October 17, 2013 Windows 8.1: where to get it and why you want it Today’s the big day: Windows 8.1 is now available for download. So how do you get your hands on it, and perhaps more importantly,…
October 16, 2013 Moose Die-Off Alarms Scientists CHOTEAU, Mont. — Across North America — in places as far-flung as Montana and British Columbia, New Hampshire and Minnesota — moose populations are…
October 16, 2013 Amazon Said in Talks With HTC Since June on Prime Handset Plans Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), the world’s biggest e-commerce company, and HTC Corp. (2498) have been in talks since at least June to develop handsets for…
October 15, 2013 Verizon Begins Deploying AWS LTE Network, 80 Mbps Download Speeds to be had – Droid Life Earlier this year, Verizon told us that they would begin to deploy their recently acquired AWS LTE spectrum before we hit 2014. via Pocket…
October 15, 2013 Cisco Checks on the Cloud and Confirms That It’s Getting Bigger Ever heard of a Zettabyte before? I’m going to use that word a few times in this story, so it will probably help to…
October 15, 2013 Rescue teams evacuate residents after typhoon in India BHUBANESWAR, India, Oct. 15 (UPI) — Typhoon Phailin and flooding in the Indian state of Odisha has affected more than 12 million people and…
October 15, 2013 How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses José Urbina López Primary School sits next to a dump just across the US border in Mexico. The school serves residents of Matamoros, a…
October 15, 2013 “Guns Save Lives Day” Moved from Dec. 14 to Dec. 15 Following national criticism and concern, “Guns Save Lives Day” has been moved from its original date of Dec. 14, the anniversary of the shootings…
October 14, 2013 Samsung’s Galaxy Gear reviews arrive: Is 2013 the year of the smartwatch? Samsung isn’t the first company to build a smartwatch, but there’s no question that the Galaxy Gear is the most highly-anticipated entrant into the…
October 14, 2013 Netflix In Cable Boxes Netflix is a good app for the iPhone, iPad, and on Android devices. It’s also a key part of Apple TV, and Roku. It’s…