Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive officer of Apple. The reason is presumably health-related—Jobs went on indefinite medical leave in January—but neither Jobs nor Apple gave specifics in their statements. Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer, will replace Jobs as CEO, while Jobs will serve as chairman. Cook was already …
App of the Week: ‘Greplin’ Searches Social Media on the Go
I got into a bit of a debate with my brother the other day about how reliant we are on technology to go about our day-to-day business. He’s hardly a luddite, but from his point of view, there’s just way too much stuff to keep track of: Email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus… and the list goes on.
Admittedly, he’s right. …
Twitter Predicts, Laughs At East Coast Earthquake
For those on the East Coast, yesterday’s earthquake might not have come as a complete surprise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, news of the quake reached Twitter before the quake itself hit certain areas, with the microblogging site seeing messages like “Haha! I was able to read about the earthquake on Twitter right before I felt …
Samsung: Stanley Kubrick Invented the Tablet, Not Apple
Samsung is going to an interesting place in its attempts to avoid being found guilty of infringing on Apple’s tablet computer patents with its design for the Galaxy Tab Android tablet: Yesterday’s tomorrow.
Apparently, Samsung plans to cite the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey as proof that Apple didn’t invent the tablet as we know it …
Facebook and Twitter Will Say No to Social Media Blocking in Wake of Riots
Good news for rioters and social networking ne’er-do-wells (and, those groups notwithstanding, anti-censorship folk in general): Facebook and Twitter won’t knuckle under to calls they be shut down when citizens get unruly—as England’s citizenry did just a few weeks ago in London and several other British cities.
Yes, we’re talking …
Federal Judge: No Warrant? No Cell Phone Location Data
A Federal court judge has done his part to fend off an Orwellian future, ruling that the government can’t collect citizens’ cell phone location data without a warrant.
The government had ordered Verizon Wireless to hand over 113 days worth of cell site location data for a criminal suspect without probable cause. In its argument, the …
Sony Announces New Video-Friendly DSLRs and Compact Body Cameras
Sony announced four new cameras this morning: two “all-in-one” compacts with interchangeable lenses, and two DSLRs that aren’t really DSLRs (but more on that in a bit).
The new compact bodies are the latest additions to the popular NEX line, which combine the picture quality and control you get with interchangeable lenses with …
New Springpad Feature Corrals ‘Friends Stuff’ from Facebook
I’m a man of swift, decisive action, with nary a moment to comb through Facebook to round up all the movies, books, music, places, recipes, products, TV shows, bookmarks and fine wines that my friends are bullish on—excuse me, upon which my friends are bullish.
That’s no longer a problem now that Springpad, the self-described “app …
Meet ‘Lift’, the New Social Network from Twitter’s Founders
Don’t look now, there’s another social network lurking, and with Twitter’s best and brightest pulling the strings, it already has all the proper buzz-wordy tags. “Interesting,” check. “Unlocking human potential,” check. “Positive reinforcement,” check and—wait a second, positive reinforcement? What are we, a Pavlovian …
WATCH: Flying Robotic Camera System Given to Libyan Rebels
Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Canada has revealed that it’s given one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Libyan rebels to help them collect intelligence from afar.
The “Aeryon Scout Micro UAV” weighs just three pounds and can be packed into a suitcase or backpack. The system is controlled via a simple touchscreen map interface, …
Shocker: Piracy Rises After Fox Delays Hulu Shows
When Fox announced that it would withhold its TV shows from Hulu and its own website until eight days after their original air date, a lot of people assumed that piracy would increase as a result. Now, TorrentFreak claims to have proof.
The site tracked BitTorrent downloads for two Fox shows — Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen and …
The 9/11 Memorial App Will Only Be Available on the iPad
Who can forget where they were on September 11th? In a few weeks from now, it will be the event’s 10th anniversary, and there will be an exclusive iPad app to commemorate it.
The upcoming “9/11 Memorial: Past, Present and Future” app will be filled with photographs and videos detailing the event, and the creation of the World Trade …