Will Windows 8 save Microsoft?
Published: Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 6:41 p.m. The widespread adoption of Microsoft Windows in the 1980s was the opening salvo of the mainstream computer revolution, as a bonafide user interface separated geeks who thrived in the “c:\” MS-DOS age and a world eager to…
Facebook: The new battlefield in Bengal politics
Kolkata: With the Who’s Who of West Bengal’s politics swearing by the appeal of Facebook, it seems the social networking site is rapidly turning into a new platform to reach out to the masses without the fear of getting misquoted and being asked uncomfortable questions. From union Home Minister P.Chidambaram’s…
iPhone 5 Release Date and More Complete Rumor Roundup
While the iPhone 5 release date is yet to be announced by Apple, there has been no shortage of crystal-ball gazing in the tech press. Backed up by varying levels of evidence and credibility, reports have suggested an iPhone 5 launch anywhere from August through til the end of October. Around this…
Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” Heading To Selected HTC, Asus And Samsung Devices
A popular question I’m getting from Android device owner is is “When will I see Jelly Bean?” Depending on what hardware you have, you might see it sometime or you might never see it unless you buy new hardware. Top Android smartphone and tablet manufacturers have confirmed that the Android…
Robot set to enter Colorado theater shooting suspect’s apartment
An explosion can be heard coming from the apartment of suspected Colorado movie theater gunman James Eagan Holmes’ apartment. By Miranda Leitsinger and Miguel Llanos, NBC News AURORA, Colo. — Specialists set off a small, controlled detonation inside the apartment of mass shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes on Saturday after…
Smartphone app automatically detects and reports pothole locations to Boston …
The app’s developers say their work has already sparked interest from other cities in the U.S., Europe, Africa and elsewhere that are imagining other ways to harness the technology. Before they even start their trip, drivers using Street Bump fire up the app, then set their smartphones either on…
Track’s toilets, WiFi have opening day woes
SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga racing officials hoped to see overflowing crowds at the track on opening day Friday, not overflowing toilets. Water problems caused clogged and gushing toilets in several men’s and women’s bathrooms, though others were not affected. A New York Racing Association official also confirmed sporadic shutdowns of the…
Foursquare paves way for ad products with release of Local Updates
Change is underway at check-in service Foursquare, which is one month into a radical redesign that has refocused its entire service around social interactions. Today, the social network is giving venues a way to communicate with customers, and in the process is laying the foundation for upcoming advertising products that…
Bold plan: opening 1000 MHz of federal spectrum to WiFi-style sharing
Barack Obama meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology An advisory council to President Obama today said the US should identify 1,000 MHz of government-controlled spectrum and share it with private industry to meet the country’s growing need for wireless broadband. The report from the President’s Council…
United upgrading Gogo in-flight WiFi on its premium service fleet, speeds will …
Gogo to Upgrade United’s P.S. Fleet with Next Generation ATG-4 In-Air Connectivity Solution ITASCA, Ill., July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Gogo, a leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, announced today that it has extended its contract with United Airlines and will work Gogo’s ATG-4…
