What Makes Foursquare Such a Hot Target?
This is ” bloomberg west.” microsoft has a new competitor as it checks into taking a stake in foursquare. American express is also trying to invest in the mobile check-in company. What makes foursquare such a hot target? Who are some of the other players that could be considering an investment?
Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Facebook, Twitter and other websites deemed sensitive and blocked by the Chinese government will be accessible in a planned free-trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. Citing unidentified government sources, the Hong Kong newspaper also said authorities would welcome bids from…
TiVo puts TV everywhere with Roamio
The Roamio comes in three versions. The Pro model, which costs $600, can record up to six programs at one time and stores a whopping 450 hours of high definition digital video. There’s also a $400 version, the Plus, with the same six tuners but a 150-hour capacity, and a Bloomberg News By…
Cyanogen: Helping to unify Android
Will Cyanogen, the newly minted commercial company behind the alternative CyanogenMod Android firmware, actually help fragment Android? Hmmm… Here’s the one word answer: “No.” Here’s the longer explanation. As Cyanogen co-founders Steve Kondik and Koushik Dutta explained on a Reddit Ask-Me -Anything online interview, they have no intentions of forking…
Threadflip Brings Its Fashion Marketplace To iPad
Online and mobile marketplace Threadflip, which lets you clean out your closet and shop those from others, is today publicly debuting its updated mobile application, now available for the first time on iPad. The company had previously said this spring that some 40 percent of its daily uploads from people Threadflip’s…
Digging Deeper Into Blowout First Weekend iPhone Sales
PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: The new Apple iPhone 5C is displayed at an Apple Store on September 20, 2013 in Palo Alto, California. Apple launched two new models of iPhone: the iPhone 5S, which is preceded by the iPhone 5, and a cheaper, paired down version, the iPhone This morning Apple (AAPL)…
How do you make an HDTV antenna sexy? Put a curve on it
As HDTV antennas go, the Mohu Leaf is about as cool as it gets. At least, it was. Mohu has just announced two new additions to its popular antenna line that, unlike the leaf, are meant to be seen; and they might just be the coolest new free HDTV tools…
Magnificat High School hosts robotics day for middle-school girls
Jossi Meaux, left, and Ava Ernst, both fifth-graders at Bay Middle School, consult during Magnifibot 2.0, a robotics day for girls held Saturday at Magnificat High School in Rocky River. (Barb Galbincea, Northeast Ohio Media Group) ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — About 70 girls from private and public schools across the area Girls…
iOS 7 Siri vs. Android 4.3 voice search: Hands-on review (video)
There was virtually no competition from Google when Apple launched Siri alongside the iPhone 4S in 2011. Android had voice actions of a sort, but they were extremely limited and not easy to access on most phones. With the Google Now redesign of search in 2012, Google leveraged its mountain Siri began…
Robot barman knows when you want a drink
Meet James. He’s a barman with a cheery disposition, is quick with your order, and doesn’t tolerate queue jumping. He’s also a one-armed robot with a tablet for a head. But the really curious thing about James is that he can read your body language to find out whether or…
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