Wall Street Journal to offer free WiFi hotspots in NYC and San Francisco during September
By Edgar Alvarez posted Aug 24th 2012 3:27PM Oh New Yorkers and their marvelous, no-cost WiFi access points. Only a few days after Google Offers and Boingo happily announced they’d brought gratis wireless connectivity to additional underground locations within the city, The Wall Street Journal is now let it be known it too will be kind enough to gift the NYC crowd with some WiFi hotspots of its own. The nice gesture will bring...
Facebook reveals Gehry design for ambitious new campus
Facebook has commissioned world-renowned architect Frank Gehry to design its first custom-built campus. Gehry is perhaps best known as the architect behind the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the new campus will allow both him and Facebook to make a distinctive mark on Silicon Valley. The project represents Facebook’s first customized campus — its current home was...
Engadget Podcast 307 – 08.24.2012
By Trent Wolbe posted Aug 24th 2012 4:00PM We almost called this episode of the Engadget Podcast Mr. Biggs And The OnDead, but our boss said she’d take away our tickets to IFA if we did that, so we’ll go with the traditional numeric structure. Just know that we tried. Hey, at least it’s Friday, right? Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian HeaterGuest: John BiggsProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital – Never 03:11 –...
Mountain Lion Downloads Top Three Million
CUPERTINO, California—July 30, 2012—Apple® today announced that downloads of OS X® Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in four days, making it the most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion is the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system and is available through the Mac® App Store™ as an upgrade to Lion or Snow Leopard users for...
Evernote introduces Evernote Business, updates iOS application to version 4.4
By Edgar Alvarez posted Aug 24th 2012 4:40PM Having already conquered the general consumer market on multiple platforms, Evernote’s now taking its handy software tools to a more biz-oriented audience. Earlier today, the company proudly introduced Evernote Business, which, according to CEO Phil Libin, is “the same Evernote that’s great for individuals, except now it’s optimized so that you can use it in your...
