Author Archives: Elyse Betters
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg talks travails of iOS integration, answers are ‘above his paygrade’
Facebook introduced the HTC First with Home for Android today, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing the press rounds and discussing everything from “Facebook phone,” building for Android, Google’s reaction to Home, and even why iOS was left in the dark. During the unveiling event, Zuckerberg described building Home for Android as “smooth,” because the platform is open [...]
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg talks travails of iOS integration, answers are ‘above his paygrade’
Facebook introduced the HTC First with Home for Android today, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing the press rounds and discussing everything from “Facebook phone,” building for Android, Google’s reaction to Home, and even why iOS was left in the dark. During the unveiling event, Zuckerberg described building Home for Android as “smooth,” because the platform is open [...]
Verizon and AT&T rumored to consider acquiring Vodafone assets, valuing the entity at quarter trilllion dollars
AT&T and Verizon could soon jointly bid to acquire Vodafone. Vodafone is second only to China Mobile for the world’s largest mobile telecommunications companies due to 439 million subscribers and high revenues in December 2011. CNET reported the deal would value Vodafone at $245 billion, if signed. For reference purposes: Verizon’s market cap is now at $142.09 billion, and AT&T sits at 205.88 [...]
Verizon and AT&T rumored to consider acquiring Vodafone assets, valuing the entity at quarter trilllion dollars
AT&T and Verizon could soon jointly bid to acquire Vodafone. Vodafone is second only to China Mobile for the world’s largest mobile telecommunications companies due to 439 million subscribers and high revenues in December 2011. CNET reported the deal would value Vodafone at $245 billion, if signed. For reference purposes: Verizon’s market cap is now at $142.09 billion, and AT&T sits at 205.88 [...]
Google Reader aftermath: Feedly iOS gets big updates, while Reeder for iOS/Mac goes free
Google announced on the Official Google Blog earlier this month that it will retire Google Reader on July 1, 2013, but the brains behind Reeder, a Google Reader client, clarified that development of its apps will continue after July 1. Moreover, since explaining what’s in store for Reeder, both the Mac and iPad apps are now [...]
Aereo’s live broadcast TV doesn’t infringe broadcaster’s copyrights, says US Court of Appeals
Aereo—the service that streams over-the-air local television to any Mac, iOS device, or PC running Safari for a monthly subscription—just landed a huge victory against television networks, as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rebuffed an appeal today and ruled Aereo does not infringe broadcaster’s copyrights. Aereo transmits television over the Internet, but [...]
Step inside the modern iPad-enhanced cockpit of American Airlines (Video)
Gadling, an AOL-owned travel blog, went aboard an American Airline recently to get a sneak peek at the iPad Electronic Flight Bag that the Federal Aviation Administration originally approved in 2011. The iPad flight bag essentially swaps 40 pounds of flight manuals, maps, other bulky documents with an iPad for each pilot and a Hypermac backup battery that extends [...]
Canon introduces world’s smallest and lightest Rebel SL1 — available in April starting at $799.99
From 9to5Toys.com: Canon, the Japanese company behind all-things imaging and optical, unveiled a bevy of new cameras on Thursday. Canon notably manufactures compact digital cameras, as well as film SLR and digital SLR cameras, and now it has bulked its impressive lineup with the new EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera, EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR, and PowerShot SX280 HS Digital Camera. The Rebel SL1 is the most [...]
DataMan Pro, Grokr, Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Editor and Quick Editor, ABC streaming apps, XBMC 12.1, price drops, and more
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day. Updated 1. DataMan Pro | $4.99 (usual $9.99) Version 7.2 of this [...]
Wacom intros $999 Cintiq 13HD 1080p tablet with Pro Pen (Video)
Wacom, a graphics drawing tool most pro designers tote around or at the very least drool over, introduced a compact tablet with a full HD display on Tuesday called Cintiq 13HD. As the name suggests, the Cintiq 13HD boasts a 13.3-inch, 1,920-by-1,080-pixel resolution, wide-angle display mounted on an adjustable, three-point stand that is also detachable. The entire form factor debuts at 4.75-by-9.75-by-0.5 inches [...]
It’s been a little over a year since Google started teasing something it called “Project Glass.” The futuristic, wearable computer that would