Samsung Galaxy S III: Review Roundup
Posted by PCWorld
The Samsung Galaxy S III reviews are mostly glowing with some critics unhappy with the plastic shell. Read the roundup![...]
Continue ReadingDigital Chocolate Downsizing? Founder Trip Hawkins Out As CEO; Reports Of Layoffs, Marc Metis As Interim CEO
Posted by TechCrunch
Some significant changes afoot at social and mobile games company Digital Chocolate: founder Trip Hawkins has stepped down as the CEO of the company. And we have also heard a report — yet to be confirmed directly by the company — that president Marc Metis has stepped up as interim CEO; and that Digital Chocolate has laid off up to 180 people across offices in India, San Mateo, Russia and elsewhere.Hawkins’ news was made public by Trip himself in his company blog, where he notes that he is “transitioning into a consulting and advisory relationship with Digital Chocolate.” Without giving away much about the state of affairs at the company, the move, he writes, is[...]
Continue ReadingHey Kids, Get Off My Lawn: The Once And Future Visual Programming Environment
Posted by TechCrunch
Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Kwindla Hultman Kramer, who is the CEO of Oblong Industries — the company known for developing the gestural interfaces in the film Minority Report. The company’s current customers and partners include Boeing, SAP, GE, and others. Follow him on Twitter @kwindla.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years
Mark Twain, ”Old Times on the Mississippi”
Atlantic Monthly, 1874
When I was a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab fifteen years ago, my research group went on a retreat every year with F[...]
Continue ReadingWhen I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years
Mark Twain, ”Old Times on the Mississippi”
Atlantic Monthly, 1874
When I was a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab fifteen years ago, my research group went on a retreat every year with F[...]
Cricket to sell iPhones with prepaid service for the first time
Posted by VentureBeat
Cricket Wireless will soon become the first prepaid carrier in the U.S. to offer the iPhone 4 and 4S, the company announced Thursday.
Starting on June 22, Cricket’s service will run $55 a month for unlimited data, texting and calling. Data isn’t truly unlimited however: after you use 2.3GB of data, your speeds will be throttled.
“Our customers want the best products available and we are excited to bring iPhone to our pre-paid consumers with an industry leading $55 per-month service plan,” said Doug Hutcheson, CEO of Cricket-parent Leap Wireless, in a statement. “Launching iPhone is a major milestone for us and we are proud to offer iPhone customers attractive na[...]
Continue ReadingStarting on June 22, Cricket’s service will run $55 a month for unlimited data, texting and calling. Data isn’t truly unlimited however: after you use 2.3GB of data, your speeds will be throttled.
“Our customers want the best products available and we are excited to bring iPhone to our pre-paid consumers with an industry leading $55 per-month service plan,” said Doug Hutcheson, CEO of Cricket-parent Leap Wireless, in a statement. “Launching iPhone is a major milestone for us and we are proud to offer iPhone customers attractive na[...]
Intel lays down more rules for Ultrabooks, launches low-voltage Ivy Bridge chips
Posted by VentureBeat
With the definition of what makes an Ultrabook becoming increasingly muddy these days, Intel has stepped in to provide more requirements for its new ultraportable laptop label in a blog post this morning.
Now in addition to thickness and 5-hour battery life standards, Ultrabooks must also include USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt for speedy access to external devices, include Intel Identity Protection and Anti-Theft technology, and they must also be “responsive while active,” which we assume refers to multitasking. These new requirements only apply to laptops running Ivy Bridge processors.
Today also marks the launch of the rest of Intel’s third-generation Core processor line, dubbed[...]
Continue ReadingNow in addition to thickness and 5-hour battery life standards, Ultrabooks must also include USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt for speedy access to external devices, include Intel Identity Protection and Anti-Theft technology, and they must also be “responsive while active,” which we assume refers to multitasking. These new requirements only apply to laptops running Ivy Bridge processors.
Today also marks the launch of the rest of Intel’s third-generation Core processor line, dubbed[...]
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