Windows 8 uptake slows, ditch-XP movement decelerates
Computerworld – Windows 8’s user share in October climbed past the 10% milestone for the first time since the launch of the radically-overhauled OS a year ago, an analytics company said Friday. The operating system’s share of all computing devices running Windows, a tally that included Windows 8.1, rose to 10.2% Yet the…
Revamped WiFi has uneven debut at Trail Blazers home opener
Beer in one hand, iPhone in the other, Evan Riggs stared athis smartphone screen during the first half of Saturday night’s Trail Blazersgame. Riggs had left his 300-level seat to post a sweeping photoof the basketball arena and action on the floor. He tried to post the photofrom his seat….
Fox Keeps Up ‘Almost Human’ Blitz with NFL Robot Promo (VIDEO)
Fox will air a new promo for J.J. Abrams’ futuristic robot-cop drama “Almost Human” during one of its NFL games this Sunday. It will feature a stare-down between “NFL on Fox” robot mascot Cleatus and one of the show’s MX-43 android flatfoots. The broadcaster has been tubthumpinging the sci-fi…
AnandTech: iPad Air Can Be a 24 Hour Mobile LTE Hotspot
Mobile devices by definition are meant to be carried around and keep you connected. It’s an easier bet with a Smartphone because, well, it is always connected. But what about Tablets? With the release of new Tablets we usually see WiFi only models sold alongside LTE or broadband models, the…
If Teens Don’t Think Facebook Is Cool Anymore, Should Facebook Worry?
“We did see a decrease in daily users, specifically among younger teens,” Facebook acknowledged. Here’s why that matters. Reuters The good news for Facebook is that its business model is maturing. The bad news for Facebook is that its audience is maturing, too. Remember when Facebook was just something that…
Robot ‘zoo’ brings together kids, ‘bots
SAN FRANCISCO — Sidney Chen and his daughter, Elizabeth, were watching a robot designed by kids from local high schools throw Frisbees through a wooden goal. A little bit earlier, Cathy Markhefka’s children got to play with Linkbot, a robot that you can drive by just tilting a remote control…
Startup News: Sumpto Tells College Kids How Popular They Are And …
A lil something for Sumpto Billing itself as the Klout for college students, Sumpto announced that it’s gathered $350,000 in investments from the likes of SocialStarts.net and Nick Brien, former CEO of McCANN Group. Sumpto uses students’s output on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. to determine how influential they are among…
Microsoft tries to clarify Windows 8 app support on Xbox One
Dell’s been claiming that all your top Windows 8 apps could run on and be synced with the incoming Xbox One — but Microsoft’s saying that’s not exactly how it is. According to AllThingsD, and echoed by the spokespeople we’ve contacted, not all Windows 8 apps will run on Xbox…
Top 8 Windows 8.1 Tablets and Hybrids
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Atlantic Broadband To Roll With TiVo’s Roamio DVR
Will Be First Cable Operator To Offer a Leased Version of TiVo’s New DVR Platform TiVo confirmed that Atlantic Broadband is the first operator that will roll out a leased version of the vendor’s new Roamio DVR.
