Robot Camera Films Underwater, Streams Discoveries to Your iPad
Ever had one of those heart-wrenching moments where you dropped something precious into the ocean or lake? Unlike a swimming pool, it’s not like your waterlogged possessions are always visible for easy collection after the fact. Fortunately, your iPad and an underwater camera vehicle can help you. Aquabotix ‘s HydroView…
Investors Back Diffbot’s ‘Visual Learning Robot’ for Web Content
Mike Tung wants to take the web apart and re-build it for a new audience: computers. A graduate of Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence program, Tung created Diffbot with the goal of creating a visual learning robot that extracts and analyzes web content the same way humans do. The idea, which…
TiVo Shares Drop on Disappointing 1Q Results, View
Shares of digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. fell Thursday after its first-quarter loss and guidance for the current period were worse than analysts expected. THE SPARK: TiVo’s loss in the February-April quarter came to 15 cents per share, 2 cents worse than analysts predicted. Revenue topped expectations, but its TiVo had…
Facebook’s IPO letdown causes others to rethink plans
Facebook’s IPO was supposed to be the deal of the year. It was expected to be a boost for the state of California. And it was poised to become the bellwether moment for Web 2.0 companies looking to make it on the stock market. We all know what happened. Facebook came…
Intel’s First Smartphone Goes on Sale in Europe June 6
The Intel-based San Diego smartphone, previously known as Santa Clara, will go on sale in the U.K. on June 6 via Orange, the operator said on Thursday. Today, ARM-based processors dominate among smartphones and tablets, but Intel is devoting a lot of resources to carving out a chunk of this…
Microsoft to ship Windows 8 Release Preview today
Computerworld – Microsoft will ship Windows 8 Release Preview today, several days earlier than expected, according to a blog briefly posted by the company. The blog post, written by Chuck Chan, an executive with the Windows development team, went live for a few minutes late Wednesday, long enough for several users…
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Release Preview looks to hit on May 31
Thanks to an accidental blog post, Microsoft officials may have tipped their hand that the Windows 8 Release Preview the final public test build of Windows 8 may hit a bit earlier than many expected. Microsoft officials have been promising for weeks that Windows 8 Release Preview would be available for download A…
Intel laptops and tablets will soon ship with built-in, always-on WiFi
Intel just made a million nerds swoon with the announcement that it would be giving the gift of free, universal WiFi to new ultrabooks and tablets. The chip maker, which powers a huge range of devices from multiple manufacturers, is partnering with WiFi-focused software company Devicescape. That company’s software will…
Blackberry maker RIM running out of options
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd may be running out options as it struggles to turn around its slumping fortunes with the help of a coterie of investment bankers. The bankers — including leading M&A specialists from Royal Bank of Canada and JPMorgan — will explore options as drastic as…
