Reports: Google Fiber uptake faces roadblocks in less affluent Kansas City neighborhoods
The digital divide in Kansas City appears to be alive and well despite Google’s best efforts, as recent reports from the Kansas City Star indicate that the search giant’s ultra-fast Google Fiber service might not come to poorer neighborhoods anytime soon. PREVIOUSLY: Google adds TV as it rolls out Fiber in Kansas City RELATED: Would you open your home to a hacker – for free? Google is determining which areas will be...
Apple Updates MacBook Air and Current Generation MacBook Pro
The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors provide plenty of power. And up to 60 percent faster graphics make everything you do feel quicker and more fluid than ever.* Learn more Flash storage allows MacBook Air to start up almost instantly, and makes everything you do snappier and more responsive. And now it’s up to twice as fast as before. Learn more Dramatically expand your canvas by connecting an Apple Thunderbolt Display. And...
LG Spectrum 2 caught posing with docks and cases
By Brad Molen posted Aug 28th 2012 11:01AM At this point, there isn’t much mystery left surrounding the LG VS930, aka Spectrum 2 for Verizon. Despite the onslaught of rumored specs, however, we still haven’t seen much in the way of the phone’s accessories. That has all changed now, as we’ve gotten our hands on a few smallish images of the new Spectrum residing in a car dock, home dock and a rugged-looking...
Facebook, CNN Team Up to Crunch Real-Time Election Buzz on Social Networks
Facebook and CNN will team up to deliver real-time intelligence on how many people are talking about the candidates for president and vice president. The new free offering, called Election Insights, taps the talents of social network information curator Mass Relevance to massage information culled from Facebook Page Insights and the “People Are Talking About This” metric–a number derived from “likes” of a...
Xbox 360 YouTube app update rolls out with 5x speed improvement, access to ‘official’ music videos
By Richard Lawler posted Aug 28th 2012 11:15AM The PlayStation 3 snagged a new native YouTube app recently and now the Xbox 360 version has been updated, although with a different set of features. The team behind it says the new version rolling out on Xbox Live is as much as five times faster than the old one, and also has access to channels with official music videos. It should update automatically the next time (Xbox Live Gold)...
