Climbing Everest with iPad and iPhone
This spring en route to Mount Everest, Hilaree O’Neill, 39, a ski-mountaineer from Colorado who is part of our 2012 Everest expedition which will be covered live in the National Geographic iPad app, will trek the same valleys and work up to Base Camp just as Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did 59 years ago when the duo claimed the first ascent. But on the mountain, fortunately, O’Neill will not be using the antiquated...
FCC releases interactive map for latest Broadband Progress Report
By Donald Melanson posted Aug 23rd 2012 8:37PM The FCC has been providing regular updates on the progress of broadband rollout in the United States for some time now, but it’s gone a bit further with for its latest Broadband Progress Report. It’s now also released in a new web-based interactive map that lets you zoom in on broadband availability county-by-county to get a better picture of all that data, with details on...
Apple appeals Kodak patent ownership victory, asks judge to be quick about it
By Sean Buckley posted August 23rd 2012 9:13PM Earlier this month, Apple had its claims to a pair of Kodak imaging patents struck down by Judge Gropper for being filed “unreasonably late,” risking Kodak’s ability to sell the assets. Now, Cupertino is asking Gropper to reconsider for the very same reason, stressing that “a prompt appeal of this order is necessary in view of the prospect that Kodak will seek to...
Judge refuses to set aside $675K fine in music piracy case
In the latest twist in a saga that has dragged on for seven years, a federal judge refused to set aside a $675,000 fine that a jury had been y imposed on a former Boston University student for illegally downloading 30 songs. In a 12-page ruling Thursday, Judge Rya Zobel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts concluded that the jury came to the right decision and she denied Joel Tenenbaum’s motion to have...
Lowe’s Uses iPhone to Put Power In Hands of Employees and Customers
Since its early days as a small hardware store, Lowe’s has been in the business of helping homeowners achieve their dreams through do-it-yourself projects. Even though it currently operates in more than 1,725 locations throughout North America, the company has retained its neighborhood store feel, thanks to its hundreds of thousands of knowledgeable employees. Every day, those employees are approached by customers who want to know...
