Roomba Reportedly Activates Itself, Commits Suicide
In one of the first cases of robot suicide, a Roomba vacuuming robot managed to activate itself and somehow crawl onto a hot stove top and committed robocide.
"I don't know about the allegations of a robot suicide but the homeowner is insistent that the device was switched off – it's a mystery how it came to be activated and ended up making its way to the hotplate."
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FCC May Relax Ban on In-Flight Cell Phone Use
The US is playing follow the leader with the rest of the world when it comes to cell phone use aboard air flights. Other countries have already relaxed restrictions on the use of in-flight cellphones and by all indications, the US will soon follow suit.
It should be noted that the United States is playing a bit of catch up here. Many other countries already allow in-flight cell phone use.
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Could Mozilla Become a Branch of Google?
It's never a good business practice to put all of your financial eggs in one corporate basket, but over time Mozilla has been relying on Google for the bulk of its yearly revenue to the tune of almost 90%.
As Mozilla grows ever more dependent on its Google cash-flow, you have to worry about just independent Mozilla can be in the long run.
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The WiFi-Enabled Stir Kinetic Smart Desk
Well it's not the fabled $10K desk of [H]ardforum fame, but it's close. If you have a real need for an ergonomic auto changing desk that will remember your preferences and are the devil-may-care, money is no object type, check out the Wi-Fi enabled smart desk.
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Michael Dell Encourages Employees to Work from Home
It's refreshing to see companies going against the trends and Michael Dell is doing just that. When many of the major companies are reversing their work from home policies to bring all employees back into the physical plant, Dell is doing just the opposite.
As part of the company's "2020 Legacy of Good" plan, he wants to get half of his 14,000 employees in Round Rock working from home.
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Microsoft Celebrates Biggest Xbox Launch in History
The first 24 hours of Xbox One availability broke all Xbox sales records and possibly could have been even higher, but available stock sold out quickly at participating retailers. In the 24 hour period, Microsoft sold more than one million units in 13 worldwide markets.
"Seeing thousands of excited fans lined up to get their Xbox One and their love for gaming was truly a special moment for everyone on the Xbox team. We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season."
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Microsoft Wins Spot in School Curriculum
Microsoft is going back to school, at least as part of the curriculum. Microsoft will be offering certification training to 275 high schools in Queensland, Australia in accredited courses for graduation credit.
Units cover topics from basic internet security to technical certifications for enterprise software products such as SQL Server and SharePoint.
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Activision and Infinity Ward Will Kick off the First Clan Wars
Beginning on Monday, Clan Wars will commence for two weeks with the winners claiming in-game awards. The meta-game can be accessed through the Call of Duty App.
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Microsoft in Talks to Buy Shoutcast and Winamp from AOL?
From the 'things that won't just go away quietly' file, Winamp and Shoutcast are still kicking and screaming with the possible purchase of the services by Microsoft from AOL.
From what we understand, the deal is not yet finalized, with AOL and Microsoft still working out the price. It could also be very wishful thinking from those intent on trying to save both services.
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Black Friday Begins Sunday for Amazon
If you are impatiently waiting for Black Friday to roll around so you can get beat to a pulp trying to get cheap Christmas gifts, Amazon has your back. Starting Sunday, all you have to do is camp out on Amazon's website for the deals to appear with no pushing or shoving.
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Microsoft: Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Coming Q1 2014
Microsoft will be introducing its first Service Pack for Office 2013 sometime during Q1 2014. The update will offer enhancements and improved compatibility for Windows 8.1 and overall improved performance.
Office 2013 was released last year and has been rumored to get a set of annual updates known by the codename "Gemini," similar to Windows' "Blue" updates.
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LG: Firmware Update Will Halt Data Collection on Smart TV's
After LG fessed up to data collection on its smart TV's, the company has announced it will be releasing a firmware update to opt out of the collection of 'anonymous' tracking of personal usage.
The Korean company is working on a firmware update that will disable the data transmission when users elect to turn it off.
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Foxconn to Invest $40M in Pennsylvania Manufacturing
Foxconn, one of China's largest manufacturing corporations and best known for its Apple affiliation, (and employees committing suicide) will be developing a new facility in Harrisburg. Foxconn will be investing $30 Million in manufacturing and another $10 Million into Research and Development.
According to Foxconn chief Terry Gou, the company will create 500 jobs in Pennsylvania with the facility. Foxconn has another plant in the area that accounts for 30 employees.
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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Will Be Extradited to Denmark
With only one month remaining on his jail sentence in Sweden, Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Warg will be extradited to Denmark to face similar charges of hacking and the possibility of additional jail time.
It is not the first time Svartholm Warg has faced extradition. In 2012 he was arrested in Cambodia and deported to Sweden where he was arrested for his involvement in the Logica hack.
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Comcast Mulls Buying Time Warner Cable
You can really tell when all of their subscribers begin to pull the plug and go all Internet, cable companies start looking around for a remedy. The obvious choice is to consolidate and cut your losses.
So if a merger does happen, regulators would likely be fine with it provided a rather lengthy list of stipulations were met that would improve cable and Internet service for everyon
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GIGABYTE Z87X-OC LGA 1150 Motherboard Review
GIGABYTE has brought us a few great motherboards over the years with most being just above average. On the surface the Z87X-OC doesn't have much going for it aside from a Halloween inspired color scheme. All that changes when you dig just a little deeper, as Gigabyte is very much still in the motherboard game.
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