The next mobile imaging war won’t be waged over megapixels
For the past several years, improvements in smartphone cameras have followed the “more megapixels” mantra. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is up from 13 to 16 megapixels; Sony’s new Xperia Z2 packs a 20.7-megapixel Exmor model; and Nokia’s Lumia 1020 with PureView is a 41-megapixel monster. However, Google’s recent sensor-laden smartphone prototype, Project Tango, could herald a new direction. Though Mountain...
Apple Expands Worldwide Access to Educational Content
CUPERTINO, California—January 21, 2014—Apple® today announced iBooks® Textbooks and iTunes U® Course Manager are expanding into new markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and elsewhere around the world. iBooks Textbooks bring Multi-Touch™ textbooks with dynamic, current and interactive content to teachers and students in 51 countries now including Brazil, Italy and Japan; and iTunes U Course Manager, available in 70 countries now...
SugarSync for Android gets more offline features, full-resolution media uploads
Cloud storage service SugarSync has updated its Android app with quite a few nifty features. For starters, the application now allows any file to be saved to your device or SD card card — a feature that will come in handy when you don’t have a connection. You can also rename folders/files and export them to other apps, while some optimization on the tablet side will make SugarSync for Android look better on larger screens....
Apple Reports First-Quarter Results
WHAT: Apple® FY 14 First Quarter Results Conference CallWHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (877) 616-0073 (toll-free) or (816) 581-1579. Please enter confirmation code 495624.WHEN: Monday, January 27, 2014, 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. ESTREBROADCAST: The conference call will be available as a continuous rebroadcast beginning Monday, January 27 at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST through Monday, February 10 at 5:00 p.m....
Federal Reserve has no authority to regulate Bitcoin, according to Chairwoman
Well, it doesn’t appear that the Federal Reserve will be stepping in to regulate the volatile virtual currency Bitcoin any time soon. According to the new Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen, the central banking system has no authority over Bitcoin. In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee she said that, “this is a payment innovation that is taking place entirely outside the banking industry.” Without a central...
