As more viewers step away from their TVs to watch video content on mobile devices, Apple (AAPL) and its iOS system are becoming even more dominant, according to a report released Thursday by Adobe Digital Index, a research unit of software maker and digital ad services provider Adobe Systems (ADBE). The Apple iOS system’s share of consumers’ premium video viewing rose to 47% in Q1 from 43% in Q1 2014, with the growth “coming mainly from large
Robotics technology is developing fast and increasingly being used to perform tasks that, in the industry’s parlance, are the dreaded three Ds — dull, dirty and dangerous. This weekend, 24 teams of engineers will show how robots handle dangerous missions like shutting down a crippled nuclear reactor. They are taking part in the Darpa Robotics Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The teams will compete for one
Tesla Motors still has a buzz, but for most electric and hybrid vehicles, the charge is fading. With gasoline prices still well below a year earlier, hybrids and electrics are in less demand — even from existing alt-fuel car owners. Though prices at the pump have been rebounding from their July-to-January plunge, just 3% of consumers in a May poll by financial firm Stifel said they would prefer to buy an electric, down from 4% in