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Kinect for Windows SDK Now Available Worldwide, Seeks Commercial Growth
The Kinect for Windows Team announced that the latest Kinect for Windows runtime and software development kit (SDK) are now available today as well as the availability of the Kinect for Windows sensor in China. “I look forward to seeing the innovative things Chinese companies do with this voice and gesture technology, as well as ...
Angry Birds Joins this List of Best Star Wars Parodies
Rovio teased Angry Birds fans last week when they tweeted a photo of a hooded figure with a simple “Who could this be? Check back tomorrow for a hint!” teaser. Soon, it was unveiled that the hooded figure is an Angry Bird holding what appears to be a lightsaber, but is actually a slingshot. And ...
Motorola Kills Off Webtop, Won’t Be Missed
Today’s mobile news roundup: Motorola announces death of Webtop; House Intelligence Committee warns US companies from doing business with Chinese tech firms; HTC profits drop to record low; users blamed for iPhone 5 purple photo haze; and Nokia VP leaves company. Motorola announces death of Webtop Webtop, Motorola Mobility’s technology that aimed to bridge the ...
More Amusing Takedown Demands from Microsoft to DCMA. Who’s the Responsible Party?
Earlier this year, Microsoft France filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice to Google requesting for the takedown of site pages allegedly infringing their products. Microsoft, like other copyright holders, use an automated system to identify infringing sites. Microsoft claims that the takedown list aims to prevent the unauthorized distribution of the Windows 8 Beta ...
Apple Could Release New iPad 3 With A6 Chip
Earlier this month, rumors regarding Apple’s iPad Mini kicked up a notch when sources claimed that they are already in mass production, ready to be unveiled on October 17 and will go on sale on November 2nd. The iPad Mini is said to sport a 7.85-inch liquid crystal display and will have the same tech ...
EMC and Oracle: Coopetition in the Cloud, Converged Stacks
EMC’s Director of Strategic Alliances Jason Kotsaftis is a regular attendee of Oracle’s OpenWorld, 15 times in a row. At theCube, he sat down with SiliconANGLE CEO and Founder John Furrier and Wikibon Co-founder Dave Vellante, to talk about the evolution of the industry, their relationship with Oracle, and Oracle’s cloud approach (full interview below). ...
Flash is Mainstream Now, but Here’s the Next Step for LSI
At the Oracle OpenWorld 2012, Wikibon cofounder and senior analyst Dave Vellante noted that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has been consistently hitting on the topic of Flash. LSI Principal Technical Marketing Manager Jamon Bowen stopped by theCube, SiliconAngle’s exclusive programming with live broadcasts from the event, to talk about how their company has significantly stepped ...
Is Social Scoring for Attention Whores? Where’s the Value?
Have you ever heard of “attention whores”? If not, then here’s my definition: these are people, belonging to any gender, who post nonsense on their social networking account/s in the hopes of getting people to like/share/comment on their post. Example: updating status saying the world sucks only to say they don’t want to talk about ...
Presidential Debate Most Tweeted Political Event because of Big Bird
The internet is abuzz with talk of last night’s first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Many were debating who between the two won the debate, but others focused on other things that happened during the event like how moderator Jim Lehrer was “steamrolled” by the two candidates, too lenient ...
Want To Be Noticed? Pay Facebook To Promote Your Posts
No surprise here. Facebook’s pushing through a few changes to your profile and user experience, this time with Promoted Posts, a paid service for brands to shove their ads in people’s faces, to everyone. So if you think your Facebook friends are ignoring you, you can pay Facebook so your posts will be more visible ...