Apple faces concerns over iPad ‘speed trap’
It has been only five days since users of Apple’s newest iPad first took the device out of the box, and some are now finding just how quickly the promise of superfast wireless connections collides with the reality of what those services cost. Brandon Wells got the new iPad last…
Foursquare Offers Fans New Rewards for Checking Into Concerts
The location-based social network Foursquare recently surprised showgoers at South by Southwest by rolling out a new feature that rewards fans for checking in at bands’ concerts and live events. Participation includes bonuses such as free song downloads, signed posters, special encores and exclusive meet-and-greets with musicians. Foursquare’s new feature…
Source: Facebook IPO underwriters to take smaller fee
Facebook will pay a fee of just 1.1 percent to underwriters of its initial public offering, a source with knowledge of the company’s plans said. News that the payout would be much slimmer than the typical underwriting fee came as Facebook executives highlighted the engagement of its massive user base during…
Plan Afoot to Tame the Wild World of WiFi
The GSM Association and the Wireless Broadband Alliance are working on a way to let mobile device users seamlessly swing from cellular data networks to WiFi networks and back, without the hassle of manually logging in every time the switch is made. The plan could result in better network management,…
Is Facebook profiling of job applicants fair or legal?
Remember the good old days when all you had to worry about was what potential employers might find in a Google search? Now, some employers are asking for the keys to job applicants’ virtual clubhouse so they can click around and get a better look. Reports are resurfacing about public…
Windows 8: Something old, something awkward
InfoWorld’s Enterprise Windows blogger, J. Peter Bruzzese, described Windows 8 as “Windows Frankenstein.” I’m tempted to call it a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” operating system, but I can’t decide which name to assign to the Metro side of the fence and which to the Windows 7-like desktop. Just as Jekyll…
Windows 8 Launch To Include Very Few ARM-Based Tablets, Report Says
Microsoft reportedly has a plan to avoid consumer confusion about the differences between Windows 8 tablets based on ARM and x86/x64 chips: Allow very few ARM-based tablets onto store shelves. When Windows 8 launches, which is expected later this year, there could be fewer than five ARM-based devices available and Speaking…
Samsung’s WiFi-laced DV300F camera now available, priced at $260
Samsung’s proprietary technology Dual View (Dual View) features new smart camera equipped with a wireless Wi-Fi ‘DV300F’ 3.0-inch main LCD, 1.5-inch LCD, ease of use and portability front this release, the 1610 DV300F ten thousand mega-pixel CCD, a 25mm wide-angle 5x optical zoom, F2.5 lens, the light in dark…
Telcos to ease cellphones’ use of WiFi hotspots
HELSINKI, March 20 (Reuters) – Within a year cellphones willbe able to use operators’ WiFi hotspots without cumbersomelogging-in procedures, giving consumers faster access to theInternet on the go, a new industry initiative promised onTuesday. The initiative from two industry groups – mobile industrylobby the GSM Association and the Wireless Broadband Alliance…
Apple finally shares $98 billion cash hoard
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from the late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years. The world’s most valuable technology company…
