Apple cuts orders of iPhone 5C as consumers prefer 5S
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is cutting production orders for its plastic-backed iPhone 5C a month after launch, a source familiar with its supply chain said on Wednesday, fueling speculation the cheaper model of its main gadget may have been priced too high. Apple has asked one of its…
Robotics team heading to prestigious competition
Hayes Glover, Kyle Parsons, Grant Hitchcock, Blake Estes and Nicholas Vining work on the robot that Cordova students will compete with this weekend at the 2013 BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition in Muscle Shoals. Daily Mountain Eagle – Jennifer Cohron slideshow Cordova students will be traveling to A…
Double Robotics review: Why go to the office when a robot can go for you?
What can you do for those times when you need to be in the office, but you just can’t make it? How about having a robot go in your place? That’s the idea with Double, a telepresence robot that works with the iPad. Double is an iPad stand on wheels….
In a bid to stay independent, Foursquare rolls out…
The Sky Room bills itself as New York’s highest luxury rooftop bar, offering a spectacular view of the city along with pricey cocktails. But it can be tricky for most tourists to find. “We’re a five-minute walk from Times Square, but most visitors don’t walk down this way, and even…
The future of WiFi mobility
Today, WiFi networks are all-pervasive. Once limited to the home or business, WiFi networks have invaded hotels, shopping malls, restaurants, coffee shops and sports stadiums, catering to growing armies of mobile device users. Consumers, who are buying mobile devices in record quantities, replacing sales of traditional PCs and laptops, are…
Net-a-porter Group Launches Social Network
LONDON Net-a-porter Group has created a new mobile app to create a social network of users sharing their favorite products from the luxury e-tailer. “Late last year, Natalie [Massenet] set us a challenge to create an app that would bring together the Net-a-porter Live, the feed that shows what shoppers…
Grassroots WiFi Network
A young group of Brooklynites has been charged with an unusual mission: build a neighborhood-wide wi-fi network. The idea is that a community wireless network in Red Hook, Brooklyn, can help bridge the digital divide in a neighborhood where internet is primarily accessed via smartphone and provide a communications lifeline…
Twitter opening up private messages to anyone
By Doug Gross, CNNupdated 12:50 PM EDT, Tue October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Social Media Under a change on Twitter, you may be able to send a direct message to someone who doesn’t follow you. STORY HIGHLIGHTSTwitter is making direct messages open to people you don’t followUsers will have to opt in to…
The Challenge of Wooing China’s Smartphone Users
HTC is showing off its new fingerprint sensor smartphone, the HTC One Max, in Beijing today. The fact that the event in China is scheduled three days before it launches in the U.S. and HTC’s home market of Taiwan is just another indication of how important Chinese consumers are becoming….
Facebook Is Trying to Buy Its Way Into the Developing World
Facebook just plunked down a reported $100 million to $200 million to buy a company that trims smartphone bills. And there’s a good reason for that: The social network needs new users, and those users are increasingly cash strapped. At a time when new U.S. users are drying up and saturation in…
