Acer cancels smartphone launch with Alibaba at last minute
6:20 a.m. CDT, September 13, 2012 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A planned launch of a smartphone between Acer Inc and a unit of Alibaba Group, China’s biggest e-commerce firm, was canceled on Thursday due to what Alibaba said was pressure from Google Inc on the Taiwanese group. Acer and Alibaba’s cloud computing unit…
New Breed of Robotics Aims to Help People Walk Again
RICHMOND, Calif. — When Joey Abicca pokes a metal crutch into the ground with his right arm, tiny motors start whirling around his left leg, lifting it and moving it forward. When he does the same with his left arm, the motors whir to life again and his right leg…
Apple unveils iPhone 5 in a bid to raise the bar for smartphones
SAN FRANCISCO It’s the thinnest, lightest, fastest and most powerful phone that Apple Inc. has ever made. But will that be enough to keep surging smartphone rivals from nipping at its heels? Many analysts think so, saying the latest in a series of six iPhones that have enticed consumers and…
iPhone mania reaches Justin Bieber proportions, again
There’s a lot we think we know about the next iPhone expected to debut Wednesday including features such as a bigger screen, LTE connectivity, and maybe even near-field communication. But there’s one thing we can say for sure about Apple’s next wonder gadget: it will be a winner and people…
Apple officially announces iPhone 5
After months of rampant rumors and hype, Apple debuted its latest smartphone Wednesday in front of a packed house at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, claiming it is the world’s thinnest. The iPhone 5 features a larger screen and weighs 112 grams, or about 4 ounces, which is PHOTOS: Apple iPhone…
What we expect from Apple’s iPhone 5 event today
Today at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, Apple is holding a special media event in San Francisco, and we’ll be there to report live on all the latest news. For now, we’re mulling over all the rumors and gossip to figure out what we can expect to hear from Apple….
If netbooks are dead, someone forgot to tell Coby (meet the NBPC1025)
Over the past year or two, almost every major PC maker has scaled back its presence in the netbook space. But that doesn’t mean there’s not still demand for inexpensive ultraportable laptops. I still see them people using them pretty regularly at coffee shops, and I know some long-time Liliputing…
Smart phone accessory guide for social-networking addicts
If you’re constantly updating your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Path, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare accounts, you’re definitely a social media addict. Every moment has to be captured and shared, whether it’s in a status update, photo or video. In fact, there’s no such thing as “oversharing” in your dictionary. These addicts…
RIM in trouble thanks to BlackBerry 10 BES chaos
The main advantage RIM hasand arguably the one thing that has kept it in the game up to nowis the existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) infrastructure. But, if the new BlackBerry 10 (BB10) devices don’t work with the current BES platform, BB10 could be dead on arrival. Galen Gruman of Infoworld…
Control Windows Media Center from your Android, iOS, or Windows Phone device
Regular readers know of my fondness for Microsoft’s red-headed stepchild, a.k.a. Windows Media Center. But I’m increasingly jealous of TiVo users, who can whip out their smartphones and scan the TV guide, set up recordings, and more using TiVo’s remote-access app. Thankfully, because I have a Ceton InfiniTV…
