Day: October 22, 2013

Apple whiffs on iPad Mini price, choosing profits over share

The electronics giant’s higher pricing for its 7.9-inch tablet causes it to miss out on some big opportunities, like shaking up the tablet market again…….


DARPA slaps $2m on the table for the ULTIMATE code vulnerability hunter

Brown trousers time for some in security industry……


New iPad Air, iPad Mini (Retina) specs versus iPad 4, iPad Mini

Trying to determine if the new iPads are worth an upgrade? Our handy charts will clearly show the differences between the new tablets and last year’s models…….


T-Mobile snags new iPads, offers 200MB of free data per month

T-Mobile will offer both the new iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display…….


To Beat Spam Filters, Look Like A Spammer?

Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes “A recent webinar for newsletter publishers suggested that if you want your emails not to be blocked as ‘spam,’ you paradoxically have to engage in some practices that contribute to the erosion of users’ privacy, including some tactics similar to what many spammers are doing. The consequences aren’t disastrous, but…


Robot makers index fund launches on Nasdaq

Robo-Stox is a newly launched index that tracks robotics and automation companies, making it easier to invest in the industry…….


Microsoft slips out fixed Windows RT 8.1 update while everyone’s distracted by new iPads

Won’t put your Surface RT into a boot loop this time, honest……


Apple stays in its lane, announces no ‘new product categories’

While 2013 has reverberated with recurring rumors of the next big Apple product, the company’s October 22 event featured no new unveilings. Where does that leave some of the most popular rumored products?……


Apple’s new iPad Air the precursor to an ‘iPad Pro’?

A peculiar naming choice for Apple’s new tablet hints that the company could expand to a larger, higher-end version in the future…….


iPad Air: Color me surprised

Apple took the cover off the new iPad earlier today and while I didn’t think it possible the company shocked me with one thing it did and one it left out…….