Buckle up! Autonomous flying cars may be taking off
The company that has been developing flying cars is taking the idea one step further. Terrafugia Inc. is working on a robotic, autonomous flying car. Passengers would get in, crack open a book or chat with a friend, all while the vehicle takes off, flies and lands on its own. “We want to make the flying car practical,” said Carl Dietrich, co-founder, CEO and chief technology officer at Terrafugia. “We want something...
FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone Apps Surpass 1 Million Downloads
FileMaker Inc. announced today that its FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone apps have surpassed 1 million downloads from the iTunes App Store. FileMaker Go is a free app that allows users to remotely interact with FileMaker databases. “Businesses are using the FileMaker Platform to create solutions that manage everything from sales contacts and inventory to medical data on iPad and iPhone,” FileMaker’s Ryan Rosenberg said. “With the...
MasterCard testing security feature that okays purchases based on phone location
Locking down those credit cards while globe trotting is always a chief concern. Today at Mobile World Congress, MasterCard and Syniverse announced a joint effort to ease the fears of travelers. The pair is working on a pilot program that will only allow card-based transactions when a user’s mobile device is in a specific location. This means that if you (and your phone) are in Barcelona and someone tries to use your card in...
Microsoft TypeScript graduates to Visual Studio
TypeScript, a superset of the JavaScript programming language developed by Microsoft for creating complex applications, is now a full-fledged member of the company’s flagship Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). Tuesday’s release of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 includes TypeScript as a built-in programming language for the IDE. The company has also posted the first release candidate of what will be the...
T-Mobile to start turning off older MetroPCS network this year
T-Mobile’s efforts to transition customers from MetroPCS’ aging CDMA network to its own GSM and LTE frequencies is going quite swimmingly. The company has been bragging that it’s well ahead of schedule, and in some markets it’s already begun repurposing the smaller carrier’s spectrum to deliver faster Wideband LTE connections. Things are going so well, in fact, that it will begin shutting down the slower...
