Return of the Borg: How Twitter Rebuilt Google’s Secret Weapon
John Wilkes says that joining Google was like swallowing the red pill in The Matrix. Four years ago, Wilkes knew Google only from the outside. He was among the millions whose daily lives so deeply depend on things like Google Search and Gmail and Google Maps. But then he joined…
We Got A Super Sketchy Email That Reveals Exactly How Much Facebook ‘Likes …
The New York Times’s Nick Bilton posted a column yesterday complaining that he used to get thousands of “Likes” when he posted his columns on Facebook, but that he doesn’t anymore. At least, he doesn’t for free. Bilton says the only way to get nearly as many “Likes” as he…
Tech stocks: Apple sliding, Facebook’s big event
Investor David Einhorn is pushing Apple to share more of its wealth with investors.(Photo: KIMIHIRO HOSHINO AFP/Getty Images) As a new week begins, let’s take a look at the tech stocks to watch on Monday. Apple shares dip. It wasn’t long ago that many Wall Street experts pondered…
MirrorLink: Your vehicle is now a smartphone app
According to the Connected Car Consortium (CCC), people are using their smartphone apps and services 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent when they are not using them is when they are driving. The CCC, which is made up of more than 80 percent of the world’s automakers including BMW, A…
Could TiVo And Roku Beat Apple To TV Nirvana?
Everyone has something to say about Apple, especially about the prospects for what could be its next big thing: a television. In a recent magazine story, I laid out the prospects for what some people are calling the iTV, as well as the considerable challenges Apple faces in bringing it…
Bits & Bytes: Samsung dominates Android market with solid smartphones
Although Apple executives might be less concerned with what Google’s doing and more concerned with Samsung. Over the life of Android, Samsung went from being just one of the many companies entering the Android feeding frenzy to the most dominant entity. Smartphones manufactured by Samsung now account for 29 percent The…
Yahoo’s Impeccable Timing: As BlackBerry Recovers, They Cut Their BlackBerry …
Yahoo has struck me for a long time as a company that simply has bad luck in things. They’ve not, particularly, done anything wrong over the years nor failed to do a number of correct things. It’s just that they seem not to do these various things when it catches…
Conway’s ATA students take top honors at robotics tourney
Students from Horry County’s Academy for Technology and Academics triumphed Saturday at the FIRST Robotics competition in Myrtle Beach. The team came in first after three-day event, making the group eligible to head on to the national championships April 24-27 in St. Louis. The next hurdle for the 10-member team?…
Breathe New Life into an Old Smartphone This Weekend
Back in 2007 when the iPhone emerged as the new standard for smartphones, the idea of repurposing an old one would have seemed strange. Now, most of us have upgraded at least once and probably have an old device or two lying around. If you need a project this weekend, One…
CSSA wants in on netbook programme
ONE FOR THE ALBUM: Ngieng (left) posing with CSSA Sibu branch’s new office-bearers led by Law (third right) while Kuan (right) and others look on. SIBU: Computer Sales and Services Association, Sarawak, (CSSA) members are appealing to the government to allow them to participate in the distribution of 1Malaysia netbooks…
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