New iPad Tops Three Million
CUPERTINO, California―March 19, 2012―Apple® today announced it has sold three million of its incredible new iPad®, since its launch on Friday, March 16. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video, and still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly...
Symantec president and CEO replaced by company’s chairman
Security software vendor Symantec said Wednesday that Enrique Salem, its president and chief executive officer, had stepped down with immediate affect, after the company reported that its revenue for the quarter ended June 29 grew 1 percent year-over-year to US$1.7 billion. Symantec said its board of directors has appointed Steve Bennett, the current chairman of the board, to also hold the posts of president and chief executive...
IBM’s Think app brings history of innovation to iPad and Android tablets
By Steve Dent posted Jul 27th 2012 3:08PM IBM first tried to make people “Think” using a pop-up art installation in New York, but now it’s switched to something rather more traditional: a tablet app that is available free on iOS and Android. It lays out the timeline of scientific advances like the metal detector, airplane and telescope, and contains a ten-minute HD film on tech innovation, to boot. IBM claims the app...
Commenting on Engadget: a refresher, and how you can help
By Brian Heater posted July 27th 2012 3:30PM It’s been far, far too long since we’ve had an excuse to run that rad picture of dinosaurs with laser guns. It’s also been some time since we offered up a gentle reminder about the delicate dance that is the Engadget comments system — and since things seem to have gone off the rails a bit lately, we’ve found a good way to accomplish both tasks. After the break,...
GM testing pedestrian detection system powered by WiFi Direct (video)
By Terrence O’Brien posted Jul 27th 2012 3:54PM Car makers have been peddling wireless pedestrian avoidance systems almost as long as there have been automobiles. (We believe one of the earliest was called the “side view mirror.”) GM’s new experiment though, differs from other implementations by skipping out on the 3G, cameras and radar — instead going for a model built around WiFi Direct. The...
