Japanese Robot Suit Approved For Worldwide Rollout
A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide rollout. The Hybrid Assistive Limb, or HAL, is a power-assisted pair of legs developed by Japanese robot maker Cyberdyne, which has also…
Wireless Refugees: ‘Cell Phones, WiFi Making Us Sick’
GREEN BANK, WV (WUSA9) — When cell phones first hit the U.S. market in the mid-eighties, there were only a few thousand subscribers. Today, there’s more cell phones in this country than there are people: 322 million subscribers. On top of that, 20-million Americans now use wireless-enabled laptops, tablets, and…
TiVo FY Q4 Edges Gudiance; Shares Inch Up After Hours
TiVo shares are trading modestly higher after hours Tuesday following the DVR maker’s earnings report for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31. For the quarter, the company reported service and technology revenue of $65.7 million, up 31% from a year ago, and ahead of the company’s guidance range of $65 Net loss in…
Sony’s Xperia Z smartphone off to a good start: executive
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Sales of Sony Corp’s Xperia Z high-end smartphone have got off to a good start since its launch in several leading European markets on Monday, said Sony Mobile’s Calum MacDougall, head of Xperia marketing. “We have seen really good pre-orders”, McDougall said in an interview at the…
Smartphone bacteria ‘art project’: THIS lives on your phone
This smartphone bacteria may be art, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. The truth is we’re all filthy, filthy creatures and your smartphone harbors proof. In the most ugly example of art mirroring life, students from the microbiology department of the University of Surrey in the UK have turned…
Not Just About Sex on Facebook
Bang With Friends, the controversial Facebook sex app has gotten its fair share of criticism and curious users. But do the app’s creators use their own tool? “I can say that one of us has successfully used the app,” said the product’s CEO, who prefers to go simply by “C,”…
BlackBerry launches first BB10 device in India at $800
MUMBAI (Reuters) – BlackBerry launched its first smartphone from its BlackBerry 10 line in India on Monday, pricing the phone at 43,490 rupees ($800). The touch-screen BlackBerry Z10 phone, which goes on sale in India from Tuesday, will compete with Apple Inc’s iPhones and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s high-end Galaxy series phones. The…
Investigation comes to a close for Foursquare Gospel fire
DUNCAN As early as Tuesday, the investigation into the Foursquare Gospel Church prompted the idea a gas furnace could have been responsible. Friday, it was ruled the furnace did play a role in the blaze. Part of that idea came from witness reports indicating an explosion was heard. Det. John…
Samsung Galaxy S4 and Knox: iPhone versus Android just got exciting again
Two separate pieces of news over the last couple of days have the potential to throw the enterprise smartphone market wide open again. First, over the weekend Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy S4 the next version of its flagship smartphone is on the way, and soon. The handset will be…
Twitter Hackings Put Focus on Security for Brands
While most Americans were winding up their holiday weekends last Monday, the phones at the Vancouver headquarters of HootSuite, a social media management company, began to ring. Burger King’s Twitter account had just been hacked. The company’s logo had been replaced by a McDonald’s logo, and rogue announcements began to…
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