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Apple Hardware Dev

Apple Patents iPhone With Wraparound Display, Including Designs That Plug Together Voltron-Style

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Apple has a new patent filing just published by the USPTO today, first spotted by AppleInsider, which details a wraparound-style AMOLED display that could make it possible to create an iPhone that’s almost entirely screen, with touch gestures and virtual buttons replacing physical ones completely. The patent describes designs that could have a seamless, continuous surface resembling the fourth generation iPod nano, as well as other shapes closer to the current iPhone,…

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Military

US Navy to fund development of vehicle-mounted, drone-shooting lasers

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Lasers, particularly those that set boats ablaze and incinerate incoming missiles, have long been on the Navy’s mind. Today, the Office of Naval Research revealed its latest energy weapon craving: vehicle-mounted lasers that shoot down drones. Dubbed Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-The-Move, the project is offering private outfits up to $400,000 each to develop such a system that blasts at full power for 120 seconds and juices back up to 80 percent after…

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Engineering Entertainment

Guitar maker Gibson buys majority stake in TEAC, develops taste for electronica HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr That gruff American rocker, Gibson Guitar Corp., has gotten tired of its old life. Instead of just suing copycats and putting out the occasional robot axe, it’s now looking to diversify, having spent $52 million on a 54 percent stake in Japanese firmTEAC. The last we heard from TEAC, it was making things like headphones andretro-styled radios, which maybe gives us a hint as to where this new partnership is headed. After all, it’s not like…

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Microsoft Tablet

Microsoft allows Windows 8 to run on smaller displays: is a reader-sized Surface on its way?

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Until now, Windows 8’s official hardware requirements have been understandably ruthless: devices with anything less than 1,366 x 768 pixels need not apply. That policy was changed in a recent newsletter, however, to permit the creation of Windows 8 devices with a resolution of 1,024 x 768 — likely representing a very different size and shape. Microsoft says the policy switch isn’t meant to “encourage partners to regularly use…

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Apple Business

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Of Tim Cook’s Tenure As Apple CEO

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Jay Yarow Tim Cook‘s short run as Apple CEO has been pretty great. While the stock has fallen from its heights, it’s still up overall since he took over the company. However, he’s not perfect. No one is. Yesterday, we looked at the smartest things he’s done since taking over, we’re going to look at the flip side here. We have gathered what we consider to be his biggest mistakes as CEO. Apple Maps…

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Google Hardware Dev

Google Glass will reportedly be manufactured in the US

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham Google Glass headsets will be manufactured in the US, according to a report from The Financial Times. Specifically, Google wil be manufacturing the headsets at a Foxconn plant in Santa Clara, California, making it the second product that we know Google has manufactured on US soil. The first of which was the ill-fated Nexus Q media streamer, which Google eventually shelved before a wide release to the public. As the initial product run will…

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Local Politics

A New York police state of mind: Bloomberg’s vision of a drone-filled city doesn’t fly

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As reported on The Verge. By Joshua Kopstein The world’s most powerful mayor welcomes ‘visibility’ — just not in city hall Taking a break from his crusade against sugary soft drinks, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg took some time during his weekly radio broadcast last week to downplay an issue that’s been at the forefront of privacy concerns in a growing number of US states: the use of unmanned aerial drones for ubiquitous police surveillance. “What’s the…

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Application Cloud Culture Google

Google Starts Testing Google Shopping Express In SF, With Free Delivery At Target, Walgreens, Staples And More

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEXIA TSOTSIS Google is finally opening up its Google Shopping Express service to the public today, with the same day delivery service being made available as a test to select users in San Francisco and the Peninsula from San Mateo to San Jose. Participating retailers include, as we’ve previously reported: Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle, Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us, Office Depot, San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Raley’s Nob Hill Foods, and Palo Alto Toy & Sport. Our original…

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Business Education

AlumniFunder Launches A Crowdfunding Platform Where Alumni Can Back Student Entrepreneurs

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RIP EMPSON AlumniFunder launched in beta this week with a simple mission: Help create a deeper relationship between current students and alumni, while supporting collegiate entrepreneurship and creativity. To do that, AlumniFunder wants to give alumni a platform by which they can invest in innovative projects created by students at their alma mater. Whether it be for a new science lab, natural language processing research or a documentary film, the startup also…

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Government Internet

Three Men Arrested For Attempting To Cut Undersea Internet Cable In Egypt

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS Egyptian authorities arrested three men off the coast of Alexandria for attempting to sever an undersea Internet cable. The SEA-ME-WE 4 main line was part of a cable network that spanned the Mediterranean and connects Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe and has 39 landing points, including Alexandria. Seacom, a cable operator, said that the attacks reduced network speed in Egypt. The line belonged to Telecom Egypt.…

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