Microsoft Prepping Windows 8 SkyDrive App
Microsoft is planning to expand its SkyDrive cloud storage service this year by tightly integrating it into Windows 8, the Redmond, Wash. computing giant announced Monday. For starters, Microsoft over the next several months plans to release a SkyDrive Metro-style app for Windows 8, Mike Torres and Omar Shahine, group program Seventeen…
Free WiFi for Stellenbosch
Residents of Stellenbosch are set to receive free WiFi connectivity by the middle of the year. The initiative is a brainchild of Mxit, the town of Stellenbosch and the University of Stellenbosch, My Broadband reported. The network will allow for web surfing, instant messaging and VOIP services, but large downloads…
Ericsson hones WiFi focus with BelAir Networks buy
STOCKHOLM (MarketWatch) — Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson /quotes/zigman/89216/quotes/nls/eric ERIC +0.40% Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Canada’s BelAir Networks Inc., in a deal that will bolster the Swedish network group’s WiFi portfolio. Ericsson’s newly appointed chief technology officer, Ulf Ewaldsson, told Dow Jones Newswires that…
President’s Day HDTV Deals: Sony 55-inch Bravia KDL55EX720 3D LED and BDP-S480 …
Depending on where you are located, it could be kind of chilly for a Presidents’ Day BBQ. Instead, consider snuggling up around a brand new 3D TV. Still not equipped with a 3D home theater setup? TigerDirect wants to change all of that with its latest bundle option. For a…
Apple’s secret weapon against Windows 8 (and why OS X 10.8 will be Apple’s …
Last week Apple unexpectedly unveiled a developer preview of its next-generation OS X, 10.8 ‘Mountain Lion.’ Apple promises that the final code will be available for Mac owners to install onto their Macs come summer, which is likely to be well ahead of Microsoft’s release of Windows 8. That alone But…
HDTV Almanac The Power of Aggregated Data
What do people really watch when they watch the SuperBowl? Thanks to the new world of connected entertainment systems, TiVo has a very good idea. By monitoring an anonymous sample of 41,666 households equipped with TiVo DVRs, the company can compile a map of “live and same-day” viewing of content According…
Hot Deal: LG 55-inch 55LK520 1080p LCD HDTV: $999
It’s President’s Day, which means there are plenty of sales to be found todayespecially on electronics. We found a nice deal on Amazon that seems too good to pass up. The retailer currently has the LG 55-inch 55LK520 1080p LCD HDTV listed for just $999. This is $500 off the In exchange…
Why Apple didn’t include Siri in OS X Mountain Lion
Apple may be working on Siri-enabling features for Macs in the future. STORY HIGHLIGHTSApple has remained mum on whether Siri will ever be ported to other devicesPutting Siri to Mountain Lion desktops would pose several challengesSiri voice analysis would be far more challenging on a Mac computerSiri is all about…
Google Android Patent Filing Includes Voice, Pattern Unlock
Google(NASDAQ:GOOG) is working on new methods for allowing users to unlock Androidsmartphones and tablets built by Android OEMs, a move that could help Samsungand other OEM partners work around the “slide to unlock” method Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL) has patented. Patently Applewhich,as the title of the blog suggests, usually…
Robotics contest tests students’ minds
STROMSBURG Picture overgrown Erector Sets competing in a gameresembling powerball from American Gladiators. Now mix in some super-smart middle and high school students anda crowd that includes a silver robot mascot and emcee sporting apirate’s hat and purple cape. Welcome to the world of VEX Robotics. The unique competition was…
