Technology
Google and Facebook Blocked Content on Indian Court Order
Google and Facebook removed content from some Indian websites on Monday that were considered offensive by aNew Delhidistrict court in order to protect Indian religion. According to a spokesperson for Google, the offensive content was blocked fromIndiasearch results, Youtube, Blogger and the social-networking site Orkut, while it is still accessible in other countries. The companies [...]
The release of Firefox 10.0 for Android devices
Mozilla has released the latest version of Firefox 10.0 for Android devices. The new version is available for Linux and Android however it still does not have formal support for Adobe Flash Player. The latest version includes one of the first components of Firefox’s planned silent update mechanism: the browser automatically disables incompatible add-ons and [...]
Motorola Faces Protest To Unlock Bootloaders
Motorola was infamous for locking the bootloader of some of their devices. But Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola gave us an indication that the company may shed its policy of locking the bootloader of their devices. The company did promise last year that they will unlock the bootloaders of all their devices by the end of [...]
Australian regulators fine Nokia for spamming customers
Australian regulators have fined Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone maker by volume, A$55,000 ($58,000) for spamming customers and said the Finnish company should change its text message (SMS) marketing. According to Reuters, the Australian Communications and Media Authority said texts Nokia sent to clients as tips to get more out of their phones promoted the company [...]
Tablet & e-Reader Ownership Uprises Over 2011 Holidays
Tablet & e-reader market share in U.S.A. almost doubled following the strong holiday 2011 sales, as suggested by a new research. The research also revealed that almost 19% of adults now own any one of these devices. The Lowered cost of e-reader largely contributed to the surged demand, as reported by Pew Research while the low-cost tablets like the NOOK Tablet witnessed an entry [...]
VivaCell-MTS offers new MTS Ego smartphone
VivaCell-MTS has announced that the Android-based MTS Ego smartphone, equipped with 4.3” touch screen, 800 MHz high-speed processor and 5 MP camera, is now available at the company’s service centers. MTS Ego is an affordable and stylish smartphone enabling to enjoy all the opportunities of the contemporary mobile communication. MTS Ego smartphone costs AMD 149000.By [...]
NASA’s Open Source Software Initiative Lifts Off
The NASA Open Government Initiative has launched a new website to expand and explore the agency’s open source software development. Open source development is all about giving the public access to view and improve software source code. NASA uses open source code for it’s projects and missions. In 2009, the White House issued the Open [...]
Wikipedia Plans To Go Offline As A Protest To Anti-Piracy Legislation
Websites like Wikipedia have planned a blackout of a single day over SOPA & PIPA, which has been anticipated by them to result in a censorship. The advocates of the bills have revealed misinformation about the inflaming passions lacking piracy solution. Most of the people haven’t potentially focused much on the massive corporations waging war [...]
ASUS Delivers Extreme Network Speeds and Audio for Gamers at CES 2012
ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, brings a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the gaming experience at CES 2012. These include the RT-N66U dual-band wireless gigabit router, EA-N66 dual-band wireless Ethernet wireless adapter, ROG Rampage IV Formula/ThunderFX motherboard and ROG Xonar Phoebus gaming soundcard set. ASUS RT-N66U dual-band wireless gigabit router The [...]
Reddit’s Nuclear Attack On SOPA, The Anti-American Bill
Reddit, one of the most popular social news site, has decided to go Nuclear to protest the dangerous SOPA, the anti-American bill. The site has threatened to blackout reddit on January 18th from 8am–8pm EST (1300–0100 UTC). Which means there will be no reddit for 12 hours. Wikipedia is also planning to block access to [...]
Sony Announces 55 inches Crystal LED HDTV
Of late, Sony has come up with a display technology which is known as Crystal LED. Sony officials has confirmed that with the implementation of this technology, the viewers will be able to get a picture with a very high contrast, excellent quality colors and a much improved response time. The viewer angle is also [...]
Download webOS 3.0 SDK
The webOS 3.0.4 SDK contains the libraries necessary to do both JavaScript development and C/C++ development. For JavaScript development, the SDK includes the command line tools needed to package, download, and debug applications, as well as sample code, reference code, and reference documentation. For C/C++ development, the SDK also includes the Plug-in Development Kit (PDK), [...]
Predictions for Google’s 2012
Last year’s predictions weren’t that great (the predictions for 2010 were better), but predicting the future is an addictive game, so I’ll try again. Here are my predictions for 2012: 1. Oflline Google stores that will sell Chromebooks, Android phones, Google TV boxes, Google-branded shirts and more. 2. Google Music will become a subscription service. 3. Google [...]
The Benefits of Virtualization to Companies
Virtualization is now becoming popular. However, many still did not understand the benefits it can offer, which we will discuss in this article. IT departments using virtual servers are now growing in numbers. They are using it for server consolidation and testing purposes with the help of PC remote control. In addition, many companies opt [...]
Microsoft Is Up To ‘Superphones’ Ahead Of 2012
With the introduction of super handsets the year 2012 is expected engage the next hard battle of the Smartphones, with iPhone 5 & more advanced Android operated devices. Although there is no precise definition of a Superphone, these are generally anticipated to feature very high definition displays and more powerful ARM multi-core processors based on upcoming A15 architecture & connectivity throughout the [...]
Poor IT Monitoring and Management may cause you a Financial Risk
In the past decade American companies have learned to adapt to changing trends in information technology management. The development of international information exchange, as well as the ever increasing amount of online business, has brought about what can only be considered as drastic reforms. Many companies have learned that there is a strong financial risk [...]
Apple TV Rumors Surface Again
In the doldrums between rumor-mongering about Apple’s iPhones and iPads, speculation about the company’s plans for Apple TV is heating up.The latest–Apple is revving up its supply chain in order to deliver components for next-generation television products due out in the second or third quarter of 2012, DigiTimes reported Tuesday. Apple is instructing components suppliers [...]
How to Survive as a Document Reviewer
Document reviewing can be a very tedious process and sometime it can feel as if it can burst brains. In this article you’ll find out how you can maintain your sanity as a document reviewer. Law firms does Document Review services. The people who are most often hired for these kinds of jobs are [...]
LG Soon To Bring 55-inch OLED HDTV To CES 2012
LG announces its plans to unveil a giant 55-inch OLED HDTV to CES 2012 in January. This OLED HDTV will come with the super-slim panel using new OLED technology that offers superior color quality and response times. The new television set, LG Display claims, shows how AMOLED systems more frequently used in the smaller displays of smartphones can be broadened [...]
ITC Takes Side With Apple And Imposes Ban On HTC Android Devices
The International Trade Commission has banned some HTC Android phones from importing because these devices infringe with the patents of Apple’s technology. The ban will be acting on HTC from the beginning g of April, 2012. This injunction was based on the fact that those devices use Apple’s patented invention Data Detectors. This technology lets [...]
