Briefly: Venstar Wi-Fi thermostat, $50 off Xbox, Peel update
Venstar has outed its Skyport Wi-Fi key for the ColorTouch thermostat. The key connects the thermostat to Skyport Cloud Services, run by the company, allowing users to monitor and adjust the thermostat from a phone or tablet. The key is a $100 upgrade ...
Best Buy’s surprisingly insecure approach to new PC setup
Somewhere in the march toward "easy," security got blindsided.
Apple Rumor Causes Samsung Stock Value To Take $10 Billion Nosedive
We here at Cult of Mac love Apple rumors as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s helpful to be reminded of the power rumors can wield. Samsung’s market value fell 6% on Wednesday to the tune of...Apple updates Mountain Lion developer preview
Earlier today, Apple updated its OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 for developers, though no significant changes or additions were listed by the company. For reasons unknown, Apple has excluded the mid-2007 MacBook Pro (identifier 3,1) from t...
PushManager Focuses Simple And Efficient iOS/Device Management [Mobile Management Month]
May is Mobile Management Month at Cult of Mac, where we will be profiling a different mobile management company every weekday. You can find all previous entries here and read our Mobile Management manifesto here. PushManager provides a solid device management...TUAW TV Live: The chat room speaketh
The TUAW TV Live chat room regulars are a rowdy bunch. Whether it's urikelman, drallgood, harumph, benroethig, docrock, lvreefkpr, macmommy, verso, ericasadun or any of a constantly changing group of participants who is chatting, there's always a ...
Hands-on: Bamboo Stylus duo for iPad
Recently MacNN had a chance to test out the Bamboo Stylus duo, a newer version of Wacom's popular stylus for the iPad -- and by extension, other capacitive touchscreen devices. The duo adds an ink pen into the mix, occupying the tip opposite a rubber o...
Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm, sips coffee
Electrodes implanted in the brain were used to control mechanical motion.
Sprint: iPhone Owners Will Eventually Make Us The Most Money
Sprint took a huge hit when it brought on the iPhone. While Apple’s smartphone has undoubtedly been a godsend for the smaller carrier, Sprint signed on to pay over $15 billion in iPhone subsidies over...Steve Jobs subject of new children’s book
The Loop spotted a new book over at Amazon called "Who Was Steve Jobs?" that appears to be a children's book, of all things. It's part of a series of books designed to tell kids about famous historical figures and why they're so admired or well-kn...
Verizon to kill unlimited data plans in transition to 4G LTE
Verizon CFO Fran Shammo announced on Wednesday that the company will discontinue existing unlimited data plans when users move to the carrier's faster 4G LTE network, pushing current 3G subscribers toward data share plans expected to launch later this ...
