With Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Just Osborned Itself
Two years after scrapping its old mobile OS, Microsoft is doing it a second timeand it may be the company’s only remaining option. On Wednesday, Microsoft officially unveiled Windows Phone 8, a major upgrade to its struggling mobile OSand shot its entire existing user base to hell in the process. I…
Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 review
Lenovo’s IdeaPad laptops come in pretty much every shape and size, with svelte ultrabooks sharing brand space with staid productivity machines and the occasional netbook. The Y series represents Lenovo’s paean to gamers, music lovers, and film buffs: entertainment machines sporting quad-core processors, lots of storage space, and capable GPUs….
Microsoft Surface tablets may not match iPad battery life
Computerworld – Microsoft’s new Surface tablets may not match Apple’s iPad on battery life, according to estimates made by Computerworld based on comparable devices. On Monday, when Microsoft unveiled its Surface tablet line-up, it revealed the watt-hour (Wh) capacity of the batteries, but made no claims about how long those…
Twitter crashes hard, Internet freaks out
Twitter crashed so hard on June 21 that the site didn’t even display the famous “Fail Whale.” Instead, it simply timed out. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Cue the collective Internet freakout! Twitter went down for several hours on Thursday afternoon, depriving users of a place to complain that Twitter was down….
Report: Next iPhone’s ‘mini’ connector to make current cables, docks …
Most folks have accepted that they’ll buy new cases almost every time they upgrade their iPhones, thanks to subtle and occasionally rather bold design changes. But repurchasing all their accessories, including charger cables and speaker docks? That is a tougher, pricier pill to swallow. According to TechCrunch’s John Biggs, we…
Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account …
IDG News Service – Facial recognition start-up Face.com patched a vulnerability in its KLINK iOS app that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its users, according to Ashkan Soltani, the independent security researcher who claims to have found the flaw. KLIK is a…
IPad Customers Felt “short Changed” by Apple, Australian Judge Says
An Australian Federal Court judge ordered Apple to pay a A$2.25 million (US$2.28 million) fine and $300,000 in court costs to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of falsely marketing the 4G capabilities of its latest iPad. The settlement was reached earlier this month but was awaiting court approval by the…
Windows Phone 8 unveiled: Microsoft modernizes its mobile system
Windows Phone 8’s Live Tiles are its “heart and soul,” program manager Joe Belfiore said. STORY HIGHLIGHTSWindows Phone 8 Apollo unveiled at Microsoft’s phone summitNewly announced features for operating system included a new start screenPhone will run on powerful dual-core processorsSystem will also include a new Wallet hub for payments (CNN)…
Robotics 101 With NASA’s Chris McQuin + Jaret Matthews
When you hear the word “robot,” you might think of Hollywood creations such as the Terminator, C-3PO or Megatron. Thankfully, the reality of current robotics isn’t quite that sinister, emotional or out for world domination. In fact, robots are primarily designed to help us, whether they are performing dangerous…
Alec Baldwin’s Twitter tantrums: Too far?
Alec Baldwin got into a scrap with a New York Daily News photographer yesterday, and in the last 24 hours, he has been a real class act. His Twitter has been nothing but charm and goodwill for the media. Oh, who are we kidding? This is the man who brought The…
