Samsung’s Request to Stay Smartphone Injunction Denied
A California court has denied Samsung Electronics Co.’s request to stay a recent injunction on the sale of one of its smartphones in the U.S. pending an appeal, in a closely watched legal battle that centers on Apple Inc.’s claims its South Korean rival infringed on its patents….
RIM CEO says “nothing wrong” with BlackBerry maker
TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd’s freshman CEO insisted on Tuesday that nothing is wrong with the maker of BlackBerry smartphones and that it certainly isn’t in a “death spiral,” even as the company’s already battered stock edged toward new lows. In what appeared to be a concerted effort…
Lowell elementary school vandalized
LOWELL, Mich. (WZZM) – Police are asking for help in identifying the suspects who vandalized Cherry Creek Elementary School. Sometime between June 21-25, vandals broke into the school and stole four new Netbook computers. The vandals also spray painted vulgar words and phrases in pink paint and tagged property with…
Robot will beat you at rock-paper-scissors 100 percent of the time
When someone claims they’re good at rock-paper-scissors, they’re usually just trying to psyche you out so they can predict your next move. But this robot, created by the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory in Japan, doesn’t need to psyche you out, because it knows it will beat you every single time. How…
A robot with 200 hours of power? DARPA wants one
The U.S. military’s futuristic research arm has launched a program to get more productivity out of its robots in a bid to make them more compatible companions on the battlefield. DARPA’s robots include one that can haul hundreds of pounds of gear across rugged terrain and another that can…
Storm Blamed for Instagram, Netflix, and Foursquare Outages
Over the weekend you might’ve had some trouble uploading a photo to Instagram, checking in on Foursquare, watching a movie on Netflix, pinning something to your Pinterest board, or posting to Reddit. You also might have heard about the power outages across the country. Amazon’s Web Services, which powers many…
The BlackBerry Is 99 Percent Dead
Why do I think RIM would fare any better with Windows? Well, Nokia and RIM might help each other. I know this sounds funnyif Windows can attract two once-legendary failing mobile companies to its platform, then surely people will pay attention! But I think it might be true. Both BlackBerry…
Chrome for iOS: A quick hands-on look at Google’s mobile browser
Many iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users know of only one browser — Apple’s Mobile Safari. But the recent introduction of Google Chrome for iOS (free) brings a new and powerful web browser to the platform that provides some compelling functionality not found in Safari. Let’s take a look. Chrome…
Canada Day Respite For RIM, After Sharp Selloff
Toronto markets are closed Monday for the observation of Canada Day, perhaps providing Canadian investors a chance to catch their breath amid the torrid selling of Research In Motion Ltd. Investors appear to be betting the BlackBerry maker won’t have enough financial firepower to successfully launch its new mobile operating…
A Lament for Netbooks
It’s been obvious for some time that netbooks never conquered the world in the way some had predicted they might. But it wasn’t until I recently began shopping around to replace the netbook I bought in 2009 that I realized just how totally and completely netbooks have disappeared from the When…
