus Transformer hybrid
The new Asus Transformer.(Photo: Asus)Story Highlights$1,299 Asus Transformer can run both operating systemsDocked in base station it functions as all-in-one touch-screen desktopLift the screen out of the dock to use it as an oversized tablet Windows 8 and Android make strange bedfellows, yet Microsoft’s and Google’s operating systems I’ve…
Beaverton robotics teams among those headed to World Championships
Robotics teams from Beaverton, Lake Oswego and Newberg will head to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championships in St. Louis after taking top wins at a tournament Sunday at South Meadows Middle School. The statewide robotics competition brought together 36 top middle and high school teams to compete with custom-made The…
Samsung to Release 8-Inch Smartphone in Q2 2013
One of Samsung’s most popular lines of Android smartphones is the Galaxy Note series, which is so large that some call it a “phablet.” The original Galaxy Note had a 5.3-inch AMOLED screen, when it launched in late 2011, and was recently beaten by the Galaxy Note 2’s 5.5-inch display. Now,…
Endgame of TiVo Litigation Playing Out
Barrington Research The focus for TiVo’s management remains on the simultaneous defense of its intellectual property and the expansion of service-provider relationships. The recent Verizon Communications (ticker: VZ) settlement raised the combined monetary value of three defenses of TiVo’s (TIVO) …
What Smartphone OS do You Use?
The major smartphone operating systems are mature enough at this point that it’s really just a matter of personal preference which you use. So what’s your smartphone OS of choice? Smartphones have become all but ubiquitous and, let’s face it, each of the major smartphone OS have enough strengths to…
REPORT: Apple’s Thinner, Lighter iPad 5 Could Be Here In April
Apple could release the next version of the iPad in April, according to Rene Ritchie at iMore. Ritchie has been one of the most accurate Apple reporters in the world. Previously, he correctly reported the iPad Mini design ahead of its launch. He writes, “We’ve also been told an April-ish…
TweetDeck discontinues iOS and Android apps, doubles down on web efforts
The popular Twitter client TweetDeck will soon be removed from the iOS and Android app stores as the company focuses on delivering a better experience on the desktop. The company, which was bought by Twitter in 2011, will continue to develop its web-based interface but will stop development of its “To…
Foursquare for iOS update brings better Explore abilities
Foursquare for iOS has just been updated and this is one update you should check out. The next time your favorite restaurant gets too crowded, or you are out looking for places to eat after a movie, the Explore option will offer you more recommendations on a single screen. Head…
Bartendro cocktail mixing robot lands on Kickstarter, wields Raspberry Pi (video)
If you prefer robot bartenders to lack limbs that could be used against you in the impending robopocalypse, Bartendro might be your kind of bot. After two years of building and tweaking, the folks at Party Robotics have finally polished their Raspberry Pi-powered cocktail-making rig and have posted it to…
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