Foursquare Connected App platform lets other apps interact with check ins
By Richard Lawler posted Jun 29th 2012 4:02AM It turns out Foursquare’s massive 5.0 revamp was just the start of the changes, as the location sharing app unveiled a new twist with the launch its Connected Apps platform. Available as a developer preview, it lets the makers of apps like Untappd, Instagram or The Weather Channel connect directly with the Foursquare app. Many apps were already connected via the API, and once users...
Report: Full upgrades to Windows 8 only from Windows 7
Microsoft will support full upgrades to Windows 8 only from the three-year old Windows 7, according to a report Thursday. Yesterday, ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley, citing unnamed sources, said that Microsoft has informed select partners of the upgrade paths to Windows 8. Microsoft has not yet set a release date for Windows 8, but most analysts expect it to go on sale this fall, most likely in October. The upgrade paths that...
Android PC gets wrapped in maple, hits that premium sweet spot
By Mat Smith posted Jun 29th 2012 4:41AM If you feel that a typical barebones Android PC really won’t do alongside your chaise longue and stack of hardback first editions, you may be interested in Jeffrey Stephenson’s latest case mod. Underneath the birds eye maple, acrylic panelling and mesh, the Acero houses VIA’s humble $49 Neo-ITX-based system card, running an iteration of Android 2.3 ready for mouse and keyboard...
Apple Launches New iPad
Watch the keynote Watch the iPad video “This Good” TV Ad “Do It All” TV ad Breakthrough Retina display. It’s even more than meets the eye. The Retina display on the new, third-generation iPad makes everything look crisper and more lifelike. Text is razor sharp. Colors are more vibrant. Photos and videos are rich with detail. All thanks to 3.1 million pixels powered by the new A5X chip. It’s the best mobile...
Peel AllPlay TV unites media sources for Android fans, puts them in harmony with Google TV
By Jon Fingas posted Jun 29th 2012 5:14AM It’s been a awhile since we caught up with Peel, but the company has certainly been putting its time to good use with a big update to its Android app at Google I/O. A new AllPlay TV component acts primarily as a companion for Google TV, pooling together listings of the disparate sources of conventional and streaming TV without having to break out the awkward remote until absolutely...
