Facebook posts in hostage case worry police
Pittsburgh police said they had serious concerns when an armed man took a business owner hostage in a downtown high-rise office building and not just because he had a knife. The suspect, 22-year-old Klein Michael Thaxton, made Facebook posts during the five-hour ordeal Friday, authorities said, and they feared that…
Kevin Hunt: DVDO Air’s Wireless HDMI Frees HDTV For Wall Mounting
Mounting a big-screen television above a fireplace might be America’s favorite place for an HDTV. It’s also the worst. Looking up four or five hours nightly invites a perpetually cranky, stiff neck. An active fireplace’s heat and random smoke shorten the television’s life too. If that won’t stop you, what…
The Daily Start-Up: Grishin Robotics Puts $250K Into Double Robotics, in Firm …
Grishin Robotics has put a $250,000 infusion into Double Robotics, a start-up that’s making telepresence robots. Double Robotics is building a device that’s similar to a very small Segway, with an iPad placed on top. It can be controlled remotely so customers can interact with people or objects in another Onconova…
Apple’s iPhone 5 launch draws crowds
Despite complaints over a new Maps app and a smaller dock connector, hundreds of Apple fans spent the night outside Apple stores across Southern California hoping to be among the first to grab the iPhone 5. One of the first to emerge from the Apple store at the Grove shopping center…
Verizon Rolling Out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Galaxy Nexus
Verizon Wireless today announced that it is rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus will be the first Verizon smartphone to get the upgrade to Jelly Bean, the carrier said. Verizon said the update will be “pushed out in phases” starting today,…
Now It Makes Even More Sense For Apple To Buy Foursquare
Kevin Smith, Business Insider By far, the biggest complaint I’ve heard about the new iPhone iOS6 operating system is the decision to replace Google Maps with a proprietary Apple map system. The complaints were loudly trumpeted on the front page of “The Wall Street Journal.” They mostly revolve around the…
iPhone 5: The wait is over
STORY HIGHLIGHTS”It’s almost like a festival,” one customer in Tokyo saysCustomers who camped out overnight in Sydney cheer as doors openiPhone 5 went on sale at 8 a.m. Friday in nine countriesIt’s the newest version of iPhone line that has sold 244 million units since 2007 (CNN) — In what’s become an…
BlackBerry services back up after Vodafone outage
Research In Motion has restored service for those Vodafone customers affected by Friday’s BlackBerry service outage. The problem meant some users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were unable to use email, web browsing or BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) functionality on the handsets. Vodafone customers reportedly spotted the access problems…
Free JetBlue WiFi Looks to Boost Mobile Productivity
With the demands of 24-hour accessibility putting strains on organizations large and small, low-cost airline JetBlue could be getting ready to offer business travelers free in-flight wireless Web access, a deal that could push small businesses to consider the airline over others when mobile productivity is a premium request. A…
Roku Launches $100 Streaming Stick
Roku is rolling out a new version of its media hub that no longer takes up space in front of an HDTV. The new Roku Streaming Stick is a device that packs all the functionality of a Roku 2 XS into a USB stick-sized device that plugs directly into an The…
