Tosy Robotics Shows off Drawing, Dancing Robot
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…
Android phone makers back platform, but consider other options
BERLIN — Some phonemakers are quietly exploring alternatives to the Android operating system implicated in the Samsung-Apple (AAPL) ruling, industry watchers say, despite their public pronouncements they are sticking with the technology. Last week, a U.S. court ruled Samsung’s Android devices were violating Apple patents — a major blow to…
Twitter ads to be geared to users’ interests
The San Francisco headquarters of Twitter, which will start letting advertisers direct their ads based on users’ tweets. (Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty Images) Twitter Inc. will begin allowing advertisers to target users based on the interests they reveal in their tweets, the social media company said Thursday. No longer content…
Ringgold reconsidering WiFi at children’s park in wake of citizen concerns
After initially approving the endeavor, the Ringgold council will wait to make a decision on whether to install WiFi at the Little General Children’s Park and city pool. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook) slideshow A voting technicality a couple of weeks ago has given the Ringgold City Council time to reevaluate…
Windows Phone 8 Might Be the Winner Microsoft Hopes For: 10 Reasons Why
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 was announced back in June and immediately made an impression.The operating system, which will launch later this year, comes with a host ofimprovements, including a better Start screen, near-field communication supportand new mapping features that are designed to help folks not only find outwhere they’re going,…
Apple, Google put smartphone feud on hold
Apple and Google are stepping back from the brink of thermonuclear patent war. Google chief Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook picked up the red phone to negotiate their mobile-phone dispute, according to various reports. The sides appeared ready to talk in the face of mutually assured destruction or…
Smartphone apps can help drivers navigate traffic congestion
Labor Day is almost here, and you know what that means: the end of summer and a whole lot more traffic. But don’t despair. Your smartphone can help ease you through this time of traffic transition. With the right app, you can turn your iPhone or Android phone into a…
Facebook Co-Founder Moskovitz’s Daily Stock Sales
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz has been selling 150,000 shares of Facebook stock a day out of the hundreds of millions that he owns. So far, he has shed 1.35 million shares for proceeds of $26.2 million, at prices ranging from $18.79 to $20.08. Moskovitz was Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard roommate when they founded Facebook in 2004. He…
Kuala Nerang Residents Receive 1Malaysia Netbook
KUALA NERANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) — About 4,000 Kuala Nerang students, Village Security and Development Committee chairmen and small entrepreneurs have received the 1Malaysia netbook so far. The Sultan of Kedah’s Council of Regency, chairman, Tan Sri Tunku Anuar Sultan Badlishah, presented netbooks to another 500 primary and secondary school students here Speaking…
First 4K HDTV, an 84-incher, is coming from Sony
Berlin, Germany If at first you don’t succeed… Well, you know how it goes. After Sony’s initial lettered tablets and Xperia smartphone were met with nonchalance in the market a year ago, Sony here at the IFA electronics show bowed a newly-named Xperia Tablet S, three new Xperia smartphones (the…
