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  • Azure Sphere can't see iPhone Hot Spot

    I was able to get through all the steps of the Azure Sphere setup, up until I need to connect to wifi to get the device updated. I am in a locked down corporate environment, and need to use a phone hot spot for development. I am on the latest version…
  • Real Time Streaming

    Hello! Has anyone tackled Real Time Streaming yet? In a nutshell, I'd like to stream video from a hardware device to my cell phone, and it has to be close to real time. A 1 second delay is fine, a 10 second delay isn't. A lot of technology of this nature…
  • Inside Android's next wave: Building the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and Android 4.2

    Google's campus in Mountain View is a weird place — a sprawling, flat expanse dotted with angular, gray buildings. And lots of colorful bikes. It feels like an island, a place with its own set of rules, and it's easy to feel out of joint if you don't…
  • iPod touch review (2012)

    When last we got a new iPod touch, the fourth-generation from 2010, it was so thin relative to other devices of that era we said it looked like "a toothpick." Its 7.2mm thinness was unparalleled -- at the time. But now, just two years later, the iPhone…
  • Why McDonald's in-Store iPad Test Won't Roll Out Chainwide

    An experiment McDonald’s has been testing in Europe has now made its way to the states: a new Virginia Beach, Va., restaurant in the chain has installed iPads at tables that patrons can use free of charge. This is a stunt that’s gotten the chain some…
  • Hey, Apple: Mapping Takes More Work than You Think

    Apple's apology suggests it may underestimate how much effort is needed to build a great map app. Where now?: Google’s sensor-festooned cars helped it map the world, but Apple will have to take baby steps. In response to scathing criticism over its new…
  • iPhone 5: here's what you need to know

    When can I get one? Friday, Sept. 21. That's the on-sale day at Apple's retail stores, as well as the outlets of its carrier partners. It will also be the delivery date for iPhone 5s ordered during the pre-sales stretch. Apple will open its stores at…
  • Apple iPhone 5: Five things for motorists to expect

    The Apple iPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled on 12 September. But with iPod integration fitted as standard in many cars (and as an option in many more), what does it mean for motorists? Here's five rumours, and the impacts each will have on drivers:…
  • back to school: choose the right tablet!

    Sadly, vacations are over (if you at least had some)...but gadgets are part of our daily life regardless our academic season, true story! If you don't have a tablet yet in spite of the marketing rush and technological urge to get one, with this post you…
  • 3DCone lets iPhones shoot 3D stills or video

    3DCone is one of the latest add-ons for the iPhone 4/4S promoting the capture of 3D imagery and video. Using a clip-on attachment equipped with a mirror and dedicated app, 3DCone captures and processes stereo pair images ready for uploading to YouTube…
  • Where to watch the London 2012 Olympics live online & on your mobile device

    All eyes are on London these days, where athletes of the world are getting ready to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. And there’s some good news for sports fans: Not only are the main competitions scheduled to happen during times when most of us in North…
  • Apple's Cook hints at upcoming iPhone 5... or something

    Apple management still isn't talking about the timeline for the arrival of an iPhone 5 , but the company dropped a broad hint that past would be prologue. There has been a flurry of iPhone 5 rumors of late but Apple, which is famous for not talking about…
  • Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute With Chinese Company

    HONG KONG — A Chinese provincial court said in a statement on Monday that Apple had settled a lawsuit there by paying $60 million into a court-approved bank account for the legal rights to use the iPad trademark in China. “It was done last week, and it…
  • Microsoft Surface Just Made the MacBook Air and the iPad Look Obsolete

    Microsoft has guts. It's what you get when you're the underdog; either that or you curl into a RIM and die. Microsoft is the underdog because no matter how many hundreds of millions of people use its software, the cool and the future belong to Apple …
  • New iPad App 123D Catch Turns Pictures Into Printable 3-D Renders

    123D Catch Autodesk Autodesk, one of the premier 3-D printing companies out there right now--they make AutoCAD, the pioneering software--has a new app out for iPad that aims to make 3-D printing easier. Just snap a bunch of pictures of the object you…
  • iOS runnig out of ideas? what do you think?

    iOS has evolved in a fairly predictable manner over the years. Apple has done a good job tackling the lowest-hanging fruit on the to-do list, year after year. They crossed off a lot of big obvious features over the first few years: third-party apps, cut…
  • Infographic Asks Which Came First: The iPhone Or The Android

    Some debates just never seem to have a clear winner: Mac vs. PC, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Ford vs. Chevy, Tastes Great vs. Less Filling, iPhone vs. Android. Debates have ranged among various fans and factions on these sorts of topics for ages – or, in…
  • LG announces Optimus LTE2 with 2GB of RAM

    Not to be outdone by its Korean counterpart, LG announced its own flagship smartphone on the same day as the the Galaxy S III . The Optimus LTE2, as it is called, is no less when it comes to features and specifications and in some aspects even outdoes…
  • Top 10 Awesome Android Features that the iPhone Doesn't Have

    We love both Android and iOS, but the open nature of Android just means it can do things others just can't. Here are our favorite Android apps and features that you won't find on its Apple-clad brethren. We didn't hold anything back in this list: rooting…
  • Bye Bye BlackBerry. How Long Will Apple Last?

    Just five years ago, “BlackBerry” was virtually synonymous with “smartphones.” It was well on its way to becoming a generic trademark, like Kleenex or Band-Aid, that would seemingly forever be associated with its entire sector. “For many, the Blackberry…