BlackBerry delays launch of BBM apps for iOS, Android
SAN FRANCISCO BlackBerry on Saturday hit pause on the rollout of iPhone and Android apps for its popular BlackBerry Messenger mobile social messaging service after an unreleased version of the Android app was posted online. That version saw 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours, the company said, The company…
Facebook Launches Advanced AI Effort to Find Meaning in Your Posts
Facebook is set to get an even better understanding of the 700 million people who share details of their personal lives using the social network each day. A new research group within the company is working on an emerging and powerful approach to artificial intelligence known as deep learning, which uses…
BlackBerry to Cut 40% of Work Force After Big Loss
OTTAWA At their peak, just a few years ago, BlackBerry smartphones were symbols of corporate and political power. When President Obama took office he made keeping his BlackBerry a personal priority, and when BlackBerry service had a hiccup so did business on Wall Street. But after being upstaged time and…
Magic4Square Offers Automated Check-in Support for Foursquare
Foursquare is a pretty unique social network that specializes directly in locations and events. I’m sure you’ve heard of it before, but just in case you haven’t- it’s entirely based on location check-ins at local businesses, places and events. If you’ve ever checked-in to a place on Facebook before, then…
European Space Agency might send robot snakes into space
Robot snakes in space is sort of like real snakes on a plane, right? (New Line Cinema) Researchers at the SINTEF Research Institute in Norway and at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are working on a feasibility study for the European Space Agency (ESA) to see if snake-like…
Wall Street watching early iPhone sales nervously
People camp outside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York on Thursday as they await the release of new iPhones on Friday.(Photo: TIMOTHY CLARY AFP/Getty Images)Story HighlightsQuestions swirl about Apple strategy, rising competitionApple shares are down 33% since last year’s iPhone 5 launchWall Street looking for iPhone sales…
Build Your Own Robot Where To Start
Once solely the stuff of science fiction, a number of online communities and companies are now making it easier for you to build your own robot. The online community at Let’s Make Robots is one of the more vibrant communities dedicated solely to helping people build their own robots. A…
Yep, That’s Really Apple CEO Tim Cook On Twitter
Yes, Apple CEO Tim Cook has started tweeting. The account, which we at TechCrunch (and everyone else following Twitter’s magical recommendations service @MagicRecs) spotted this afternoon, is now confirmed by Twitter. Initially, it did not have the standard blue “verification” check mark, which is why there could have been some…
Xbox One interface a clean slate inspired by Windows 8
The current UI is a bit different from this concept shown off earlier, but it gives you a general idea of the flavor of things. At the Tokyo Game Show this week, Microsoft showed off an early demo of the Xbox One’s revamped user interface. The demo was behind closed…
Apple releases iOS 7 for existing iPhone, iPad upgrades
You may have to wait a few more days perhaps a little longer depending on store supplies until you can get your hands on the latest Apple smartphones. But existing Apple device users can now download and upgrade to the latest major mobile software version. Apple opened up its servers…
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