Articles by Alex Saltarin
LG takes on Sonos with stylish, new wireless audio system
LG has announced the launch of a new wireless multi-room audio system, the NP8740, which can be used to stream audio to speakers in different locations of a home.
Eat more fiber to reduce heart diseases
New study indicates a connection between a healthy heart and increased intake of dietary fiber. While most people know that eating a fiber rich diet leads to a healthy gastrointestinal system, recent studies are showing that fiber may also be good for the cardiovascular system as well.
Japanese biped robot wins DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013
Japanese company SCHAFT dominated the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials with a 7 point lead over runner up IHMC Robotics.
Oracle gobbles marketing tools maker Responsys for $1.5 bn
Oracle has announced its plans to purchase business-to-consumer marketing expert Responsys for $1.5 billion.
Instapaper Daily: What it means to you
Instapaper, a popular app that allows user to save webpages for reading offline on mobile devices, has announced the release of a new service called Instapaper Daily. The new service is a site that compiles and publishes the most popular stories that people save on Instapaper.
ISS astronauts kick off spacewalk to fix cooling system
Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully carried out the first of a series of spacewalks to repair a malfunctioning cooling coil located on the exterior of the space station.
1 of 10 people like shopping online naked: PayPal
A new PayPal survey shows that 11 percent of online shoppers like to shop naked. Most people have certain habits when browsing the Internet. Some people prefer do it using a smartphone while lying on a couch while some people prefer sitting on a comfy chair.
Target CEO says sorry for credit card hack, offers 10 percent discount to weekend shoppers
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has apologized for recent credit card data breach and has offered customers free credit monitoring as well as a 10 percent discount to those who shop over the weekend.
Winamp refuses to die...yet
Winamp may find a new home after all, if reports of AOL negotiations to sell off the former king of music player software.
eBay sellers try to cash in on Mac Pro supply shortage
With the shipment delay marring the market launch of the new Mac Pro, several enterprising eBay sellers are trying to make a quick profit by offering to sell the Mac Pros to people who want them before the New Year, at exorbitant price.
Snapchat app for iOS gets updated with photo filters, replay feature, and more
Snapchat has released an update that adds smart filters, visual filters and a replay function to the popular iOS app.
Verizon first carrier to issue transparency report on govt data requests
Verizon has announced it will be disclosing 'Transparency Reports' regarding government requests on customer information.
IBM aspires for faster data transfer with Aspira acquisition
IBM has announced plans to acquire high speed data transfer specialists Aspera by Q1 2014. IBM said it will be buying Aspera, a company specialized in high speed data transfer technology, by the first quarter of 2014.
Yahoo Mail tabs play peek-a-boo
Yahoo Mail has announced the return of its popular Tabs feature, which strangely was discontinued last October.
Foursquare receives $35 mn in new funding to spur growth
Foursquare has succesfully raised $35 million in a recent round of funding. Foursquare has received $35 million in a recent round of fund raising, which will help it reduce its debts.
California senator wants kill switch on smartphones
Senator Mark Leno from California wants to propose a bill making it mandatory for smartphones to come with remote 'kill switch.'
WhatsApp breathes down Facebook's neck with 400 million active users
WhatsApp breaks the 400 million user mark. The mobile messaging service now has more users than popular micro-blogging site Twitter.
Say bye-bye to spills and stains with the Silic hydrophobic T-shirt
Kickstarter project Silic aims to bring liquid and stain resistant clothing to the market. There is arguably nothing more annoying than getting stains on a new shirt.
UN votes to safeguard privacy in digital age
The UN General Assembly passes resolution to safeguard the basic human rights to privacy in the digital age.
DA wants Apple to make iPhone Activation Lock default
San Francisco district attorney has called on Apple to enable the Activation Lock feature on iDevices by default.
Facebook, banks cannot hide from IPO lawsuit: Judge
A federal judge said Facebook and its underwriters must face a class action lawsuit that alleges the company misled its investors about its health before its $16 billion IPO.
BBM will now come pre-installed on LG smartphones
Several LG smartphones will come pre-loaded with the BlackBerry Messenger app. Following Blackberry's recent shift to a more software focused approach, the company said it has teamed up with LG, which will release several handsets that will come preloaded with the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) app.
NASA gives green light to emergency spacewalks for repairing cooling line of ISS
Malfunctioning valve on the ISS needs to be repaired for resupply mission to commence. The repair may involve a space walk in the next few days.
5,300-year-old fossil found in China hints how humans domesticated cats
Ancient cat bones in China has brought to light new findings about the early domestication of cats. Scientists are still unsure about a lot of things regarding the early history of how cats were domesticated by humans.
Neanderthals respected their elders, buried the dead: Archaeologists
Excavation site in France shows that Neanderthals revered and respected their elders even after death. The body of an elder Neanderthal was carefully buried in clay and limestone.
StackMob buy may make PayPal dominant force in mobile payment industry
Online payment service provider Paypal has purchased StackMob, a back-end service company, in an attempt to update Paypal's current platform.
HP CEO Meg Whitman has just become $1.5 mn richer per year
Meg Whitman, the CEO of HP, was given a salary increase from $1 million to $1.5 million per year. Electronics giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been enjoying the benefits of the changes implemented by current CEO Meg Whitman, who has been focused on increasing the efficiency of the company.
Microsoft CEO hunt suspense to continue till early 2014
Microsoft has chosen to keep other technology companies and the media on the edge by announcing that it expects its CEO hunt to conclude sometime early next year.
Obama taps former Microsoft executive to repair Healthcare.gov
Former Microsoft executive has been tapped by Barack Obama to spearhead efforts to improve HealthCare.gov.
BlackBerry top executives exodus continues
Two more Blackberry executives have announced their resignation. Is it the beginning of the end? Blackberry has been going through a lot of difficulties in recent years and its problems don't seem to end as two top vice presidents have handed in their resignation letters.
