Droid Bionic finally gets an ICS update as everyone else moves on to Jelly Bean
By Nicole Lee posted Oct 19th 2012 6:18PM After nearly a year of suffering with Gingerbread, Droid Bionic owners who haven’t given up on their phone will finally be rewarded with that long-awaited ICS update; the rollout starts October 19th, according to Verizon. Those who get it will receive a new customizable launch bar, a direct access lock screen, enhanced notifications, Motorola’s SmartActions app, Face Unlock, easier...
The Week in iOS Apps: The world is mine
This week’s collection of apps include new ways to navigate the world–as well as new options for destroying the planet in your home movies. Already this week, we told you about how MyFitnessPal had hit the 30-million user mark, we gave you a look at leaked screenshots for the forthcoming Google Maps app, and we offered a review of the WriteUp text-editing app. Other new and updated apps that caught our eye this week:...
Controlling Your Home with the Touch of an iPad
When you step off the elevator into the 8,000-square foot Savant Experience Center, it feels less like a showroom and more like a swanky Manhattan abode. “We wanted to develop a space where technology blended in with the environment,” says Robert Madonna, chief executive of Savant Systems, a Hyannis, Mass.-based home automation company. ”We built a high-end New York City ‘apartment’ and…everything is automated.” The Savant Experience...
32GB Nexus 7 tablets appear at retail with $249 price tag, October 29th street date
By Richard Lawler posted Oct 19th 2012 6:35PM Ahead of Google’s Android event on the 29th there’s additional confirmation of a storage upgrade for the Nexus 7, as 32GB units have now been spotted on shelves at US retailers. Seemingly dead-set on matching the LG E960 “Mako” Nexus G for the title of worst-kept secret, we’ve received this photo of a tag for the new unit at a Sam’s Club (with a...
University edition of Office 365 to be offered via subscription only
Microsoft has announced a version of its new Office suite for university students, and one of the most interesting aspects is that it will be sold only through a subscription license. In other words, it won’t be possible to buy Office 365 University by paying a flat, one-time fee for a perpetual license. Instead, Office 365 University, scheduled for release in the first quarter, will be available for US$79.99 for a four-year...
