Modular Robotics takes all the complexity out of building your own robot
Robots are cool. That much goes without dispute, but part of their appeal lies in just how complex, intricate, and versatile such machines can be, which in turn also makes them rather difficult to build. Modular Robotics, the company behind the Cubelets platform for making rudimentary bots, today introduces Moss,…
Hands-on: Apple’s Remote app gets an iOS 7 makeover
Slowly but steadily, Apple has been updating its miscellaneous iOS apps to reflect the new design aesthetic of iOS 7. The latest to go under the digital knife is Remote, the app that turns your iOS device into a remote control for iTunes libraries on your Macs and PCs as Like…
Twitter likely to price above expected $25 range: sources
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is likely to price its hotly anticipated initial public offering later on Wednesday above an already bumped-up target range, according to sources familiar with the process. While final pricing is still being hashed out between Twitter management and its underwriters, the two sources said the price…
TiVo Debuts App to Help You Stop TV-Show Cheating
For couples who watch television together, there’s no betrayal like sneaking in an episode ahead of time when the other person isn’t around. A new app called Roamio or Else from digital video recorder company TiVo lets you send playful e-postcards that warn your significant other to not watch an…
Developers still think Windows 8 has potential
It’s safe to say Windows 8 hasn’t been the smashing success Microsoft hoped. After more than a year on the market and one major update, Windows 8 is just flirting with a 10 percent market share. That’s higher than Vista or OS X, but dwarfed by Windows 7 and even For developers, though, that…
Intel hopes for a netbook zombie apocalypse
Five years ago the market was abuzz with talk of cheap netbooks based on Intel’s Atom processors and AMD’s upcoming low-end APUs. Then Steve Jobs took to the stage with the first iPad in tow and the rest is history netbooks died out faster than any PC form factor in…
Review: TiVo’s Roamio DVR
Lately, the company has faced increased competition from old rivals like cable and satellite companies and newer ones like stand-alone streaming devices, video game consoles and mobile devices. With its fifth-generation device, Roamio, TiVo answers the challenge by adding more features that TV lovers want. Roamio, which comes in three…
Google will show your Google+ photo to Android callers…
Android 4.4 KitKat debuted last week with a smart new phone dialer that matches incoming calls to businesses with a Google Places listing, but that’s just the start of Google’s plans for caller ID. Early next year the search giant plans to link Google+ profile pictures to mobile phone numbers. While…
What’s wrong with Twitter’s IPO?
This photo shows the sign outside of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013.(Photo: Jeff Chiu AP)Story HighlightsTwitter raised pricing range to $20 to $25 per shareCompany could end up raising $2 billionTwitter closer in business model to Yelp If you want any evidence that Facebook’s (ticker: FB) botched May 2012 Challenges…
Phone Makers’ Android Tweaks Cause Security Problems
The open nature of Google’s Android operating system means manufacturers can add their own software layer to the phonehelping them stand out from the pack with a different look and features. Yet new research shows such tailoring may also be responsible for a host of security weaknesses that could make…
