Apple’s iPhoneand devices based on Google’s Android operating system are running away in arapidly growing smartphone market that is now as large at the feature phonespace, according to numbers in the latest Nielsen Wire report. And the iPhone’sgrowth appears to be coming at the expense of Research In Motion and…

TiVo’s Premiere box is now available to more than 70 percent of Suddenlink Communications’ subscriber base, while Virgin Media announced today it is adding TiVo boxes to some new bundles. For the cable industry, TiVo remains a “frenemy.” Depending on whether you’re a cable operator that has directly partnered with TiVo…

March 31, 2012, 7:52 AM Ever wanted to create ultra-cool graphics and patterns, but don’t quite have the steady hand to keep them tidy enough? Step aside and let the Arduino-powered DoodleBOT do it for you! DoodleBOT is the English name for GarabatoBOT, created by Spanish Aerospace Engineering student Miguel Angel de Fruto….

Apple TV just got a mild refresh; how does it stack up against your other choices for putting Web and PC content on your HDTV? OB Roundup There are plenty of Web video services that would look great on your HDTV, and there are several media hubs that can put…

During the company’s recentquarterly report, Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins had the unenviable taskof assuring analysts and shareholders that, though he’s been on the job only 10weeks, he well understands what’s necessary to, if not bolster the company, atleast stanch the bleeding. RIM executives shared duringthe company’s fiscal fourth-quarter…

Microsoft is offering free tests of online backup for Windows Server 8 via its Azure cloud storage service, which could be a convenient way to protect data without having to spend a lot of time designing and cash outlay deploying private backup. Microsoft Online Backup Service is open to beta testers…

You knew the day was coming when the military would start rolling out humanoid battle robots, but you might not have expected it to come so soon. In this case the robot’s enemy will be shipboard fire emergencies, but let’s be honest, that’s just the start. The Naval Research Laboratory’s…

At most, the cumulative wage increases could crimp the profits of major technology companies. Manufacturers have a bigger worry in finding ways to save money on the parts that power the devices. Nonetheless, assembly costs are likely to escalate because of Foxconn Technology Group, which assembles an estimated 40 percent Foxconn,…

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…

LONDON A photo of Fabrice Muamba has appeared on the Bolton midfielder’s Twitter account showing him sitting up and smiling, nearly two weeks after his heart stopped beating and he collapsed during an FA Cup match. The first photo of Muamba since his cardiac arrest shows the bearded 23-year-old dressed…