WSJs: “All Things Digital”- As Immigration Reform Bill Heads to the Senate Floor, the ZuckerPAC Gets a Win May 22, 2013In a small victory for Mark Zuckerberg's political group, a bill that could greatly benefit tech company talent-seekers makes it through the Senate Judiciary Committee. […]Mike Isaac
- Windows Version of Quicken on the Mac May 22, 2013Walt answers a reader's question on using a Windows version of Quicken on the Mac. […]Walter S. Mossberg
- Apple Tax Bill Overstated to Investors May 22, 2013Apple Inc.'s real tax bill isn't as big as the one it reports to its investors. Among the findings of an investigation by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations are figures that show Apple's reported taxes substantially exceed the sum it actually pays the U.S. Treasury. […]Kate Linebaugh, Scott Thurm and Jessica E. Lessin
- As Immigration Reform Bill Heads to the Senate Floor, the ZuckerPAC Gets a Win May 22, 2013
Author Archives: Kevin Collins
Hidden ‘radio’ buttons discovered in Apple’s iOS 6.1
Discovered last night within a freshly jailbroken iPad: a set of buttons and code references for “radio,” a feature found in iTunes on Macs and PCs, but not on the iPad or iPhone. Making things more interesting is another button suggesting you can make purchases via the radio feature, presumably from iTunes. Continue reading
Disney Enters Gaming Market with “Infinity”
Disney owns the kids entertainment market — except when it comes to video games, and so will launch “Disney Infinity”, a series of games aimed at the console game players, Xbox 360, Sony’s PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. Continue reading
Posted in Casual Gaming and Console, Emerging Flavors
Tagged Disney, PS3, Video Games, Wii, XBox
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Nielsen: TV Still King In Media Consumption
Traditional TV consumption still dominates U.S. households, 6 days per month. Continue reading
Facebook Messenger Adds Voice
The company will launch an update to its Messenger app for iOS and Android on Thursday afternoon, allowing users to send short voice messages to one another inside of the application, up to a minute in length. Continue reading
New Google TV’s, Built by LG
LG announces two new Google TV models: The LG GA7900 and GA6400. All the TVs will ship with LG’s redesigned Magic Remote, which has an integrated microphone so users can search for content using Google TV’s voice search capabilities. You can also perform searches with the built-in physical keyboard. Continue reading
Apple Unveils iPad Mini, Starting at $329
s previously reported in this Blog, the rumors are true regarding the Apple’s new ipad Mini. It is a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, with a screen that measures 7.9 inches diagonally. Continue reading
Facebook Fought SEC to Keep Mobile Risks Hidden Before IPO
Barbara Jacobs, an assistant director for corporation finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was skepti, as she and her staff vetted the filing to ensure Facebook had disclosed all material information to investors. The claim appeared to be drawn from marketing materials, not a Nielsen study, she wrote to Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman, 42. Continue reading
Apple’s new Mini-iPad to Release Soon
Anticipated to be a pure consumption device that will rival Kindle’s Fire HD, Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Google Nexus 7; the new mini-iPad sets the stage for Apple to grab those book reading and high-speed streaming consumers Continue reading
ThinkNear’s Mobile Ads Solves HyperLocal
ThinkNear helps advertisers target mobile ads based on location and real-world context – solving hyper-local. Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Flavors, Fresh off the Stove, Mobile
Tagged Hyperlocal, mobile, ThinkNear
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Google’s new “Knowledge Graph” is Making You Search More
Google revamped its core product — search — in a major way a couple of weeks ago. Now it looks like the change is paying off.
Since the introduction of its Knowledge Graph on May 16, overall search activity has increased, Google representatives told The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading