CoPilot GPS navigation coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
— Award-winning CoPilot GPS navigation apps return to the Microsoft platform. BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile World Congress ALK Technologies, a leading provider of navigation and GeoLogistics software, is pleased to announce that its award-winning CoPilot GPS navigation apps for smartphones and tablets will be available for CoPilot brings…
Firefox smartphone system challenges Android, iOS
BARCELONA Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid 2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Mozilla, which campaigns for open development of the online world, showed off the first commercial version of the Firefox…
Instashare is like AirDrop for iOS, launches on the iPad to make local file …
Instashare, a new app which lets you transfer files between your Mac and iPhone, has gained ground lately as an easy tool for moving photos, PDFs, etc across iDevices. Now, iPad owners are in luck: Instashare is expanding to Apple’s tablets to provide what creators TwoManShow call “AirDrop for iOS…
Instashare Brings AirDrop-Like File Sharing to iOS
iOS/OS X: AirDrop is one of OS X’s best features, and Instashare replicates its dead-simple wireless file sharing powers on iOS. Instashare can transfer items from your camera roll to other devices on the same Wi-Fi network or within Bluetooth range, assuming they also have the app open. The…
Questioning your faith? Tattoo robot will randomly assign you a religion
Auto Ink is not just a robot, and it’s not just art. It’s an automated sculpture designed to tattoo human skin. This is definitely not the kind of thing you’re likely to come across at the to local tattoo parlor, largely because the user of the Auto Ink can’t choose…
IoS letters, emails & online postings (24 February 2013)
There are many around the world who want the criminals involved brought before the International Court of Justice to answer for the million dead. Nor is it the worst such crime since Suez. It is immeasurably worse than Suez by virtue of the numbers dead, the ruination of a great…
The Next iPad Is Coming In June, According To Case Maker
Apple’s next iPad, the iPad 5 if you will, is expected to arrive in June, according to supply chain sources. Steven W of mobile accessory maker MiniSuit sent us a photo of an iPad 5 case, which he says his company is already manufacturing. He says his company “heavily invests” in tips…
Secure your iPad to your desk with the Soft Touch Flex holder (review)
When I am at my desk, my iPad usually sits in my bag ready to go or is propped up in an external keyboard cover so I can have streaming video playing while I work. The folks at Soft Touch Manufacturing have a couple iPad stands that let you mount…
Pinterest, Twitter and Tumblr data compromised in Zendesk hack
Pinterest’s virtual bulletin boards made it the Internet’s hottest young website in 2012. STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe sites were breached via their vendor, ZendeskThe photosharing site Pinterest warned users about the breach via e-mail on FridayThe company urged users to ensure their passwords are strong (CNN) — Customer support tool Zendesk announced in…
Best Buy Offering $100 Off Windows 8 Touchscreen PCs
Best Buy is kicking off a two-week promotion this Sunday that will serve up $100 discounts on Windows 8 touchscreen PCs, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The discount doesn’t yet appear on the Best Buy site and the retailer didn’t immediately respond to PCMag’s request for further information on which products…
