Mote robot monitors red tide bloom in Boca Grande Pass
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists deployed an underwater robot nicknamed “Waldo” off Englewood to monitor the ongoing bloom of red tide off Southwest Florida. The yellow, torpedo-shaped autonomous underwater vehicle will head toward the edge of the bloom to gather information on its shape, size and other characteristics. The robot carries…
Suddenlink Takes Dip Into TiVo Stream
MSO Launches Device to Watch TV on iPads, iPhones Over Home Wi-Fi in Texas Suddenlink Communications is giving subscribers in the Lubbock, Texas, area first dibs on the TiVo Stream, a device that will let them watch live TV channels and DVR recordings on iPod Touches, iPads and iPhones over…
New #FourSquare Feature May Revamp App
Foursquare recently launched its newest feature a few months ago, called Explore, which gives users location-based recommendations and attempts to create a game atmosphere for the app. More recently, according to MediaPost, the company has been facing criticism from some who have said the app lacks purpose. However, Steven Rosenblatt,…
Microsoft promises to sell 400 million Windows 8 devices in 9 months. Is it …
Microsoft recently said it would sell 400 million Windows 8 devices by July 1. On the face of it, such numbers sound impossible to reach. Can Microsoft really do it? Keith Lorizio, Microsoft Vice President of U.S. Sales & Marketing, said in an interview with Beet.TV that by its conservative estimate, Microsoft will…
Apple on iPhone 5 purple flare: You’re aiming it wrong
A comparison by Mashable of smartphone and camera photos shows a purple glare on pics taken with the iPhone 5. STORY HIGHLIGHTSApple acknowledges purple flare problem on iPhone 5Company calls problem common with phones, advises users to shield it from lightStill, Consumer Reports says new iPhone is a winnerBut Samsung Galaxy…
BlackBerry 10: Why RIM needs to fight like Apple to survive
Research and Motion (RIM) has been pronounced dead so often it’s only got two ways to go: die, or fight back like Apple [AAPL] and the firm’s R&D spend hints at a fight back, probably just in time for next year’s key Mobile World Congress event in February….
Michael Wolff: Facebook is . . . MySpace?
Michael Wolff.(Photo: Todd Plitt, USA TODAY)Story HighlightsFacebook’s weakness: It is general in an age of specializationSpecialized social media players are where the action isWhy growing so big so quickly doesn’t always work 8:33PM EST October 7. 2012 – The media business eats itself. General-interest magazines, national television networks Not only…
Lightspeed Communications offers WiFi service to Seef Mall’s visitors
Launching on 1 October, this new service is designed to allow customers to experience the advantages of Lightspeed’s internet services through WiFi technology. “Customers today are constantly on the internet, checking social media sites to streaming online, they want the freedom and flexibility of staying online whenever and wherever they are,”…
Curiosity rover becomes Foursquare mayor on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the “Rocknest” site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple. (Courtesy photo NASA/JPL-Caltech) Curiosity has already broken ground on Mars, and now it’s breaking ground…
First Windows 8 PCs appear early, crapware included
Windows 8 doesn’t officially go on sale until October 26, but at least one high-volume retailer has jumped the gun on PC sales. Over the weekend, HSN.com, the online edition of the Home Shopping Network, offered a special on two new Gateway notebook PCs with Windows 8 preinstalled. A search turned up…
