South Florida stores expect pent-up Halloween demand
With the ghoulish celebration a few weeks away, early-bird shoppers have already started to descend on mom and pop, chain and pop-ups costume stores in search of the perfect Halloween outfit. Last year rain dampened many South Floridians’ Halloween plans as such some costume sellers are anticipating pent-up demand from revelers this year. “We’re hoping […]
Apple wireless adapter patent could resolve cable woes
A new patent granted to Apple could eliminate issues with incompatible cables and adapters should the technology ever appear in the real world. The U.S. patent awarded today — No. 8,280,465 — describes the ways in which a wireless adapter could interface between a device and an accessory. Such an adapter may come with one […]
Broward College gets federal money to place workers in manufacturing jobs
Broward College will receive more than $4 million in federal grants to support training and placement of workers in manufacturing and high generation jobs. The school will receive $3.2 million of a $11.996 million grant for community colleges to accelerate training and placement of skilled workers into high-technology jobs.this systemm is designed to assist people […]
Glitch keeps iCloud storage at 25GB until 2050
An apparent glitch in the iCloud account system has resulted in some accounts showing extended storage space with renewal dates years in the future. iCloud’s use of online storage as a syncing medium lowers the overall requirement for online storage, so Apple has reduced the base level to 5GB. However, Apple introduced current MobileMe customers […]
Toys R Us to hire 800 in South Florida for holiday season
Toys R Us plans to hire about 800 seasonal employees in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. These jobs are part of 45,000 seasonal workers nationally that the chain will hire to staff both its temporary pop-up stores and distribution centers. This hiring is nearly a 13 p.c jump from the forty,000 seasonal workers Toys R Us […]
Intel CEO slams Windows 8, says it’s not ready
Paul Otellini told employees during a meeting in Taiwan that Microsoft needs to make improvements to the OS, according to a Bloomberg report, though he adds they can be done after the product ships. Intel leader govt Paul Otellini slammed windows eight during a meeting with staff in Taiwan, in line with a Bloomberg file, […]
New iPhone lures South Floridians early to stores
South Floridians lined up overnight and longer to be among the first to put the latest Apple product, the iPhone 5, in their pocket. “I’m doing this for the iPhone revel in,” stated Stanley Audain, 21, of Tamarac, who began ready in line about 1 a.m. Friday outdoor a Coral Springs AT&T store off Royal […]
Android 4.1 makes its way to Samsung’s Galaxy S3
Samsung is slowly rolling out a software update for the Galaxy S3. Forum posters over at XDA Developers reported today they’ve started receiving an update to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Based on the posts, it sounds as if that the replace is slowly making its approach across Europe. If Jelly Bean is, in fact, coming […]
Jobs to hawk in a tough South Florida hiring market
A brutal job market has been surprisingly productive for Tiffany Price, who makes a living off employers who can’t find workers. “Everyone here is struggling to find people,’’ Price said from the floor of the job fair she organized recently in West Palm Beach, where more than two-dozen companies paid about $850 each to set […]
Microsoft issues fix for IE hole; full update coming Friday
Microsoft nowadays launched so-called “Fix It” software so as to protect home windows customers from a vital internet Explorer hole being exploited in attacks until the company releases a cumulative replace for IE on Friday. The Fix It tool “is an easy, one-click solution that will help protect your computer right away. It will not […]
HCA facilities lead top hospital list in South Florida
Five hospitals in the HCA chain are among 11 in South Florida that received top scores from the Joint Commission, the nonprofit group that accredits the nation’s hospitals. The Memorial Healthcare System in South Broward had three on the list. Baptist Health South Florida had two in a report scheduled to be released Wednesday. The […]
Google’s Motorola unit has released its first Intel-powered smartphone
The Razr i is based on a mid-range model sold in the US that features an ARM-based Snapdragon processor. Motorola said the change of chip meant improved camera performance. However, it has also meant Google’s Chrome browser is not installed on the device. Intel just lately minimize its gross sales forecasts bringing up weaker demand. […]
Former head of Miami-based CompUSA agrees to SEC settlement
Financial regulators have accused the former head of CompUSA of engineering about $400,000 in kickbacks from the company’s suppliers. Federal investigators said Miami-based Gilbert Fiorentino allegedly “demanded” as much as $10,000 a month from one supplier to Systemax, the New York-based company that bought the CompUSA brand and eventually parted ways with Fiorentino over the […]
Europe hits old internet address limits
Europe has almost exhausted its stock of old-style internet addresses. Strict rationing of these addresses – called IPv4 – has been started by the body that hands them out in Europe. From now on, companies can only make one more application for IPv4 addresses and, if successful, will only get 1,024 of them. In addition, […]
Growth – not just recovery – ahead for Miami hotel industry, experts say
With high and rising room rates, continued interest from developers and record numbers of tourists visiting the area, Miami’s hotel market should continue to improve, a panel of experts said Thursday. The trade has been mountain climbing out of the droop reached in 2009, when the economic downturn compelled travelers to reduce. but average lodge […]
Apple iPhone 5 unveiled with taller screen and 4G
The device’s new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. The firm said it was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. However, it does not feature an NFC (near field communication) chip to allow it to make touchless payments. Apple said the handset would […]
South Florida cities tops for lowest travel-related taxes
For at least the second year in a row, Fort Lauderdale has grabbed first place among the top 50 destinations in the United States for the lowest combined travel-related taxes, according to a report released Monday. Chicago had the highest travel tax burden with $40.31 in combined single-day travel taxes, making it 81 percent more […]
Go Daddy says client Web sites back up
After spending most of the business day offline, services are restored for Go Daddy customers, company says. Web sites serviced by Web hosting and domain registrar Go Daddy were back online early this evening after being down for much of the work day, a company spokeswoman told CNET. All services are restored and at no […]
Miami-based Brightstar expanding role in wireless communications
Brightstar Corp., a leading middleman in wireless communications, celebrates its 15th birthday this fall, and like other teenagers, it’s getting bigger and adopting new interests. Miami-based Brightstar has become one of the world’s largest distributors of mobile telephones and much more, expanding its middleman role in recent years to encompass other types of wireless devices […]
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G to hit T-Mobile in coming weeks
The Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G smartphone now has an official U.S. launch date, or rather a launch timeframe. The Korean handset maker stated today that the telephone will seem on T-cellular’s network sometime within the coming weeks. T-mobile subscribers will be capable to order the telephone throughout the provider’s stores, sure third-celebration shops, and […]