Video technology startup Switchcam announces $1.2 million in seed funding in a round led by media mogul Mark Cuban.Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is leading a round of seed funding in a new video startup called Switchcam that…
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IDC forecast: iPad up, Android down, BlackBerry irrelevant
Bye-bye Blackberry. It’s fading fast says IDC.(Credit: Best Buy)IDC has updated its tablet forecast, raising Apple’s iOS share at the expense of Android, while RIM’s Blackberry fades to irrelevance.IDC now expects iOS to grab 62.5…
Vizio launches Mac-like PCs starting at $898
(Credit: Vizio)Vizio, a company best known for making TVs, is officially throwing its hat into the PC arena.The company is taking the wraps off three distinct lines of Windows computers: ultrabooks, mid-size laptops, and all-in-on…
Rock the Vote registers voters with QR code T-shirts
Scan a torso, register to vote.(Credit: Threads 4 Thought)Rock the Vote is credited with creating the first telephone voter registration system. Now it has introduced the first shirt-activated voter registration system.The Scan to…
Cloud competition is go: Amazon Web Services lowers support prices
Amazon Web Services has lowered its premium tier prices for cloud infrastructure support and expanded its level of free support for all AWS users, the company announced today.Amazon is by far the largest provider of cloud infrastr…
Republican Latino Site Features Image of Asian Kids
The Latino vote is a much sought-after prize in this year’s presidential election, so it makes sense that both sides have Spanish-language websites courting Hispanic voters. However, a keen pair of eyes discovered a gaffe on …
Computers Won’t Rot Your Brain — Just Make Sure to Exercise [VIDEO]
Staring at a computer screen for hours on end won’t rot your brain — if you get enough exercise. A recent Mayo Clinic survey of nearly 1,000 people between the ages of 70 and 93 showed computer use combined with regular exe…
An illustrated NYC
There are nearly a million buildings in New York City (including all five boroughs). That’s a lot of buildings.It makes me wonder whether James Gulliver Hancock, an Australian illustrator living in Brooklyn, is aware of that fact….
Mobile App Lets You Document and Report Police Stop-and-Frisk Abuse
The New York Civil Liberties Union is arming city residents and visitors with an app called Stop and Frisk Watch that records video, audio and GPS data. The civil rights defender group urges citizens to chronicle illegal stops…
This Machine Will Print You An Edible Burrito [VIDEO]
Internet, meet Burritob0t. The creation of Tisch School of the Arts student Marko Manriquez, the BurritoB0t is a machine that prints burritos.Part of Manriquez’s master’s thesis, the system allows you to place your order via…
Nokia Sells Vertu, Prepares to Lay Off 10,000 Workers
Nokia has announced it will close its factories in Finland, Germany and Canada and lay off up to 10,000 workers before the end of 2013.In this “sharpening of strategy” Nokia will focus on “products and experiences that make Lu…
Nikon adds 18-300mm superzoom, 24-85mm zoom lens
Nikon’s AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR lens works on higher-end full-frame SLRs.(Credit: Nikon USA)Nikon announced two image-stabilized lenses today, a 16.7x superzoom that reaches from 18mm to 300mm and more modest model re…
Intel not joining graphics chip alliance
Intel will not join a chip-related alliance aimed at making it easier for software developers to take advantage of the compute power locked up in graphics silicon.Advanced Micro Devices, ARM, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek Inc…
20 New and Free Icon Sets for Web Designers
As we do once or twice a year, today we are featuring some of the best recently released free web design icon-sets. Just like previous times we have found a fantastic selection for you, covering most aspects of web and mobile deve…
20 New and Free Icon Sets for Web Designers
As we do once or twice a year, today we are featuring some of the best recently released free web design icon-sets. Just like previous times we have found a fantastic selection for you, covering most aspects of web and mobile deve…