As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.
- Is Electronically Tracking Your Kid Worth The Risks?
Paul Wallich usually walks his small son to the bus stop a stone’s throw from their Vermont home. But he can use a robot too:…
- Drivers With Hands Full Get a Backup: The Car
New technology is poised to refashion driving fundamentally long before completely autonomous vehicles arrive.
- ‘The Administration Does Not Support Blowing Up Planets’
Sorry, folks. The Obama administration will not be building a Death Star. The White House responded Friday night to a petition on its website urging…
- Video game consoles set for battle
Nvidia, Ouya and Valve make moves at CES to challenge the console giants
- Robert S. Marshall: Minutes Matter: Haiti Deserves Better Weather Forecasting Three Years After the Quake
While the Haitian people have proven to be incredibly resilient, there remains a great need for the tools and early warnings that Americans take for granted when dangerous conditions threaten lives and livelihoods.
- Internet Pirates Beware
Guilty of online piracy? Verizon may slow your high-speed Internet service to a crawl. The company is considering punishing subscribers who illegally share movies or…
- Apple Doesn’t Completely Shut Door On ‘iPhone Mini’
In a revised version of an interview published Thursday in a Chinese newspaper, Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller said the company would focus on…
- WATCH: Adorable Little Girl Really Loves To Try New Cuisines
A delightfully delicious YouTube series featuring a pint-sized Japanese girl with an adventurous appetite has become quite the viral smash. The series, "Rino which eats…
- Why Microsoft May Have Missed A Major Opportunity This Month
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America’s gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the…
- A 20-Something’s Web Site for Women Over 40
Halsey Schroeder heard her mother’s complaints about finding clothes on the Web, and decided to fill a need.
- Want To Contact Zuckerberg? It’ll Cost You $100
Want to get a message to Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook will ensure it gets to the company’s young CEO — but it might cost you. Facebook…
- Andy Plesser: Dispatch from CES: Connected Appliances Will Emerge as an Ad Medium,
LAS VEGAS — Although Internet-connect home appliances are in extremely early stages, they will emerge as an important advertising medium for consumer products companies,…
- New Prank Targets Bieber’s Teen Fans
Beliebers, beware: #BieberOnOmegle is a hoax. A Twitter hastag that began appearing on Jan. 11 looks to have originated in a 4chan forum (Warning: NSFW…
- Dinesh Moorjani: From Casino Gaming to Mobile Commerce: Four Emerging Mobile Trends to Watch in 2013
In the backdrop of a U.S. economy struggling to pull itself out of mounting debt and changing consumer spending patterns, the pace of innovation is accelerating. Here are four predictions that will shape the mobile economy in 2013 onward
- Hackers Sentenced For Michael Jackson Music Theft
LONDON — A British court sentenced two hackers to 100 hours of community service on Friday for stealing a treasure trove of unreleased music –…
- Andy Plesser: Report from CES: Connected TV’s Have Come of Age
LAS VEGAS – At last year’s CES, advertising on Internet-connect TV’s was presented as an emerging opportunity. This year, major brands including American Express,…
- The End of Courtship?
Millennials are stuck navigating a new romantic landscape in the age of technology and the hookup.
- Biden Floats Innovative New Gun Technology
By JULIE PACE AND ERICA WERNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says he’s interested in technology that would keep a gun…
- Biden’s Meeting With Video Game Industry Reignites Controversy Over Violent Games
The perennial controversy over violent video games was again a topic of discussion at the White House on Friday, where Vice President Joe Biden met…
