COMMENTARY | Whenever I want to try a new restaurant, find a store, or look for a new apartment, I hop on Google Maps and take a virtual walk around the neighborhood using Google Street View. I’ve always been a little amazed by the feature, even though I have some idea of how Google got […]
Archive for April, 2012
Can the GammaPix Android app really save your life?
A new app just hit the Google Play store from Image Insights Inc. and it’s certainly unique. GammaPix Lite is the first app available that can be used to detect levels of radiation using your device’s camera, and it isn’t a toy. Although the app is exclusive to Android right now, an iOS version should […]
Jury begins deliberations in Oracle-Google trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury has started deliberations in a closely watched copyright infringement trial pitting Oracle against Google. The federal case in San Francisco centers on Oracle’s allegations that Google’s popular Android software for mobile devices relies on technology stolen from Java. That’s a programming platform that Oracle Corp. acquired in 2010 as […]
Improv Everywhere Surprises Couple with Impromptu Date in Central Park
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is … […]
Lego may soon release official Back to the Future sets
Fans, keep your fingers crossed that the sets reach production stage If you’re a Back to the Future fan, it was probably frustrating seeing the third movie’s DeLorean prop put up for (a very expensive) auction and watching the limited edition Nike Air Mags sell pair by pair to some of your wealthier counterparts. Good thing you can […]
Just Show Me: How to create a photo journal on your iPad using iPhoto
Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you some tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today’s episode we’ll show you how to build a photo journal on your iPad using iPhoto. Collect all of your precious memories together in a single scrapbook. You can take a walk […]
Groupon replaces 2 directors
CHICAGO (AP) — Online deals company Groupon Inc. said Monday that it will replace two board members with executives from American Express Co. and accounting firm Deloitte LLP. The company said Daniel Henry, chief financial officer of American Express and Robert Bass, a vice chairman at financial consulting firm Deloitte, will sit on Groupon‘s audit […]
What If LinkedIn Was Invented in the ’80s? [VIDEO]
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is … […]
UK Court Bars 51.5 Million People From Accessing The Pirate Bay
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is … […]
Concept iPhone 5 video causes buzz: viral video spotlight
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is … […]
UK court tells service providers: Block Pirate Bay
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ordered the country’s Internet service providers to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, the U.K.’s main music industry association said Monday. A High Court judge told Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media on Friday to prevent access to the Swedish site, which helps millions of people […]
Beware Social Gifting, The Latest Magical E-Retail Trend
“Social gifting,” the latest Internet shopping trend, is getting compared to Groupon for reasons both obvious and bad. The obvious: It’s a buzzed about e-retail, marketing gimmick, which is getting a lot of Internet attention, especially today, as one popular social gifting company, Wrapp, opens up to U.S. markets. Like Groupon and its clones, this new Internet-meets-shopping set-up […]
Barnes & Noble and the e-reader competition
Barnes Noble Inc. makes a variety of Nooks with black-and-white screens, dedicated to reading, and the Nook Color and Nook Tablet, which add color screens, third-party applications and Internet browsing to the mix. Here’s how its sales stacked up against competitors in both the tablet and e-reader market in the October to December period, the […]
Shutterfly 1Q loss widens, but beats expectations
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Internet photo publishing company Shutterfly Inc. said Monday that its first-quarter loss widened from the year before as costs rose, but the results beat Wall Street expectations and shares rose 9 percent in aftermarket trading. The company also said it expects its second-quarter and full-year revenue to be higher than […]
Google Insights trends: Gideon Sundback, Zerg Rush and NFL dominate searches
Over the past week Google users from around the world have been clicking on Google‘s April 24 doodle in honor of Gideon Sundback, inventor of the Zipper, playing with Google‘s “Zerg Rush” Easter egg and looking for news from the NFL draft. Google‘s Zerg Rush Easter egg, released on April 24, turns users’ search experiences […]
Shareholder sues Google to block stock split
In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is … […]