Apple announces likely iPhone 5 event on Sept. 12
Apple sent an invitation out to the press, featuring a “12” with a “5” cast as its shadow. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Apple announced Tuesday that it has scheduled an event for Sept. 12, at which it is widely expected to introduce a new iPhone. The highly anticipated event will likely feature the…
Six-legged robot project takes shape in Somerville
SOMERVILLE Signaling the team of builders at his side, Gui Cavalcanti gripped the handle of a comically large electric drill and pressed the tool into an intricate hunk of welded steel. “OK, safety glasses, everybody,” said Cavalcanti, 26, a 2009 graduate of Olin College, the decade-old mecca of engineering in In stained…
App.net Gets First Dedicated iOS App
App.net a new paid-for alternative to Twitter is barely a month into its alpha release, and the site has already seen some impressive statistics. Founder Dalton Caldwell can now add another “achievement unlocked” to this list: the first dedicated app for App.net on Apple’s App Store. To be…
Hands On: Acer’s CloudMobile S500 Smartphone
BERLIN – Acer unveiled a slew of Windows 8-ready devices here at IFA, but the company also announced that its CloudMobile S500 smartphone is ready to ship. We got some hands-on time with the device on the show floor this morning. The CloudMobile S500 is a 4.3-inch device running Android…
Twitter Alerts US Geological Survey to Philippines Quake
Twitter Inc., the microbloggingservice that lets more than 140 million users send shortmessages on everything from the mundane to the life-altering,tipped off the U.S. Geological Survey to the 7.6-magnitudeearthquake that hit near the coast of the Philippines today. The Reston, Virginia-based agency detected tweets about theearthquake one minute and…
The new iPhone 5 is almost here, but iOS 6 features raise concerns for analysts
The arrival of the iPhone 5 is getting closer, and the sketch of the new Apple device is getting clearer: 7.6 millimeters thick, a screen size of 4 inches, 4G connectivity, 1 GB of RAM, smaller dock connector and a new aluminum housing. Another innovation to put in perspective is However, a number of…
Tosy Robotics Shows off Drawing, Dancing Robots
Vietnamese toy maker Tosy Robotics showed two robots at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. To see the two robots in action, watch a video on YouTube. SketRobo is a small robot that can draw pictures ranging from pre-programmed ones to custom portraits. The robot at IFA held an ink…
Twitter fills Clint Eastwood’s chair
Candidates and political parties must now define themselves on social media or play defense. So in addition to crafting and distributing a coherent message over the airwaves, the Republican National Convention was supposed to leverage social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit and others. Instead, the four-day Tampa soiree…
Scientists test new marine robot hurricane-hunters
As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy tool an unmanned, marine robot about the size of a surfboard that can gather storm data at sea level….
Apple Puts Chomp Acquisition to Use in iOS 6 App Store
Six months after acquiring San Francisco-based startup Chomp, Apple is finally getting around to integrating the mobile search engine into its operating system. Apple’s iOS 6, expected to debut this fall alongside the next-gen iPhone, will include a redesigned app-searching layout, as evidenced by a recent update to the OS According…
