Foursquare Friends Now See A Running Tally Of Where You’ve …
How I spent last weekend in New York for a bachelorette party I’m a big fan of Foursquare. It tells me where my friends are at any given time if they choose to check in where they are. It lets me see who else is at a place where I’m…
Surface rumors surfacing: WiFi only, battery life and pricing
Microsoft introduced the Surface Monday, garnering huge buzz for the tablets that will be the first-ever Microsoft-made Windows computing devices. But the company was vague on key details including battery life, price and whether the devices will be WiFi only or also have 3G or super-fast 4G LTE connectivity. It…
‘Baby’ Robot Learns Language Like The Real Thing
A baby robot has been born. Now, with little DeeChee’s help, researchers are studying how babies transition from babbling to forming words. Dr. Caroline Lyons of the University of Hertfordshire is one of the computer scientists who helped design DeeChee the robot. She tells Weekend Edition host Scott Simon that…
Google drops cost of Maps API to keep developers, gives …
Google must be feeling the pinch from developers like Foursquare who’ve jumped ship from Google Maps in opposition to costs, as it just cut the price of heavy Maps API use in a big, big way. Where it used to cost $4 for every 1,000 map hits beyond a 25,000…
Paying for everyday things with smartphone apps
The growing crop of digital wallet offerings is making it easy to pay for a variety of everyday things with just a few phone taps. Smartphone apps usually email you an electronic receipt, so no more crumpled wads at the bottom of your purse or pocket. But watch out, once…
When does Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, etc become social media …
PHOENIX – I love social media. If you know me, you know that. I’m on Twitter every day, I’m always checking Facebook and constantly checking in on Foursquare. It has become a great way to stay connected to people in my life who I simply wouldn’t communicate with on a…
Android this week: 4.1 for Nexus; Galaxy S III reviewed; Swype and …
Google’s annual developer conference is next week, but some Android news is leaking out in advance. For a brief time period on Thursday, anyone purchasing a GSM Galaxy Nexus direct from Google got the tip: The Jelly Bean version of Android is definitely 4.1 and it will first appear soon Similar…
Apple HDTV Could Arrive in Time for the Holidays
Apple’s much rumored-about HDTV set could be hitting store shelves just in time for the holiday shopping season, according to the rumor mill. Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn expects to start receiving the television’s LCD displays from Sharp sometime during the third quarter of this year, according to a new report…
Laser-scanning ‘archeo-robot’ builds 3-D map of ancient Roman …
Roman archaeologists are using an interesting new tool to map and study one of the ancient city’s little-appreciated features: Its sewers. They’ve deployed a remotely controlled rover called an “archeo-robot” to help them create a detailed and complete map of the extensive waterways. Ancient Rome’s “cloaca maxima,” Latin for greatest…
Livestar takes on Yelp, Foursquare, & Metacritic to be your trusted …
Hotshot investor Fritz Lanman has just launched a new iPhone app called Livestar that aims to upend reviews services like Yelp, Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes. It even takes shots at Foursquare. Livestar’s app lets you see reviews for restaurants, movies, and music from “trusted sources” like newspapers and blogs that…
