Why data science matters to Foursquare

When a user checks in to Foursquare, the location-sharing app does more than just check them in. It also notes the location using the phone’s GPS tracker, the strength of any surrounding Wi-Fi networks and also collects data on the distance to the closest mobile towers. And when this data…

Posted on: January 28, 2014 12:00 pm

TiVo’s Steve Wymer lays out his company’s current and future hardware plans

TiVo’s VP of Corporate Communications. Wednesday night, a report was released saying that TiVo would either be exiting the hardware business or laying off people (or both), leading to speculation about the future of the venerable DVR maker. TiVo denied that this was the case, and we had a chance…

Posted on: January 28, 2014 7:00 am

Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales

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Posted on: January 27, 2014 5:00 pm

Xirrus Lets Las Vegas Sands Charge WiFi Premium

As a hotel guest, I am always annoyed when I am required to pay extra for WiFi. But thanks to WiFi service from a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based startup, a Las Vegas convention center charges an even higher price premium to grant convention-goers wireless Internet access. And the reason for…

Posted on: January 27, 2014 12:00 pm

Kantar: Android Accounted 70% Of Smartphone Sales In Q4, But Samsung Is …

Android continues to be the most popular mobile platform, with its share of smartphone sales climbing in every major market in Q4 2013, now accounting for 69.5% of all sales across 12 key markets versus 23.7% for number-two Apple, according to figures out today from Kantar Worldpanel, a market research Samsung, the handset maker…

Posted on: January 27, 2014 12:00 pm

Netbooks and Low-Cost Tablets Are in the Same Category

The tablet category is quickly becoming a tricky one to analyze. As in the early stages of any technology category, we are seeing the tablet market splinter into separate markets. While I like to point out how large the tablet category is, one can’t accurately analyze the tablet category without…

Posted on: January 27, 2014 12:00 pm

BlackBerry 10.2.1 28th January Launch Date Confirmed

According to the rumors from earlier, it was suggested that BlackBerry could announce BlackBerry 10.2.1 come 28th of January. Given that it’s been a while since we last saw a major BlackBerry update, we guess it wouldn’t be completely out of the question to think that BlackBerry would have something However…

Posted on: January 27, 2014 7:00 am

How To See All The Companies That Are Tracking You On Facebook

Facebook is a great utility if you want to stay in touch with friends and family, share photos, and see what other people are up to in their lives. It’s free to use, of course, but that doesn’t mean it comes without a price. If you’re using Facebook, you’re giving…

Posted on: January 26, 2014 12:00 pm

It’s Facebook vs. Princeton in study smackdown

By Brandon Griggs, CNNupdated 4:32 PM EST, Fri January 24, 2014 | Filed under: Social Media The ivy-leafed campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. STORY HIGHLIGHTSFacebook pokes fun at Princeton University over controversial social media studyPrinceton study suggested Facebook could lose 80% of its users by 2017Facebook: Research shows Princeton will run (CNN)…

Posted on: January 26, 2014 12:00 pm

Hands-on with the X-Doria Dash Folio for the iPad Mini with Retina display

I prefer to carry my iPad Mini with Retina display in a case, particularly one where I can prop up my iPad and watch video content. I spent a few weeks using the Dash Folio from X-Doria and like the design, looks, and functionality. The Dash Folio arrived in a…

Posted on: January 26, 2014 12:00 pm