Web TV was among the earliest services to offer internet access through TV sets. It initially offered television-based email and web browsing by coupling internet access with wireless keyboards. Microsoft later branded it as MSN TV but it became increasingly irrelevant in recent years. Now, the company has decided that it will abandon the service on Sept 30.
Saturday morning just before 5 a.m, solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse lifted off from Washington, D.C. in the final leg of its significant cross-country flight to New York City. After a transcontinental trip across the United States, finally the aircraft smoothly landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport at 11:09 p.m.
We’ve already heard a lot of rumors regarding a budget iPhone from Apple. This time we got to see a phone inspired by the (yet to come) next iPhone. The design of the phone is said to be mocking that of the rumored budget iPhone. And, it’s already in the market, even though a budget iPhone is yet to arrive.
When Apple unveiled iPhone 5, the new handset ran into a number of controversies. Compared to that, Samsung’s Galaxy S4’s launch was fairly smooth, as far as the smartphone’s features and functioning goes. According to ‘We Are Social’ metrics, Apple attracted many more user complaints after iPhone 5 launch, compared to Galaxy S4.
Boxee has been one of the earliest companies to offer internet-streaming services, coupled with a set-top box of its own. It has been around for 6 years and now, as a result of the acquisition by Samsung, the company is finally shutting down. However, Boxee says that the transition will impact the customers very slightly.
Remember the incident – an apple fell on Newton’s head and he discovered that it is gravity for which if anything is released, it falls down, not goes upwards? Well, that law should be applicable for all things, but a physics undergrad named Sebastian Bianchi at the University of Havana in Cuba has found that particles like tea leaves may not follow the law of gravitation as they can float upstream while water is poured.
Apple recently launched itself into the online radio arena by officially unveiling iTunes Radio. Embedded within the iOS Music app, iTunes Radio has the potential of taking millons of iOS users away from other online radio services. Spotify is evidently up for the competition and has now made its ‘Discover’ feature available on the Spotify iOS app.
When it comes to wearable computers, only a few gadgets have been able to gain significant traction until now. Among these is the Pebble smartwatch, which had a field run on KickStarter and became one of the most successful funds crowdsourcing campaigns. Now, rumor has it that the smartwatch is landing on Best Buy soon.