Day: October 8, 2013

Google reveals new colorful Chromebook

The budget-friendly HP Chromebook 11 sports some unique improvements, Nest creates a smart-home smoke detector, and Amazon offers a new perk for Kindle tablet owners…….


Boffins discover COMET DIAMONDS from SPACE in Libya’s desert of glass

First ever find of cometary stuff on Earth……


NC School District Recalls Its Amplify Tablets After 10% Break In Under a Month

Nate the greatest writes “Guilford County Schools’ headline grabbing tablet program is back in the news again. The program came to an abrupt end last Friday when the school district announced that they were recalling all of the Amplify tablets. GCS had leased over 15 thousand of the tablets (at a cost of $200 a…


Apple’s iPad event reportedly set for Oct. 22

Apple’s said to be holding a special event on October 22nd, where it will unveil new versions of the iPad, and formally debut the Mac Pro and OS X Mavericks…….


Evidence of fire-raining comet that exploded over Egypt discovered on Earth

Roughly 28 million years ago, a comet rained down a “shockwave of fire” when it exploded entering our atmosphere in what scientists say is the first concrete proof of a comet striking Earth…….


Intel loves the ‘internet of things’ – if the ‘things’ all have Quarks and Atoms in them, anyway

Chipzilla wants Intel Inside EVERYTHING……


Samsung curved smartphone allegedly leaks in new image

An image from @evleaks of the supposed Galaxy Round flexible display phone shows a device similar to the Galaxy S4 but with a dip in the middle…….


Microsoft updating Skype for new Kindle Fire tablets, iOS 7 devices

Microsoft is rolling out new Skype updates for Android tablets, including the new Kindle Fires, as well as for iOS 7 devices…….


Qualcomm retracts ‘gimmick’ comment on Apple 64-bit chip

Qualcomm says a statement made by an executive panning Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip is “inaccurate.”……


Zend gifts devs with open source API wrangling kit

Apigility lets devs lasso APIs and keep them in check……