Apple’s Eddy Cue still testing Foursquare
Apple’s Eddy Cue still appears to be testing out Foursquare, and his activity on the location-based social recommendation app continues to spark speculation that Apple could be considering partnering with the company to help improve iOS 6 Maps. Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, has been in…
Sullivan Elementary students to compete in Berkshire Robotics Challenge
Members of the Sullivan SWAT (Students Winning at Tech) test out a program on their Lego Mindstorms NXT robot on Monday. (Jennifer Huberdeau/North Adams Transcript)Tuesday January 8, 2013 NORTH ADAMS — Natal Paredes gasped in delight Monday afternoon as the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot he had just programmed inched closer…
Facebook Apologizes for Tolerating Violent Imagery Toward Women
Today, a Facebook spokesman reached out to Wired to reverse its previous stance on imagery that promoted violence toward women, stating that a photo it had previously deemed acceptable for the social networking site “should have been taken down when it was reported to us and we apologize for the…
Apple’s Next iPhone Could Use New Touch Technology To Solve Screen …
According to a report in The China Times (Translated by computing.co.uk), sources in the Apple supply chain claim that, “Apple intends to switch to alternative touch technology for its next generation of mobile phones, stating that a ‘Touch On Display’ panel is being developed by Taiwanese Apple supplier Innolux.”…
Apple’s Maps boss still testing Foursquare, hints at future partnership to …
Apple’s Eddy Cue still appears to be testing out Foursquare, and his activity on the location-based social recommendation app continues to spark speculation that Apple could be considering partnering with the company to help improve iOS 6 Maps. Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services, has been in…
Zuckerberg faces €20000 fine over Facebook’s anonymous accounts ban
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing a 20,000 fine over the social networking site’s failure to offer German users anonymous accounts. According to The Guardian, the data protection commissioner of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has written to Zuckerberg and to Facebook Ireland threatening the fine if Facebook continues to ban…
New Lego Mindstorms will bring better robotics to kids and grown-ups alike
When Lego released the first Mindstorms kit in 1998, it may have thought it was just releasing a robotics kit for kids. Since then, though, the venerable Mindstorms and Mindstroms NXT kits have made their way into all sorts of creations. Mindstorms wheelchair? Check. A robotics competition league for kids Not…
Vizio unveils Windows 8 tablet
Vizio’s new 11.6-inch Windows 8 tablet.(Photo: Sean Fujiwara for USA TODAY)Tags Flat-screen TV manufacturer Vizio jumped into computers in 2012, with a line of all-in-ones and compact Android tablets. Now it’s bringing Windows 8 tablets to CES. The new MTIIX-A1 will be in stores in March. Pricing has not been announced,…
RIP Netbook: It’s Time for Atom to Shine
We’ve reached the end of an era, thanks largely in part to the rise of the tablet. Acer and Asus, the final two manufacturers of the netbook, will no longer be producing Intel’s inspired line of low-power, low-cost laptops. While this may sound like the nail in the coffin for…
Flying, Rolling Robot Might Make a Great Titan Explorer
Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The HyTAQ (Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor) robot developed at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Ever since the Huygens probe landed on Titan back in January 2005, sending us our first tantalizing and oh-so-brief glimpses of Many…
