Can a Windows 8 tablet replace your iPad?
The Samsung Series 7 Slate (left) and the Apple iPad. (Credit: Shawn Low/CNET Asia) Microsoft has announced that the official launch date of its latest operating system (OS), Windows 8, is October 26. When the touchscreen-friendly OS becomes widely available on tablet devices later this year, will it make the We have…
police robot to detonate booby-traps at suspect’s flat
Police and firefighters on the roof of the apartment of James Holmes in Aurora, Colorado. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Police investigating the shooting spree at a screening of the new Batman film in Colorado are preparing to send in a robot to detonate what they called a sophisticated booby-trap in…
iOS remains more lucrative than Android, study finds
IDG News Service – Apple’s iOS continued to deliver more revenue per advertising impression to content publishers than any other mobile operating system in the quarter that ended in June, according to an Opera Software report. IOS edged out Android in the important metric of eCPM, or the total revenue…
Windows 8 Will Win Broad Enterprise Support: 10 Reasons Why
Windows 8 is now slated to launch on October 26. On that day, vendors will start bundling the operating system in their products, and Microsoft will be offering it at retail for those who want to upgrade their current installation. This time Microsoft is making a concerted effort to offer As of…
An iPhone App for Skin Cancer Diagnosis
A free app is the new coolest thing for DIY skin cancer diagnosis. As long as you’re willing to take 23 nude photos of yourself.UMSkinCheck If there’s one thing that celebrities and politicians have taught us, it’s that having naked photos of yourself on your cell phone is never a…
Saratoga Race Course announces free WiFi, new beer garden
Expect some new features this year as Saratoga Race Course opens for the 2012 meet. In a media preview on Wednesday, the New York Racing Association showed off the track’s first beer garden. It will serve 12 craft beers and is located outside the grandstand near the Carousel. In a technology upgrade,…
Washington State To Allow Voter Registration Through Facebook
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Facebook users in Washington state will have something else to brag about to their online friends: that they registered to vote on Facebook. The secretary of state’s office said Tuesday it will have an application on its Facebook page that allows residents to register to vote and…
Next iPhone to Slim Down
People familiar with the matter are telling the WSJ’s Juro Osawa that Apple’s next iPhone model’s screen could be thinner and lighter. What other features will Apple offer to try to stay on top? HONG KONGApple Inc.’s next iPhone, currently being manufactured by Asian component makers, will use a new…
RIM Loses Patent Suit over Software
A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies Inc. Amar Thakur, a lawyer for Mformation, said Saturday that the verdict late Friday followed a three-week trial and a week of…
Wash. to unveil voter registration on Facebook
Facebook users in Washington state will have something else to brag about to their online friends: that they registered to vote on Facebook. The secretary of state’s office said Tuesday it will have an application on its Facebook page that allows residents to register to vote and then “like” the…
