5 things to know about public WiFi
WASHINGTON – News reports on a push by the Federal Communications Commission to broaden access to public WiFi networks around the nation generated a lot of discussion. Senior FCC officials say they actively support the proposal. Here are five things you need to know about the FCC’s plan: 1. The The…
More Finger Pointing At Buggy iOS 6.1 Update
UK carrier Vodafone is advising customers who own iPhones not to upgrade to the latest iOS 6.1 update. In a message on the company’s support forum, it claims that the new update has a bug which means that “customers may occasionally experience difficulty in connecting to the network to make or…
NY Knicks’ JR Smith a real character on Twitter
J.R. Smith’s unfiltered honesty on Twitter does make some in the Knicks organization squirm. J.R. Smith goes underground on game nights, preferring to ride the subway from his uptown apartment to Madison Square Garden. A handful of commuters recognize the extravagantly tattooed straphanger, but mostly Smith is ignored as…
Chromebook Pixel Google netbook leaked
A video has leaked onto the internet seemingly showing off the Chromebook Pixel, a new Google-endorsed netbook with an HD touchscreen. The video, whilst not particularly Google-ish in approach, does appear to be very professional. It was leaked by the Slinky agency, which has since revealed that its website was…
NSERC Canadian Field Robotics Network gets $5M grant
Browse > Home / Headline News / NSERC Canadian Field Robotics Network gets $5M grant Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) watches the AQUA robot in action. AQUA is the world’s first amphibious robot, as at home on land as it is in water. In the…
Health Robotics expands into Qatar with ivStation robot pediatric installation …
Health Robotics is pleased to extend its unique technology to the first GCC hospital to utilize i.v.Station (or any other IV robotic technology) for pediatric patients. Fathia Adheir , Director of Pharmacy at Hamad ‘ s Al-Wakra Hospital, stated, “We selected the i.v.STATION Robot over other available IV…
Foursquare For Business App Launched
Foursquare has just released a new mobile app, Foursquare for Business, to serve as an extension to the existing merchant dashboard, giving businesses the ability to manage specials and view recent activity and analytics from their mobile devices. Foursquare for Business promises to help businesses attract customers, drive traffic and…
Five things to know about ‘free’ public WiFi
The agency wants to dedicate a swath of airwaves that any company or person can tap freely to create products, such as cars that can communicate with each other over long distances or powerful WiFi networks that allow users to access the Internet across an entire town. Cities have expressed…
iPad Toilet Paper Stand: World’s Greatest Invention?
People use their tablets and smartphones on the toilet — a lot. We can all keep pretending like this isn’t the case, or simply acknowledge the very real need for a toilet paper dispenser which also acts as an iPad stand. As noticed by Gizmodo, the fine folks at CTA…
Twitter searches to finally include tweets older than one week
Twitter has developed a way to bring up tweets older than a week in searches, potentially putting an end to a common frustration among users. Up until now, searches conducted on the Twitter website (or through Twitter apps) brought up only recent tweets, making it difficult for users to discover…
