There is no shortage of fitness and diet apps available for iOS and Android devices that are worth a look. Many of these apps are designed to focus your attention on either food intake or exercise.
Troy Wolverton writes: In recent weeks, two new streaming video players hit the market, one from Roku and another from Western Digital; I like the former, but am not so hot about the latter.
Speaking of streaming, Larry Magid writes about how young people are increasingly “cutting the cord,” or going without cable or satellite and broadcast TV.
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” is fueling a new women’s movement that some hope will empower us all to dust off, re-imagine, and reclaim the word “feminist.”
When it comes to robotics, most people think of driverless cars, manufacturing, moon rovers and 1950s science fiction. But now QBotix, a venture-backed startup based in Menlo Park, is bringing robotics to the fast-growing solar industry, which is eager to drive down installation costs.
Mike Cassidy writes: Allart Ligtenberg fell in love with Nepal decades ago. But for the former Hewlett-Packard engineer, visiting the beautiful mountain country wasn’t enough. He launched a solar cooking initiative to clear the air for families who relied on dangerous wood fires for making dinner.
A cyberattack could so severely damage a utility that millions of people might be left without power for months, experts say, shutting down water and transportation systems, threatening the sick and elderly, and causing billions of dollars in damage.
Facebook promoted Mike Schroepfer, a veteran engineering executive, to chief technology officer, a position that had been vacant since last summer.
Mercury News interview: Greg Lang, PMC-Sierra’s CEO, who is hoping to push the chip company’s annual revenue past the $1 billion mark.
Troy Wolverton writes: Having grabbed the smartphone lead from Apple, Samsung now seems determined to overwhelm its archrival by announcing a new version of its Galaxy S4 smartphone that’s bigger and better and includes a large laundry list of new features.
In an era when copper thefts are soaring and thieves loot with near impunity, officials hope electronic-tracking technology will help.
Next month, thousands of cops will fan out across California in a massive crackdown on drivers texting or talking on handheld phones.
