At the inaugural Hardware Innovation Workshop, about 200 leaders in the DIY movement gathered to talk about how to build real companies, while still maintaining a maker ethos. [Read more] See the original article here: The real business of the DIY movement
In one of many Apple patent fights concerning smartphones, it went after Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC in both the courts and using the infamous ITC loophole that gives the company two separate cracks and blocking competition using the same patents. The ITC ruled in Apple’s favor late last year, issuing its customary injunction (the ITC can only issue injunctions blocking import,.
A couple whose car fell down an embankment in the Catskill Mountains tried to make rescue calls on their cellphone but shoddy reception prevented help from reaching them in time. Arthur and Madeleine Morris’ car was stuck when it fell down an embankment near their driveway of their vacation home. Five times they tried to call 911, their son and a neighbor, but the calls failed due.
Want to keep your tweets among your tweeps and hidden from any old Google searcher? Twitter has some tips for you. The microblogging company’s @Support account on Wednesday tweeted out a link to a help center page for Twitter users want to keep their posts a bit more anonymous on Google. Given Twitter’s high rank in Google Search, it’s likely that your profile there will be.
According to the security firm, the makers of the Flashback malware made $14,000 from click fraud last month, but can’t collect on it. [Read more] View original post here: Flashback makers missed out on their payday, Symantec says
There is a major problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that has little to do with IP or the internet: how does international law get made—by the President alone, or with Congress's involvement? ACTA's key problem in the United States is a Constitutional question that turns on the separation of powers. The President, or an office of the executive branch like.
With Facebook’s initial public stock offering looming, the technology reporters and editors of The New York Times found an abundance of important and peculiar items about the company on the Web on Wednesday, including some early investors planning to sell larger stakes, the chances of meeting a new millionaire in the Bay Area and a comparison of Facebook with Google before its I.P.O. Read.
Whenever the question of which social network dominates the landscape is raised, it seems as if the same two or three major players are the only sites that ever earn a mention. If you’re judging social networks based solely on the number of users each can claim, this makes perfect sense. But, as impressive as the numbers may be, total users is not the only measure of success for a social.
A lot of us are looking forward to high-DPI notebook displays from Apple and other vendors. Some say they might appear as soon as next month, which is definitely an exciting prospect. According to numbers by NPD DisplaySearch, though, the new, denser panels will carry a substantial premium for hardware makers—and of course, one wonders if that premium will be passed on to the consumer. DisplaySearch’s.
Verizon Wireless will soon get rid of its unlimited data plans held by customers who were grandfathered in before the company launched tiered data pricing, according to a report from FierceWireless. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo reportedly told an audience at the JPMorgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference today that 3G unlimited data plan holders will eventually have switch to a “data-share”.
You’ve heard of startups fueled by Ramen Noodles. But what about tech companies whose daily bread is toast? Meet Danger Awesome, a laser-cutting design shop in Cambridge, MA, founded by MIT grad students Ali Mohammad and Nadeem Mazen. The duo got their start after?convincing indie rock YouTube darlings OK-GO (don’t miss their amazing Rube Goldberg-inspired video for the song“This.
Is link shortener Bitly raising $20 million in new funding? The Verge says it is. In response to my email, a company spokesperson denied The Verge’s story, but in vague enough terms that it could probably turn around and announce a new round in the next few weeks or months. Here’s what the spokesperson told me: Want to quickly let you know that they’re always discussing potential funding.
The folks over at Google just love their Google+ social network and more and more Google+ features have been creeping into Gmail lately as well. Today, Google is bringing even more of Google+ to its email client. With this update, Google is especially focusing on adding a deeper integration with Google+ circles. You will now, for example, see profile photos from people in your circles when.
Kevin H alerts us to the news that electronic music/DJ artist The Polish Ambassador recently began musing on Facebook about what it would mean to be an “open source” musician: According to Wikipedia, “Open Source” is a philosophy that promotes free redistribution and access to a project’s design and implementation details. The end user who edits the program.
Customers of Time Warner Cable have some reason to rejoice today, as the cable company has gotten the go-ahead to add channels like MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to its live streaming iPad app. The addition comes after the channels’ owner Viacom has settled its differences and resolved litigation with Time Warner Cable. The legal fight erupted last year, after Time Warner Cable released.
According to figures by research firm Gartner, Samsung once again holds the top spot when it comes to global sales of mobile phones. The Korean-based company managed to bump Nokia from its perch after sales from the former king of handsets dipped more than 3 percent in Q1 2012. Originally posted here: Samsung tops mobile sales, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry plummet
After Google unveiled its Glasses project last month, we saw a number of Google executives donning prototype glasses out in public. One notable example: the appearance of Google X Founder Sebastian Thrun on Charlie Rose a few weeks back. However, according to a new story by CNet News, the prototype glasses actually fall well short of the experience portrayed … Read more… See.
Digitimes‘ poor track record has been thrust into the spotlight in recent days, but that hasn’t stopped one of the Taiwanese news site’s reports from having a major effect on stock prices for Samsung and Hynix. The report from earlier this week claims that Apple has placed “huge” orders for DRAM chips with Elpida, soaking up half of the capacity at the firm’s.
Even if you’re not popular on Facebook, your clothes can be. Special clothes hangers at a Brazilian store show the number of Facebook likes each item has. [Read more] Original post: Hangers with ‘like’ counts let Facebook dictate fashion
