29th September 2012 Archive

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Snack-slinging robot restores faith in Yankee ingenuity

Updated The Popinator: binaural popcorn delivery system of the gods

The Consumer Electronics Association is concerned about America's future. "The culture of entrepreneurship and relentless innovation has made America home to the greatest advances in technology," they argue. "But today, that culture is under threat." The CEA's leadership has not, it appears, had the good fortune of visiting …

Hardware 29 Sep 00:42
Bitcoin Foundation vows to clean up currency's bad rep

'Bitcoin don't get no respect!'

Tired of bad press, Bitcoin advocates have launched a new foundation aimed at both promoting the electronic currency and funding infrastructure to maintain its momentum. The Bitcoin Foundation is the brainchild of Gavin Andresen, who says he modeled it after the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization that "promotes, …

Security 29 Sep 00:49
Oracle ~~fudges~~ touts Sparc SuperCluster prowess

Comment Stupidometer reading: 'Bad competitive analysis 101'

Oracle has said that sales of its Sparc T series of servers are growing in the "double digits" in its most recent quarter, and that it expects this to continue through the remainder of its fiscal year. And while Oracle has not been precise about what is selling and what isn't selling, what is clear is that Oracle wants to peddle …

Servers 29 Sep 01:04
Satellite broadband rollout for all in US: But Europe just doesn't get it

Why don't Brits trust companies selling dishes?

Dish, the US satellite provider, has switched on its home domestic broadband service, but while Americans embrace satellite Europeans don't seem interested in talking to their birds. dishNET is offering 5Mb/s down, 1Mb/s up, for $40 to anywhere in the USA, via the Jupiter-1 bird. That will compete with HughesNet, which has …

Broadband 29 Sep 08:29
Tim Cook: 'So sorry for Apple's crap maps app - try Bing or Nokia'

Or something else that isn't Android

Apple CEO Tim Cook has, out of the blue, apologised for the crap Apple maps app in iOS 6 - and suggested punters turn to rivals Microsoft, Google and Nokia. The letter published on Friday on Apple.com states that everyone at Apple is "extremely sorry" for "the frustration" that the new satnav-like software caused for loyal …

Mobile 29 Sep 09:05