Windows 8 Metro Is Now On The iPad
Splashtop has released Win8 Metro Testbed, which allows a Windows 8 experience to be had on an iPad. The remote desktop app includes the same touch gestures that will be present in the Metro, according to Splashtop. Developers are now able to test the touch gestures that are native to the…
Health Matters: Robot surgery safer for prostate & kidney
A year ago in March, Joan Osborne became the first patient in Lee County to undergo robotic surgery on her kidney. “I knew I was the first one but I trusted him.” It was a delicate procedure and her doctor wanted to take advantage of the dexterity offered by the…
Facebook beat Twitter to Instagram (rumor)
Summary: Not only did Facebook beat Google to the purchase of Instagram, but it also beat out Twitter, according to a recent rumor. Twitter co-founder and Instagram investor Jack Dorsey was hurt. Twitter co-founder and Instagram investor Jack Dorsey was particularly upset when Facebook announced plans to acquire Instagram for…
Titanic 100th anniversary: Twitter users who ‘just found out Titanic really …
As the world commemorates the centenary of the Titanic’s sinking, thousands of people have taken to the internet to discuss the historic anniversary. But the event has evidently proven more educational for some than others. A number of tweeters have used the micro-blogging site to confess that they were unaware…
Prober uses Facebook to nail perv, goldbrick NY teachers
As the city Department of Education prepares to release it’s first-ever social-media policy, Schools Investigator Richard Condon has tallied a rapid growth in complaints about improper Facebook usage by city school employees 120 in the past 18 months. Some teachers got in trouble for posting dumb jokes tinged with sex or violence….
Invera Announces Release of iPad App for INVEX Customer Service & eCommerce …
Invera is pleased to announce the release of an iPad application for INVEX Customer Web Service and eCommerce applications. These products are fully integrated with STRATIX, the metal service center software also provided by Invera. Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 15, 2012 Invera is pleased to announce the release of the INVEX Customer…
Marine Faces ‘Other Than Honorable’ Discharge Over Anti-Obama Facebook Comment
A Camp Pendleton Marine who criticized President Obama on Facebook is facing an “other than honorable discharge,” a move his lawyer said is an infringement on the tea party supporter’s right to free speech. A federal judge on Friday rejected Sgt. Gary Stein’s injunction to halt a military tribunal’s recommendation…
Asus will ship quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet April 22
IDG News Service – Asus’ latest Transformer Pad 300 will start shipping in the U.S. on April 22, the company said Friday. The tablet is being pitched as a laptop replacement with 4G LTE network capabilities. The new Transformer Pad will have a 10.1-inch screen and use a quad-core Tegra 3 An…
Twitter superhero: And you thought Cory Booker was hot before the Newark fire … The Star-Ledger
If trading smiles with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and tweeting with the dedication of a Justin Bieber fan wasn’t enough, Cory Booker now has Ryan Gosling love. And that’s big. The Newark mayor has not only been showered with praise for his daring actions Thursday night, but the incident has…
RIM’s Balsillie tried to reinvent the company before he quit
Balsillie was working on radically reinventing RIM by opening up its network and services to carriers and other platforms, including the much-beloved BlackBerry Messenger, Reuters reports. Not surprisingly, new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, and other high-level execs (including Balsillie’s former partner Mike Lazaridis), vetoed that grand plan. Instead, they chose…
