Lindsay Lohan on ‘Saturday Night Live’: The Most Watched Moments (Video)
For a change, Lindsay Lohan is getting press for something other than her personal problems. The actress returned to host NBC’s Saturday Night Live this past weekend for the first time since 2006 and nabbed the show’s highest ratings of the season and some mixed reviews from critics. But, what VIDEO:…
Boston Dynamics running robot sets speed record
A prototype built by Boston Dynamics in Waltham reached a speed of 18 miles per hour, a new record for legged robots, the company said today. The previous record was 13.1 miles per hour, set at MIT in 1989, according to Boston Dynamics. aThis robot is galloping,a said Boston Dynamics president Marc Raibert….
Apple’s iOS App Store Reaches 25 Billion Global Downloads
Apple announced Monday that its iOS App Store has reached a milestone 25 billion downloads. Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China initiated the download the free version of the “Where’s My Water?” puzzle game and won a $10,000 iTunes card for his history-making click. In a press release, Apple senior vice president Eddie…
Tablets Topple Netbooks
Technology leaps occur almost on a daily basis. That is why you can be forgiven if you have forgotten the last big thing in computing: netbooks. A netbook is often referred to as a mini laptop computer with a slender price tag as low as 2,000 yuan ($317), as opposed There are…
Senator Schumer Puts Android and iPhone in His Privacy Crosshairs
Worried that Apple or Google might grab your photos or contact info, in view of recent revelations that certain apps on the iPhone or Android-based mobiles can? So is Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). He’s so worried, in fact, that he’s calling for a federal probe into whether grabbing personal information…
25 billionth download from Apple’s iOS App Store was ‘Where’s My Water?’
By AppleInsider Staff Published: 08:38 AM EST (05:38 AM PST) A user from Qingdao, China, downloaded the free application “Where’s My Water?” as the 25 billionth download from the App Store, Apple announced on Monday. User Chunli Fu was the winner of Apple’s contest, earning them a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. “Where’s My “Wed…
Asustek to launch Cedar Trail-based netbook in March
With Acer having already started selling its new Cedar Trail-based netbook, Asustek Computer also plans to launch the Cedar Trail-based Eee PC 1011CX in March, according to sources from upstream component players. Although Intel announced that players including Acer, Lenovo, Asustek, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba will all launch…
Windows 8 Consumer Preview first impressions
SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft’s Windows 8 looks like it will be a steep learning curve for users, as the PC operating system leaves behind the conventions of previous versions to adopt a user interface that has a lot in common with Microsoft’s Windows Phone. We tested the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on The…
Anonymous Attacked; 25B App Store Downloads; iPad 3 Pricing
Topping tech headlines over the weekend, members of the hacktivist group Anonymous were tricked into downloading and running a fairly unpleasant Trojan alongside one of their distributed denial of service (DDoS) tools, according to a new report from Symantec. The malware was capable of stealing users’ online banking credentials, webmail…
iPad 3 Predictions: Wired Handicaps Apple’s Grand Hardware Unveiling
The event invitation didn’t mention any specific hardware by name, but let’s not be coy. We all know Apple’s product unveiling Wednesday will focus on the next version of the iPad. This much we’re willing to claim with near metaphysical certitude. What remains in question, however, are the specific specs…