5 Kinds of Companies That Facebook’s New Search Engine Could Crush
Facebook’s Graph Search is supposed to turn the social network into one massive engine of discovery. That’s good news for Facebook and its investors, but not so great for companies whose bread-and-butter is social interaction. The problem for all those companies is that Graph Search allows users to easily tap…
6 hot Android launches on the horizon
You know a new year’s officially underway when you’ve got loads of exciting new Android devices trying to sneak onto your calendar. Well, gang, after a slightly quiet start to 2013, I’m happy to say we’re finally hitting that point. Between official news and not-so-official leaks and rumors, the number of…
15 Windows 8 Tips to Get You Started
Windows 8 is the most drastic Microsoft operating system update in decades. Here’s how to get the most out of it. Windows 8 is here, and tens of millions are already or soon will be using it as their PC operating system. With the long-in-the-tooth but still heavily used Windows XP A…
Sunnyvale’s Intuitive Surgical sees profits rise on robot sales
Intuitive Surgical reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday on increased sales of its da Vinci surgical robots and a rise in procedures using the pricy machines. The Sunnyvale company reported a net profit of $175 million, or $4.25 per share, compared with a profit of $151 million, or $3.75 per Revenue rose 23 percent David…
SoftPerfect Wifi Guard 1.0.2
SoftPerfect WiFi Guard enables you to monitor your wireless network and be alerted when a new, unknown device is connected. The program performs an initial scan during which all devices found are classified as “unknown”. You can then go through the list, identify each item and set it as “known”…
Twitter Down? Twitter is Working On It
Having some issues tweeting about the Inauguration parade? Or just checking Twitter.com? Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Twitter is reporting on its Status blog that “some users may be experiencing issues accessing Twitter.” The company says its engineers are currently working to “resolve the issue.” According to Twitter’s…
Is Apple’s rumored 4.8″ iPhone ‘Math’ the iPhone 6?
Apple [AAPL] stock prices may be unstable, but one thing remains everlasting when it comes to Cupertino’s dream machine: speculation. This morning we learn the company has a plan for a 4.8-inch iPhone ‘Math’ — but might this be a hint at another plan? [ABOVE: Comedy gold? This comedian posed…
BlackBerry 10: Bringing excitement back to mobile
The appearance of the original iPhone shook the mobile world up big-time. The new interface by Apple brought the sophisticated smartphone to the regular crowd. Android appeared shortly after and kept the excitement going in mobile. Consumers had a choice in smartphones like never before and it was good. Then…
Dear Research In Motion, Licensing The BlackBerry 10 OS Would Be A Bad Idea
Research in Motion would be happy to license their operating system to another manufacturer, says CEO Thorsten Heins in an interview with Die Welt (reported by TechCrunch. Really? Well that’s a bad idea right there. RIM may be many things, but they aren’t a Microsoft or a Google. Having their…
Artist’s models show us what WiFi signals look like
If you were asked what WiFi looks like, you’d probably be tempted to say “nothing.” Well, you’d be right for the most part. Just because WiFi is a radio wave signal doesn’t mean you can’t create a visual representation of it. That’s just what Austrian artist and architect Peter Jellitsch…
