HTC One X sees Jelly Bean rollout in Taiwan and Singapore, One S update reportedly coming soon
By Alexis Santos posted Oct 27th 2012 1:29AM We’ve known for months that HTC intends to upgrade the One X to Jelly Bean, but now it appears the update is finally going live, at least for folks in Taiwan. Members of the XDA Developers forum are chiming in about a 352.87MB OTA update that’s available within both HTC’s home country and Singapore, which brings Android 4.1.1 and HTC Sense 4+ to the One X. Jelly...
Windows 8 not likely to restart ailing PC market
Microsoft’s launch of Windows 8 amid great fanfare yesterday left many users wondering whether the new operating system can prove a big boost to the ailing PC market. Analysts said today that while Windows 8 may help keep the business afloat, it probably won’t be enough to return the business to anywhere near its former glory. “Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that Windows 8 will be enough to turn around PC...
ASUS unveils RT-N12HP WiFi router with extra-long antennas: compensating for anything?
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 27th 2012 3:03AM If getting long-range WiFi is a perpetual battle, ASUS just started a nuclear war. Its fresh RT-N12HP router carries a pair of (thankfully removable) high-gain, 9dBi antennas and a separate signal amplifier that can jointly boost the range of the router’s 802.11n wireless up to 300 percent versus challengers that reach the same 300Mbps peak speed. Beyond that, the hotspot mostly claims...
Hands-On Learning with iPad
Teachers and students at Northwest Kansas Tech find a common touch point in iPad. The inspiration Since 1964, Northwest Kansas Technical College — a two-year school located in Goodland, a farming community of 4500 people in northwest Kansas — has developed highly skilled workers for the technical industries that maintain the nation’s infrastructure. The school does this by rigorously training its students on the same technology...
Reebok-CCM partnering on impact-sensing flexible sports cap, hopes to improve real-time injury analysis
By James Trew posted Oct 27th 2012 4:34AM While the whack of two helmets might be an unavoidable part of some high intensity sports, knowing a little more about what’s going on during those impacts can mean the difference between a time out, and time in hospital. Reebok-CCM Hockey and electronics form MC10 have just announced that they are developing a wearable cap that will register the strength and severity of head impacts...
