Wolf WiFi Pro (for Android)
Anyone responsible for deploying and managing wireless networks will undoubtedly have some familiarity with the various wireless networking tools and site-survey programs that exist. Some of these programs help monitor a wireless network, and others help you to conduct a survey on-site of a planned wireless network to optimize Wi-Fi…
In Asia, BlackBerry’s RIM sees a glimmer of hope
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The launch in India of a new BlackBerry by Research In Motion Ltd is not just a nod to its lower-end users who love it less for its security, push email and seamless roaming than for its simplicity and its Messaging. It’s a strategy the Canadian company…
Postmortem: How iOS Game Waking Mars Came to Life
(L-R) Randy O’Conner, Randy Smith, and David Kalina of Tiger Style Games collaborate via video chat. Screengrab: Randy Smith A twisting, squirmy wormlike creature sprays water from what appears to be its head, soaking a nearby plant with life-giving fluid. The plant croaks to life, rapidly sprouting large leaf-like protrusions….
How to Connect Your HDTV and Smartphone With MHL
Are you wondering what it means to own a smartphone, tablet, or HDTV that’s MHL-certified? Here’s how MHL works, and how it can benefit you. Back in 2009, Silicon Image developed a prototype mobile audiovisual interface called Mobile High-Definition Link to output high-definition content from a smartphone to a HDTV. MHL…
In Facebook Deal, Board Was All But Out of Picture
On the morning of Sunday, April 8, Facebook Inc.’s youthful chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, alerted his board of directors that he intended to buy Instagram, the hot photo-sharing service. It was the first the board heard of what, later that day, would become Facebook’s largest acquisition ever, according to several…
Twitter patent agreement gives control to inventors
Twitter has announced plans to put its patents in the control of the engineers and designers behind the innovations. It said the move would mean it could only launch offensive intellectual property lawsuits with their permission. It added that the action would still apply to staff who left the company….
‘Battlefield 3’ finally gets an iOS companion
Information on your Facebook profile via the socialnetwork’s Download Your Information feature now includes a full list of everyperson you… Read more 1 hr. Matthew Hawkins via Ingame via Ingame Stay up to speed with news and reviews on video games for the PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Android,…
Why Apple Should Launch a Smaller iPad
Rumors that Apple has been developing a smaller iPad — which many have been referring to as the iPad mini — for almost as long as the iPad has been around. Late last week, Ciccarese Design published images of its own iPad mini mockups and its take on the device…
Google Says It Didn’t Need License to Use Java in Android
Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG), whose Android softwareruns on more than 300 million mobile devices, denied stealingOracle Corp.’ technology to develop the program. Google outlined a defense today in federal court in SanFrancisco against Oracle’s allegations of copyright and patentinfringement. Oracle, the largest maker of database software, isseeking $1 billion in Oracle’s…
Ikea Introduces HDTV, the Uppleva
Ikea isn’t just inexpensive furniture, housewares, and Swedish food anymore. The company recently announced its first HDTV, an all-in-one device built directly into furniture. It’s called the Uppleva, and it follows Ikea’s style of simple design. The Uppleva is an LED HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player and 2.1 sound Customers…
