Apple and Google have been struck by yet another PR disaster this week after reports claiming that third party developers can access and copy your private photographs surfaced online. The New York Times broke the story. According to its report, developers who make applications for Apple iOS devices have access…

Foursquare is thinking outside the Google Maps box. Will this inspire other applications to start looking elsewhere for their geo-mapping needs? Foursquare has been making some moves. Yesterday at Mobile World Congress the social-local application announced it would be using predictive technology to suggest new places for its users to…

Marsette Vona, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern, wants to change all that. Backed by a five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, Vona plans to merge the two areas of research he has pursued throughout his academic career: 3-D perception and compliant…

The maps on Foursquare.com are soon going to look a little bit different, as the location check-in service ditches Google Maps and embraces the crowd-sourced mapping platform OpenStreetMap. The new maps will have slightly different colors and buttons, but not to worry, “the new ones are really pretty,” according…

We never had any real doubt that the Transformer Pad 300, a cheaper model of Asus’ Eee Pad Transformer Prime and the erstwhile replacement for the original Transformer, would be making its way stateside. But Asus seems intent on bringing it sooner rather than later: the tablets has already appeared The…

DUBLIN City Council is seeking a private operator to roll out free wifi in parks across the capital, it emerged today. Web browsing may become a regular activity in Dublin’s parks and green spaces after council management gave the green light to a Labour Party motion. Parks such as St…

By next holiday shopping season you may be getting help at your favorite store from an automated assistant, if brainiacs at the Bedford-based iRobot get their way. The futuristic firm plans to begin pilot tests this year for a retail robot to help you shop. The goal is to create…

We just got a chance to play with the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, and so far, it’s living up to its promise as a touch-friendly “reimagining” of Windows. Don’t believe us? Take a look for yourself. Today, Microsoft is rolling out the first beta for non-developers. But before you jump…

A pre-release version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for devices based on x86 processors is now available. According to H-Online, it is intended as a replacement operating system for netbook and tablet devices. Developers note that the code has been tested on a range of x86 mobile devices, including the…

Computerworld – Talk of the impending debut of Apple’s newest iPad, including the company’s announcement yesterday of a March 7 launch event in San Francisco, has pushed tablet trade-in volumes to record levels, buy-back companies said today. Their reports were consistent with those from online auctioneer eBay, which said that it…