Facebook stock plunges as doubts rise again
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a conference on Sept. 11, 2012, in San Francisco. Facebook stock ended trading Monday 9.1% lower at $20.79 a share, as investors reacted to reports of a security bug and renewed their worries about the company’s future.
Wifi to ensure glitch-free Metro rides now
Commuters will soon be able to enjoy a glitch-free ride on the metro trains, with Delhi Metro introducing wifi technology for operating the signals for its trains. This cord-less system will not only enhance the efficiency of the system but will also not hamper the train operations in case of…
Tablets surpass netbook sales in India
Sleek communication devices such as tablets have finally started cannibalising personal computer sales in India [ Images ]. More Indians preferred tablets for their computing needs in 2011-12 than netbooks, a smaller form of a laptop. According to the annual PC sales data by the hardware industry body, Manufa-cturers’ Association for Information…
While Apple’s Maps Falters, the Android Ad Men Fight Dirty
Haters are always gonna hate. Especially in the mobile industry, where the race for market share is as cutthroat as ever. Which is why I wasn’t surprised when, in the days leading up to the iPhone 5s launch, a few of Apple’s largest competitors decided to go for the low…
TiVo CEO Says Rumors of Apple’s Beefed-Up TV Strategy ‘Validates’ What His …
After calling Apple “a hugely formidable company” on Wednesday, TiVo CEO Tom Rogers said that whatever Apple has in store as it rejuvenates its foray into TV, it only serves to validate TiVo’s strategy — which has been to put VOD, broadband, cable and broadcast options on a single interface….
‘Twitter King’ Clement had ghostwriter for online town hall
The Canadian Press Published Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012 1:28PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012 1:35PM EDT OTTAWA — Tony Clement may be king of social media in political circles on Parliament Hill, but he didn’t get to be mayor of his own Twitter town hall. During an online chat on the subject…
Apple’s iPhone 5 offers only incremental improvements but smartphone …
The arrival of the original iPhone in 2007 marked a quantum leap for cellphones. Phones had never worked or looked like that. The iPhone 5 that Apple (AAPL) introduced last week with only incremental changes seemed to signal that the industry has entered an era of technological bunny hops. Faster chips, bigger…
Foursquare’s Crowley wants to take on Yelp, Google and Harry Potter
Dennis Crowely of Foursquare has a big goal of creating an ambient-aware location service that will recommend people, places and events happening nearby, but the hardware isn’t quite up to snuff yet. In the meantime, he’s using location data to take on Yelp and Google. Dennis Crowely, the founder and…
Baxter robot aims to keep jobs in U.S.
Measured against the hopes and horrors of science fiction, Baxter, a new manufacturing robot from a company called Rethink Robotics, is a huge disappointment. Although it has two Olympic-swimmer-length arms and a set of expressive digitally rendered eyes and eyebrows, Baxter is legless and speechless. It can’t hold a conversation,…
Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Flash bugs
Microsoft on Friday updated Flash on Windows 8 to protect IE10 users from attacks that may have started months ago. More than a week before, Microsoft had backed away from an earlier position that held it would not patch Flash until late October. Instead, the company promised to update the media…
