In the Driskill Hotel in the center of downtown Austin, TX, Google held a public meeting with the purpose of allowing people to ask questions about how Google Fiber will work in the city. Kevin Lo, general manager of Google Fiber, moderated the lively discussion that happened twice over today. Lo started out the panel […]
T-Mobile really, really wants to be your cellphone carrier. First, there was the announcement of the new UnCarrier pricing, where high-end phones like the iPhone 5, Blackberry Z10, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and HTC One are $99 up front with monthly payouts. The iPhone 5 launches on T-Mobile on April 12, 2013 and the deal […]
An unnamed patient recently had 75 percent of his skull surgically replaced with a 3D printed implant. The patient’s head was scanned, and then a custom digital model of the implant was created before finally being fabricated in a 3D printer. On February 18, Oxford Performance Materials in Connecticut gained approval from the U.S. Food […]
Brian K. Vaughn, renowned writer of c0mic books such as Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina, has released a statement saying Apple is refusing to carry tomorrow’s edition of his and Fiona Staples’s Saga on any iOS device. Apparently, two small images of gay sex in the book has prompted Apple to halt digital […]
On the opening day of this year’s Sea Air Space Expo, the wonder con for all things naval aviation, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command announced a planned 2014 deployment of its long-awaited, functional solid state Laser Weapon System (LaWS). Scheduled for installation aboard the amphibious transport dock, USS Ponce, the production of an operational […]
My, that was fast. It hasn’t even been a full day since Google announced Google Fiber’s future rollout in Austin, TX and already a challenger appears. AT&T has announced intentions to build a Gigabit fiber optic network in the same city. AT&T’s announcement is short and vaguely “me-too”ish. There are no details on timing or pricing, which is a […]
Yesterday’s leak of the HTC First gave the impression that it was going to be the much ballyhooed Facebook Phone at last. Instead, HTC and Facebook gave us something far more interesting. The HTC First is indeed a phone with strong connections to Facebook. However, the solution that powers it, Facebook Home, is more than […]
It has to be asked. Is the company formerly known as RIM actively trying to fail? One would not think so. The high-end flagship Z10 is highly anticipated and the BlackBerry 10 operating system continues to get solid reviews. Techcitement has yet to try it out here, but one trusted source referred to the new OS as […]
Who has not dreamed of a robot butler of their very own? Who could resist a loyal robot whose only desire is to provide you with intoxicating libations after a long day? Well, through the creative application of a built in WiFi network, a peristaltic pump, and a series of food grade tubes, that dream […]
You, and most of the planet, have been hacked. Thankfully, instead of stealing your identity or files off of your computer, the hacker’s main goal was to define a visual representation of what the internet looks like as people log on and off of it. By scanning the IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), the anonymous […]
