Thursday, October 11, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // October 11, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Oct 11, 2012

RIM's Big Bet: BlackBerry 10 Extended Demo Video And Hands-On Impressions

Here at CTIA's MobileCon in San Diego, me and colleague Chris Velazco got to sit down with RIM's Jeff Gadway for some extended BlackBerry 10 hands-on and... read more

Google Gives Street View A 250K-Mile Update Across 17+ Countries, Its Biggest Update Ever; Maps API Now Features Time Zones

Google is continuing to gain points on the mapping front, today launching yet more features for the product at a time when Apple's offering continues to appear... read more

RockMelt For iPad: A Browser Built For Touch That Turns The Web Into A Feed So Content Comes To You

Surfing the Internet can feel like you're running in circles, constantly checking your favorite sites for updates. The RockMelt team believes that content... read more

The Bicymple Disrupts The Traditional Bike Design And I Like It

Fixie riders are a special breed, to be sure, and very excitable. But what would happen if you took away their gear-less chain systems and just slapped some... read more

Twitter's Lame Attitude To A Startupper's Hijacked Account Could Be The Tip Of The Iceberg

Twitter's CEO may well be a former comedian, but the many people who suffer the harsh experience of having their Twitter account hijacked surely think it no... read more

iFixit: New iPod Touch Is Way Harder To Repair Than iPhone 5

A brand new iPod touch has ascended from the depths of Apple HQ, and as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, iFixit has torn the thing apart... read more

Silvercar Lands $11.5M From CrunchFund, Dave Morin & Others To Reinvent Airport Car Rental

One piece of the car puzzle that is often left out of discussions about the new generation of car rental, ridesharing and taxi businesses: The pain in the ass... read more

HP May Still Be The King Of PCs, But Lenovo Will Usurp The Throne Next Quarter

Depending who you ask, Lenovo topped HP in 2012's third quarter to become the top worldwide PC supplier. Research firm Gartner reports Lenovo shipped just... read more

"Bounce" Along To Apple's Latest iPod TV Ad

If iPods could dance, it would look a lot like this new commercial Apple has just posted to its website. The ad shows a plethora of colorful iPod touch, iPod... read more

Microsoft's Windows 8 Shoehorns Touch Into Desktops And Laptops: This Won't End Well

On the desktop, and on notebooks, a touch screen interface has yet to really become a mainstream staple. There have definitely been attempts to bring... read more

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