Download Our App
While mid eastern users have found ways around other dictator’s attempts to block the Internet, Col. Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s dictator, seems to be shutting down the Net for everyone but himself. His son Muhammad Gadhafi just happens to own one of the country’s largest ISP’s which would explain the level of skill needed to do this, but we all know that this is a digital chess match that is far from over. …
Looks like Apple’s announcement this week that it was going to take 30% cut of any new subscribers to apps from within iTunes (e.g. news magazines, newspapers etc.) AND not allow their subscribers to go back out to the app’s homepage and subscribe there instead. This has caused a firestorm from Sony and music subscription services like Rhapsody who are already paying for the right to carry the music involved. There may be an Egypt-like revolt gathering in the digital square. Now the Feds bave gotten the scent and we may soon see some anti-trust activity. …
This Saturday our good friend Charlie Hopper of 
in the upper, Upper Peninsula of Michigan (i.e. the beautiful Keweenau Peninsula) will talk about President Obama’s recent visit to Marquette to talk about expanding broad band to more parts of our country specifically rural areas. Charlie and his crew have been doing that for nearly 15 years and we want to find out what the current state of technology is in his neck of the woods (literally.) …
HP unveiled three new devices to challenge the smartphone and tablets that are already on the market with a new operating system: webOS. Is this too little, too late or could webOS be their secret sauce. …
Wed., Feb 2, Google launched its eagerly awaited Android 3.0 operating system, nicknamed Honeycomb. This sweet new system has been optimized to work on the landslide of new tablets like the Motorola Xoom that debuted at CES in January and now are slowly starting to roll out. The comparisons with Apple’s iOS mobile operating system are inevitable but Google is also desperate to have this operating system, tailored specifically for tablets, to terminate the iPad lead in the niche. …
Bloomberg News has created an in-depth look at one of the most influential men of our time, Steve Jobs. Love him or loathe him, Steve’s vision of Apple computers and the recent wave of consumer products like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad have revolutionized not just computing but our entire way of life. Watch this insightful video. …
Since 1989 Chrysler Foundation has been inspiring students in engineering and technology through their grants to FIRST robotics teams. This year more than $110,000 will be disbursed to 15 teams from 19 high schools in Southeast Michigan. Read the full story here and the complete list of teams. …