As reported on TechCrunch. by ANDREW AUERNHEIMER In June of 2010 there was an AT&T webserver on the open Internet. There was an API on this server, a URL with a number at the end. If you incremented this number, you saw the next iPad 3G user email address. I thought it was egregiously negligent for AT&T to be publishing a complete target list of iPad 3G owners, and Itook a sample of the API…
As reported on TechCrunch. by KIM-MAI CUTLER FitStar, a fitness app startup backed by Floodgate and Google Ventures that uses the iPad to transform home video workouts, just announced its first creation. In it, Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez becomes a user’s personal trainer, leading them through about 60 different video exercises. The idea is that the iPad is much better suited toward helping people achieve their fitness goals. Unlike DVDs and videos, which are passive, the…
As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU posted yesterday 0 Comments Microsoft Korea will close its research and development unit by the end of next month,reports Asiaone (h/t TNW). The company announced last year that its Asia-Pacific R&D Center will be headquartered in Beijing, which represents Microsoft’s largest R&D investment outside of the U.S. The company plans to leverage the facility to develop China-based talent and research as a “core contributor” to its global portfolio of products and services.Microsoft…
As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS When Android first appeared I had an inkling that it would be a hit. I didn’t enjoy the early incarnations of the software – the G1 was like a Sidekick on steroids – but generally I expected Android devices to blanket the world for one simple reason: it was free and carriers no longer had to worry about Java stacks and wonky, homebrew OSes. Instead they could sell phones…
As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos BlackBerry’s just served up fresh tools to replace its Mobile Fusion brand and help businesses manage employee phones: BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. BES 10, which is now available for download, not only supports the upcoming fleet of BB 10 phones and existing BlackBerry hardware, but Android and iOS devices as well. With the software, businesses can use a web-based interface to manage applications and data on company-issued devices or personal hardware that’s…
As reported on Engadget. By Zachary Lutz The decline in desktop PC sales is beginning to ripple throughout the industry, asIntel has revealed plans to wind down its desktop motherboard division over the next three years. According to AnandTech, the company will release boards that are based on the Haswell architecture before completely suspending development. Moving forward, Intel will instead focus its efforts on creating form factor reference designs for the Ultrabook, tablet and desktop markets. Curiously, one product that’s currently immune…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Logitech’s PR machine is on the loose this morning, trying to dampen expectations before the company announces its quarterly financial results later in the day. The key message is that we shouldn’t expect any great shakes from the video conferencing side of the business. In fact, there’ll be a $211 million charge against earnings, which is big enough to wipe out the previous quarter’s income four times over, and…
As reported on Inc. by Geoffrey James The number of rejections you get is usually proportional to the success you achieve. The fear of rejection is the bane of success. If you’re afraid that people (customers, employees, coworkers, colleagues, etc.) will reject you, you’ll avoid making difficult calls and your fear will make you less effective. Conquering that fear is only the start, though. If you really want to be successful, you must learn how…
As reported on Businessinsider.com by Christina Austin YouTube/StarKittyF4i In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, gun control has been thrust into the spotlight once again. The gun industry — and its lobby group, the NRA — stands firmly against gun control of any kind. But most people forget that 13 years ago Smith & Wesson tried to do something that, in hindsight, seems radical: reach a compromise with the federal government by accepting some…
As reported on Businessinsider.com by Abby Rogers via ABC 13 At least three people, including a possible suspect, have been shot at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas, KHOU is reporting. A college spokesman told CNN Live that two people were “shot in crossfire between two gunmen,” adding that one gunman was hit and the other left campus. KHOU confirmed that two men were arguing “when one of them pulled a gun and opened fire,” the station reported. “I saw two…