Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Mozilla's Firefox 4, the latest release of one of the Web's most popular browsers, is now available as an Android app. The Firefox 4 app hit Google's Android Market on Tuesday and includes a few features designed to connect desktop or laptop browsing to smartphones and tablets. Users can sync their browsing history,...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Don’t expect to see the iPhone 5 until this fall, according to the The Loop and several other sites with insider Apple sources.If true, the news would be a pretty major change for Apple, which has traditionally announced new iPhone models early in the summer. But I don’t think a fall delay would be the end of the world for Apple — in fact,...
Monday, March 28, 2011 0
Do you know that Nintendo's 3DS handheld gaming console actually costs just USD 101, even though it sells at a cost of USD 249.99? According to a preliminary estimate by UBM TechInsights, this is the total estimated cost of the hardware that goes into making the 3DS, as reported by Eurogamer.That being said, it cannot be discounted that...
New Delhi, March 28: HCL Infosystems is all set to launch its range of made-in-India tablet PCs, with prices starting from about Rs 15,000. A formal announcement is expected this week, a source familiar with the development said. "The Android-based HCL ME Tablets will be available in 7-inch and 10-inch screen sizes and three price...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Microsoft has agreed to pay $7.5 million to purchase a block of 666,624 IPv4 addresses from bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel in a move that some see as a signal of the increasing value of IPv4 addresses.Last week, Nortel filed a motion seeking approval for the sale from the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. If the deal is approved, Microsoft would assume control of the IPv4 addresses, currently owned...
Thursday, March 24, 2011 0
Nintendo UK hailed its midnight Nintendo 3DS launch a success this morning, as thousands of gamers across the UK finally got their hands on its brand new handheld console.The platform holder held an official launch event at London's Old Billingsgate in the lead-up to launch, where BRIT award winner Plan B, rock band Hadouken and girl...
After nearly a year of private beta testing, Facebook has released a new version of its Questions feature. The new release is available in a limited public beta, and while it will become available much more broadly than the private beta, right now it’s still only offered in English. Questions now takes the...
Mozilla released the latest version of its flagship Web browser Firefox this week. Given that Google Chrome releases a new version of its browser every six weeks, it may seem as if Firefox has been slowing its pace. Not exactly, although Firefox 4 was delayed...
In a disappointing move, Google has restricted access to the tablet-oriented version of Android, also known as Honeycomb. Version 3.0 of Android, which many have called a fork of the mobile OS (and now it looks like they were right), is now closed source, with access only going to OEMs and specific developers. While Google claims that they don’t want people experimenting with the OS on smartphones for which it wasn’t designed,...
Security industry professionals should be focusing on the vulnerabilities in inherent in the DNS infrastructure and not that Comodo Security incorrectly issued certificates, says Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu.The key take away from the incident where nine fraudulent SSL certificates were issued for popular Web sites was not the fact that the certificates were issued, but that the DNS infrastructure is not protected, Comodo...
Microsoft’s Bing team announced some significant changes and updates to Bing For Mobile. The core changes include better HTML5 support, better and faster image search, real-time transit and directions, iPhone app search, improvements to shopping, weather and movie search results.
The new interfaces and features currently work on all smartphone browsers that support HTML5, so that includes iPhone and Android devices but currently...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.7 update. According to the company, the update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also reportedly fixes the 'hard freeze' issue reported by some users.
Here's what...
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Spice has just launched a new type of mobile phone at an affordable price it can project images on the screen. The Spice Popkorn Projector M9000 mobile comes with an inbuilt projector, allowing you to project the phone s contents on a large screen. You can therefore project presentations, movies, pictures or even live TV, thanks to the analog...
Monday, March 21, 2011 0
Sunday, March 20, 2011
After much waiting, it seems that the Galaxy S with it's Super LCD display is now here on an official basis. We’ve seen it in the gray market stores and these store owners were even able to dish it out at the price it was expected at i.e. Rs. 19,990. Although Samsung hasn’t yet issued a formal Press Release for the device, Samsung India’s...
Sunday, March 20, 2011 0
The world's largest M&A deal so far this year could run into trouble with US antitrust officials who fear that fewer wireless players could drive up prices for consumersNEW YORK/FRANKFURT: AT&T Inc plans to pay $39 billion for Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA to create a new US mobile market leader, but the pricey purchase is likely...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
April 17th marks the date that the Kyocera Echo goes on sale (online). The Echo is an intriguing device because it sports two screens, which makes it unique in design, and quite different from the typical smartphones which are currently on the market. Both screens for the Echo measure 3.5 inches, and the extra screen can be used for many...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 0
The HTC Incredible S was launched at the Mobile World Congress last month, along with the Desire S and the Wildfire S. Now it seems the phone is in Indian retailers’ hands already, if reports from AndroidOS.in are to be believed.Incredible turnaround time?The phone is yet to be launched officially by HTC, but the Desire HD hasn’t been either,...
With the recent releases of the first Honeycomb tablet, the Motorola Xoom, and Apple's second-gen iPad 2, the tablet landscape is finally starting to get interesting. We've tested and reviewed both tablets, and the iPad 2 fared better than the Xoom did. Across the board, tech journalists seem to agree: Despite some less robust specs, the...
The netbook shelf is a crowded place these days, and it can be tough for buyers to see the difference among the various 10-inch, Intel Atom-powered netbooks out there. Thanks to a few above average specs, like a 320GB hard drive and a long lasting battery, the Acer Aspire One D260-1270 ($399.99 direct) stands out among a crowd of look-alike...
I like to highlight content from smaller sites, and have linked in the past to theunlocker.com, which is run by David Cogen, a student at Florida Atlantic University. The site has several videos related to "rooting" or hacking the Nook Color with custom firmware that allows you to turn Barnes & Noble's color e-reader into a full-on Android tablet.Cogen recently put together a video comparing a Nook Color rooted with a Froyo...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Microsoft will be formally launching the next version of its Internet Explorer browser, IE9, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSWi) on Monday--an interesting place to launch, given that the Austin, Texas, geek fest is packed full of the hordes who have long since ditched Internet Explorer for the decidedly hipper pastures...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
HP claims all its PCs will ship with the WebOS mobile operating system in addition to Microsoft’s Windows sometime next year, according to a report.
That’s an ambitious plan, considering that HP hasn’t even announced a ship date for the WebOS-powered TouchPad tablet yet.
The purpose of the expansion to PCs would be to entice software...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 0
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