National Robotics Challenge has ingenuity, thrills

MARION – Students scurried around the Marion Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday, tinkering and competing with their robots at the annual National Robotics Challenge. About 1,100 students are expected to participate in the three-day event that concludes today and invites students to have robots compete in areas such as sumo It’s…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Time Warner Cable files WiFi roaming patent application

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has developed technology that could allow subscribers using smartphones and other mobile devices to roam via WiFi access points located both in customer homes and throughout the cities where it has built WiFi hotspots. According to a U.S. patent application, the nation’s second largest cable…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Nokia says fixed flagship smartphone software bug

1:18 a.m. CDT, April 14, 2012 HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia said on Saturday it has fixed a software bug in its Lumia 900 smartphones which went on sale a week ago in the United States, its answer to Apple’s iPhone. Earlier this week Nokia said its first 4G phone, which it markets with…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Reminding You Later

For me, the whole point of reading restaurant reviews is to find new places to eat. But the problem is that there’s no easy way to set reviews aside for that moment when you are standing on a corner, trying to remember the place you wanted to try that was…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

EVSC parents upset over nearly year-late netbook bills

Repair bills, some $100 or more, are being sent out to Evansville parents for school Netbooks turned in nearly a year ago. Friday parents are asking if the computers were damaged, why didn’t they know about it until now? The school corporation says the bills were supposed to be sent out…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Samsung to showcase flagship OLED HDTV at IFA in August

Samsung confirmed on Friday that its 55-inch OLED HDTV will be shown at Berlin’s IFA trade show in late August, according to a report from SlashGear. At the event, the manufacturer will announce the TV’s official launch details alongside a new, premium range of HDTVs. Samsung describes the new televisions…

Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Google’s Larry Page: We’re Focused On Cheap Android Tablets

Google CEO Larry Page has lent some credence to rumors of a cheap, Google-branded Android tablet, saying in an earnings call that the company is focused on the low end of the market. Page said “we’re very excited about tablets” when asked by an analyst about the company’s tablet strategy….

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

Hot Deal: Leaf Indoor HDTV Antenna: $29.99

Free TV has come a long way since rabbit ears. Some over-the-air (OTA) antennas are actually unobtrusive and kind of cool looking. Either way, they can deliver TV channels absolutely free. Since the whole digital transition, OTA channels look better than ever, and can be plentiful in some areas. If…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

Foursquare: Salt Lake City has biggest share of last-minute tax filers

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)Based on data from last year, Salt Lake City had the largest share of Foursquare users who, in the days and hours leading up to the tax deadline, checked in at post offices or H&R Block while they were trying to get their returns filed….

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

CarrierCompare: The iPhone app your carrier doesn’t want you to see

A screenshot of CarrierCompare, which measures the network quality of Verizon, Sprint and AT&T systems NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A new app hit the iTunes store Friday morning that your carrier probably isn’t too thrilled about. It’s called CarrierCompare. Developed by Boston-based startup SwayMarkets, it allows you to…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am