Facebook, Twitter Play Space Invaders
To justify their huge valuations, Facebook and Twitter are trying to turn up the revenue dial. The risk is that this causes some users to tune them out. Advertising on both sites has always been easy to ignore. Facebook’s ads have been relegated to the right side of pages, Twitter’s…
KIRF MacBook Air is the prettiest netbook we’ve seen today
This is the Netbook Navigator NAV13X Windows 7 Ultrabook and if we’re honest, we think it’s a very attractive looking device. That said, we’re not so sure it’s going to be on sale for too long, which is a genuine shame. Despite being called an Ultrabook, it’s not an Intel-sanctioned…
For Robot Maker, the Future Is Getting Closer
BEDFORD, Mass. Ever since Rosey the Robot took care of “The Jetsons” in the early 1960s, the promise of robots making everyday life easier has been a bit of a tease. Jodi Hilton for The New York Times, left; Hanna-Barbera With Ava, left, iRobot is trying to do Rosey the…
BlackBerry Struggles in the Sea of Advancements at MWC
Those waiting for something new and impressive from RIM will have to wait until BB10 arrives. According to Steve Levy, CEO of enterprise mobile app platform company Verivo, BlackBerry is still viewed as the safest by IT professionals. However, there’s been an increasing number of companies who are allowing employees…
Energid Releases Version 3.0 of the Actin Robot Simulation and Control …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Energid Technologies Corporation has released version 3.0 of its Actin software toolkit. Actin provides advanced control tools and digital simulation for roboticists. Robots are growing in capability and economic impact. Much of this growth is driven by faster computer algorithms and software. Energid’s Actin toolkit embodies…
Age Limits for Twitter Followers? New Platform Offers Booze Barrier
“Miller High Life The Champagne of Beers!” Remember that one? Or how about “Schaefer It’s the One Beer to Have When You’re Having More than One!” (Translation: Let’s get drunk!) Sound like the sort of message you want your kids attaboy’ing by following on Twitter? Okay, hiding stuff from kids…
Deals of the Day: Twitter’s Long and Winding Road to IPO
Deals of the Day compiles this morning’s biggest news about mergers and acquisitions, private equity and more. Catch us on Twitter, @WSJDealJournal.Capital Markets Twitter is trying to win over advertisers and refashion itself into a business worthy of a multibillion dollar valuation and an IPO. [WSJ] The next wave:…
Android and iPhone Photo Snooping: What You Need to Know
Smartphone users got another reason to worry about privacy this week, when the New York Times reported that iPhone and Android apps can spy on your photos without permission. The reports followed a discovery last month that some iPhone apps were secretly collecting users’ address books. But while that was…
iOS MMORPG Big Gun to Hit the App Store
BEIJING, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –After one year of development, Chinese game developer 9thQ is about to announce the release of their iOS platform first-person MMORPG, Big Gun. The game sports outstanding American-cartoon-styled graphics and as soon as you start creating your character you will be given the choice between…
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster Talks Apple’s Upcoming iTV
Though Apple’s attention appears to be focused on its imminent iPad 3 launch, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has decided to talk a little more about the company’s long-rumored HDTV device (“iTV”), and has performed a preliminary assessment of how such a product might affect the consumer electronics market as we Munster…
