Wikipedia Ditches Google Maps
Following the lead of Foursquare and Apple, Wikipedia has bid adieu to Google Maps in favor of the crowd-sourced mapping platform OpenStreetMap. Wikipedia this week released an all-new version of its iOS app and an update for its two month-old Android app, replacing Google Maps with data from OpenStreetMap, the…
Why Is Instagram So Popular?
If you’re an active social-media user, you can’t deny the phenomenon of Instagram–its trendy derivatives were a hit with PCWorld readers in 2011–and now the app, already popular among iOS gadget owners, is available for Android users as well. Instagram is a mobile photo-sharing app, but it is also a…
Lindbergh robot gives man its best shot
RENTON Jimmy Keum stood at the free-throw line. The Lindbergh High School basketball standout was blindfolded. He wore a New York Knicks Jeremy Lin jersey tucked into a pair of black shorts and waited to be handed a basketball. At the other end of the floor was “Air Ball,” a…
smartphones: Lumia 900 best Windows 8 phone yet
New smartphones battle heats up with Nokia’s new Windows 8 offering. At $100, the Lumia 900 can compete aggressively against Android smartphones. Who would have thought that a Windows Phone and one from Nokia, no less would be one of the best alternatives to Apple’s iPhone that we’ve ever seen. And at $100, Before…
Windows 8 forces other browsers out of Metro playground
Firefox and Google have a vested interest in coming up with a Metro version of their browsers. As Firefox architect Brian Bondy puts it, “If a browser does not support Metro, it is seriously at risk of losing the default browser status, and therefore significant market share.” Why? Because Microsoft…
Windows 8 Tour, Part 2: Metro Apps
Oct 20: Becoming a Security Detective – Gathering and Analyzing Security Intelligence in the Enterprise In this all-day virtual event, experts will offer detailed insight in how to collect security intelligence in the enterprise, and how to analyze and study it in order to efficiently identify new threats as well as…
HDTV and Home Theater Podcast Podcast #525: Acer H6500 DLP projector
When we started the podcast back in 2005, CRT projectors dominated home theater. As great as they looked, they were big, expensive and required routine maintenance to keep them in top form. Today there are a wide variety of digital options that are both inexpensive and very easy to install The…
Vizio drops from No. 1 to No. 3 in HDTVs, with bleaker prospects ahead
Wireless providers provide location information and other data to local law enforcement officers, even if those requests are made without a … Read more 1 day Gary Merson , HD Guru Though 2011 was a rough year for all HDTV makers, Vizio had a worse year than most. Vizio, once number one in…
Why iOS makes more money for Google than Android does
April 06, 2012, 7:33 AM Mobile devices running Apple’s iOS are more profitable for Google than Android devices, analysis of data revealed in court shows. Last week the Guardian reported that according to figures revealed as part of a proposed settlement in an ongoing patent dispute case with Oracle, Google makes four times…
Smartphones: Lumia 900 best Windows 8 phone yet
New smartphones battle heats up with Nokia’s new Windows 8 offering. At $100, the Lumia 900 can compete aggressively against Android smartphones. Who would have thought that a Windows Phone and one from Nokia, no less would be one of the best alternatives to Apple’s iPhone that we’ve ever seen. And at $100, Before…
