Day: January 28, 2013

Mobile

Backed Or Whacked: Smartphones That Light Up Your Life

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ROSS RUBIN Editor’s note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. Each column will look at crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. Follow him on Twitter @rossrubin. Last week’s Backed or Whacked focused on devices that can remotely provide input to smartphones; this week, we venture beyond the bounds of simple information retrieval and toward illuminated products that can actually be controlled by one’s pocket companion, particularly in the…

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Marc Andreessen On The Future Of Enterprise

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEXIA TSOTSIS In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. While excerpts of that interview made it into the post, the transcript of the entire interview was so good it deserved to be published in its entirety. ************************ Alexia Tsotsis: Since people like me (millennials) are putting pressure on our…

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Help Key: Put Display Settings Back In The OS X Mountain Lion Menu Bar Where They Belong

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON I like my Retina MacBook Pro, in part because I have the option to switch to extremely high-resolution display modes when I’m way from my home Thunderbolt monitor and want as much screen real estate as I can get. But Apple did a curious thing in OS X Mountain Lion: They removed the option to put a display preferences item in the OS X menu bar. Luckily, third-party developers…

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9to5Mac: Apple preparing another 4th gen iPad SKU, signs point to 128GB model

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Still waiting for a 128GB iPad? One could come sooner than you think. According to9to5Mac, Cupertino is preparing to add a new SKU to its fourth-generation tablet line up, slotting next to the existing 16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations as a premium model. A source at a well known US retailer shared the devices’ SKU information with the outlet, marked up with internal Apple terminology that described both WiFi-only and cellular-capable slates…

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Lenovo debunks RIM deal rumors, says CFO was just chatting Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Jamie Rigg Lenovo turned a few heads last week when its CFO mentioned RIM as a possible acquisition target or partner, and with many eyes peering in its direction, the company’s felt the need to clarify its relationship with the BlackBerry maker. An English-language statement — courtesy of The Next Web — says Wong Wai Ming was “speaking broadly about M&A strategy,” and only included RIM in this comment as the interviewer asked about Lenovo’s…

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Insert Coin: DeltaMaker fuses razzle-dazzle with 3D-printing

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tipwith “Insert Coin” as the subject line. “Why should a 3D printer look like a microwave oven?” That’s the question being posed by the DeltaMaker Kickstarter project team, which thinks it can put some showbiz into 3D printing using a so-called delta robot…

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