Oak Park middle-schoolers win Midwest robotics title
1/28/12 Oak Park The Oak Park Education Foundation’s 7th annual Vex Robotics competition between Julian & Brooks students was held a Julian Middle School on 1/28. Students participating have been designing, building and programming their robots since October. Teams compete against each other controlling their robots with a remote.Julian’s sixth storyidforme:…
Toshiba Dynabook N301 Cedar Trail netbook launched in Japan
If you’re living in Japan and you were shopping about for a new netbook, Toshiba might have the answer for you in the form of the company’s new Dynabook N301. The new netbook will be launched in Japan (no word on if Toshiba has plans to make it available internationally)…
Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data
Path got caught red-handed uploading users’ address books to its servers and had to apologize. But the relatively obscure journaling app is not alone. In fact, Path was crucified for a practice that has become an unspoken industry standard. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, Foodspotting, Yelp, and Gowalla are among a…
Android loses market share,as Apple has exceptional quarter, Gartner says
Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch of the iPhone 4S, according to data from market research company Gartner. Worldwide smartphone sales to end users increased to 149 million during the last three months of 2011, a Android is…
No Romance for Clawson in Foursquare List
There’s no romance for Clawson at least that’s what a Foursquare list is showing today. And there’s especially no love in Sterling Heights, which the social network ranked the fourth least romantic city in the nation. But come on, we know that’s not true. There are plenty of romantic spots…
iCade 8-Bitty iOS/Android Gamepad: Retro Controller for Modern Devices
Button-friendly gaming on mobile devices will soon become more portable. While Ion Audio recently announced a variety of new controllers for iOS devices, this could be the best idea yet. ThinkGeek has unveiled the iCade 8-Bitty, a Bluetooth gamepad that will be compatible with both iOS and Android devices. It…
Apple may face iPad export ban in China trademark row
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc’s computer tablets from China, which could deal a blow to the U.S. technology giant’s sales worldwide. Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd is petitioning…
iPad 3 to debut March 7, feature LTE support, reports claim
Computerworld – Apple will unveil the next iPad on March 7, according to reports. And other claims surfaced today that the new iPad — which most have dubbed the “iPad 3” — will be the first Apple product to support the faster LTE data networks now available in the U.S. from…
Twitter slaps limits on sales of its pricey stock
A policy barring Twitter shareholders from selling more than 20% of their stock is causing tension in Twitter’s employee ranks. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — While Facebook prepares to go public, Silicon Valley’s other buzzy social startup, Twitter, is doing everything in its power to stay private. In pursing that goal, it…
Whitney Houston scams flood Facebook and Twitter
As the rest of the world mourns the loss of Whitney Houston, online crooks have wasted no time capitalizing on her tragic death in the hopes of making a quick buck. Shortly after news of Houston’s death hit the Web on Saturday (Feb. 11), Twitter and Facebook became inundated with The…
