AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming
Due to a reporting error, the story, “AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming,” posted to the wire on Wednesday, stated the wrong number of tablets with the Z-60 chip that AMD will announce by CES 2013. The company said it will announce between six and 10 tablets. Read the original: AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips comingread here
Can Pals help kids get their voices heard (video)
By Brian Heater posted Oct 25th 2012 11:27AM Message from Me isn’t the only way Carnegie Mellon’s CREATE Labis helping kids communicate. The lab’s Hear Me team has come up with Can Pals, a clever twist on the tin can phone that helps students share their stories with the world. Kids record their non-fictional tales on computers or via mics brought in by the Hear Me team, who will edit and upload them to the site and...
Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings
Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy. Photos by Maxine Park,, USA TODAY Real estate brokerage owner: Krisstina Wise likes the app DocuSign, which enables digital signatures: “It’s rare that we need an ink signature...
Flipboard for Android gains audio, lets us tune into SoundCloud from our Samsung
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 25th 2012 11:46AM Flipboard on iOS has had audio for some time, giving users the chance to go all high-brow as they listen to NPR while browsing the news on their iPad. It’s Android’s turn to adopt that cultured stance: an update to Flipboard on its newer platform includes the full, listen-in-the-background Audio category channel selection, whether it’s thoughtful public radio snippets or...
Telecom firm tightens internal application management with HP tool
Vodafone Ireland was faced with a problem, according to Shane Gaffney, head of IT operations: It had about 200 applications running for internal business units tied to customer services, but was having a hard time measuring application availability. See the original post: Telecom firm tightens internal application management with HP toolhere’s a nice site
