iPhone App Helps Fans Get More Yardage Out of Super Bowl Weekend
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Apple formalizes iBeacon Bluetooth spec in the hopes of wider adoption
Several companies and organizations have already come forward to test out iOS7’s Bluetooth-based iBeacon technology for tasks like shopping and navigation, but it could become a lot more commonplace in the near future. That’s because the Cupertino company has quietly released the iBeacon specification for its Made for iPhone program, signifying a stronger push to make the technology more widespread. In essence, it ensures...
NOAA wants to turn its ocean of data into jobs
WASHINGTON – From ocean sensors to orbiting satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects about 30 petabytes of environmental data annually. But only about 10% of the data is made public, something the agency now wants to change. NOAA wants to move its vast amount of untapped data into a public cloud, but without having to pay a whopping cloud services bill. The agency believes the data has a...
The Pen, Phone, and iPad: Obama’s Tech Push in U.S. Schools
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama has a pen. He has a phone. And on Tuesday, he wielded an iPad to help make a point about how he hopes to do more for schools without more funding from Congress. Obama toured Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Maryland, where seventh-grade students were using tablets to work on math problems based on the Rover explorer on Mars.Obama borrowed a tablet to film his security entourage....
The company behind Candy Crush withdraws US trademark application for ‘candy’
A few weeks ago, a group of game developers launched Candy Jam in protest of Candy Crush maker King’s attempt to trademark ‘candy.’ The result? A barrage of rage inspired confectionary-themed titles were submitted to Apple’s App Store. Well, it seems those efforts weren’t for naught as King has confirmed withdrawing its application to lock down the sugary term in the US. Citing the acquisition of the...
