Day: September 19, 2013

Apple’s iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C sales kick off worldwide

Apple’s new pair of iPhones went on sale Friday morning, which has already arrived in places like Australia…….


AllThingsD said to be cutting Dow Jones cord

The tech-news site is striking out after years operating under the umbrella of Dow Jones, a unit of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., Fortune reports…….


Russian Government Takes Over Country’s 289-year Old Scientific Academy

ananyo writes “Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved controversial reforms to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on 18 September. More than 330 members of the Duma voted in favor of the law, with only 107 against, in a move critics say will deprive the 289-year-old body of its independence and halt…


GameCase unveiled as the first iOS 7 game controller

Following news that Apple would support BlueTooth game controllers with iOS 7, ClamCase has given the first concrete look at the future of iOS gaming…….


iPhone 5S in gold, white may be scarce at carrier, retail stores

Chances are, you’re better off pre-ordering the device at 12:01 a.m. on Friday…….


Power outage halts Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting

Shortly after the closely-watched annual meeting’s live stream went dark, the company tweeted, “Fuse blew in the building. Power went down. Should be restored shortly.”……


Stroop test app screens for cognitive dysfunction

A dysfunction found in some patients with cirrhosis is normally difficult to diagnose due to extremely subtle symptoms. But a free smartphone app could change that…….


The 404 1,346: Where we share a dream with Jim O’Heir (podcast)

Today’s double-feature episode features stories about a tiny mirror accessory that turns your iPhone into a creepshots factory, cell service coming to MTA subways in New York, a crowdsourced dream database app, and an interview with “Parks and Recreation’s” Jim O’Heir!……


Nielsen to start rating TV’s big waves on smallest screens

The company, whose ratings are the benchmark for what shows are most worthy of valuable marketing dollars, next week will outline its plans to start counting views on tablets and smartphones in 2014…….


Microsoft: Office 365 at $1.5 billion annual run rate

Office 365 deployed seats are expanding and leading Microsoft’s transition from a business model based on licensing to subscriptions…….