Did Samsung Just Admit the Galaxy Nexus Failed?
Google just can’t catch a break with its Nexus phones. While the “pure Google” experience of the company’s Nexus phones tends to generate fanatical loyalty from extreme Android frothers, it seems to appeal to almost no one else. In a federal court today, a Samsung lawyer said the sales of…
New iPhone and mini iPad coming soon? What we expect from Apple
Rumor is that Apple will hold a very special event on Sept. 12. Naturally, this means that we are compelled to gossip endlessly about what the Cupertino-based company might announce on that day. Here’s what we expect from Apple this fall. The new iPhoneThe main focus during Apple’s rumored Sept. 12 According…
TomTom gets social, adds Foursquare to iPhone nav app
Standalone GPS navigation makers continue to face the battle against smartphones and location based service apps. At least one of them is embracing the change: TomTom first added support for Facebook Places and now it includes Foursquare, making it easier to get directions and check-in. Ever hear of So-Lo-Mo, or…
Microsoft starts taking orders for $14.99 Windows 8 upgrade
Computerworld – Microsoft on Monday began taking orders for the $14.99 Windows 8 upgrade promised to customers who purchased a new Windows 7-powered PC in the last 11 weeks. People who bought an eligible Windows 7 machine starting June 2 can now file an online form to queue up for the Oct. 26 The upgrade to…
Robot That Tracks White Sharks
A team of marine biologists, led by Prof. Barbara Block at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, has deployed a self-propelled Wave Glider robot off the coast of San Francisco that listens for and follows white sharks. But the robot is only one piece of the high-tech puzzle: an app for the…
Facebook’s stock slides; Zuckerberg’s leadership questioned
The sun sets on the entrance sign at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. By Roland Jones, NBC News With Facebook’s stock price hitting new lows daily, criticism of the social network’s founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is mounting, with some media outlets going as far as to say…
iOS SMS Security Flaw Revealed, Apple Says Use iMessage Instead
Last week, jailbreak developer “pod2g” announced the discovery of a “severe” security flaw in SMS text messages on iOS. A vulnerability inherent to the legacy messaging format allows nefarious users to spoof the message’s sender and possibly trick recipients into responding with personal or financial information. The flaw takes…
Facebook stock slides to all-time low
Facebook stock slid to an all-time low of $18.75 Monday morning — less than half the initial public offering price, following a disastrous performance last week — and Mark Zuckerberg saw his own personal fortune halved from nearly $20 billion to under $10 billion. The social network’s stock slumped Friday to $19, losing For…
Robot lets you be everywhere from home
Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9Open the Internet Browser Click Tools> Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced Check Override automatic cookie handling For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept Click OK and OK Enabling Cookies in FirefoxOpen the Firefox browser Click Tools>Options>Privacy<Use custom settings for history Check…
New Telepresence Robot from Double Robotics to be Commercialized by …
The Double Robotics Company will start shipping new robot units within four months. Using these robots, users can explore remote locales from home. Two iPads are employed in this robot, where one is installed over the mobile and the other remotely controls the robot with a downloadable app. A flexible…
