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| Posted on: Jun 21, 2012 02:31:39 IST |
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Microsoft just concluded its Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco, California.The company introduced many new features of the new platform, dispelled a few myths, and detailed some previously seen enhancements, as well as the requisite developer frameworks.When the Redmond giant first started out with Windows Phone (in the days it was called WP7S), the company apparently aimed to deliver a personal, relevant, and connected experience to the Windows Phone user. That journey has culminated in Windows Phone 8, with Windows 8 convergence, new UI, deeper multitasking, wider developer support, and more.With Joe Belfiore, Terry Myerson, and Kevin Gallo doing the introductions on stage, Microsoft detailed eight new platform announcements for Windows Phone 8, from multi-core chipset and native...
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| Posted on: Jun 07, 2011 18:52:00 IST |
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Apple had quite a bit to announce at WWDC 2011, from the new and improved iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion, to the iMessage and the iCloud storage services, all of which spell handy new features for iOS device owners.iOS 5We’ll start with iOS 5, which Apple says will be released in the American Fall, and shall be compatible with the iPhone 4 and 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, as well as the iPod touch 3G and 4G. To be noted, iOS 5, at least the beta release that is available now, has reportedly already been jailbroken using more than the Limera1n crack, by Musclenerd. New features on the new version of iOS are plentiful, and include: New Notification Center, lockscreen notifications Newsstand, for magazine and newspaper feed subscriptions Improved Twitter integration, with a single sign-in,...
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| Posted on: May 23, 2011 11:52:30 IST |
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After taking nearly three years to deliver Firefox 4, Mozilla has beta-released Firefox 5 just two months after. The first beta in Mozilla’s new rapid release development cycle, Firefox 5 beta does not feature as many interface and framework changes that Firefox 4 had over Firefox 3. Trying to stay up-to-date and ahead of the curve, the new strategy will enable Mozilla to deliver frequent stable updates, and bring new features to users faster, like Google does with Chrome. Changes in Firefox 5 beta include: Added support for CSS animations Added support for switching Firefox development channels The Do-Not-Track header preference has been moved to increase discoverability Improved canvas, JavaScript, memory, and networking performance Improved standards support for...
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| Posted on: May 16, 2011 17:02:09 IST |
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Juniper Networks’ Mobile Malicious Threats report is out, and findings show that since the summer of 2010, the volume of attacks targeting the Android platform has increased by over 400%. While Google is understandably overjoyed at the stunning rate of adoption of Android, it would have to admit these latest figures of malicious growth is like a fast-worsening cancer in a rapidly burgeoning ecosystem.The most common type of malicious apps on the phone are SMS Trojans hidden within authentic looking apps, making up 17% of the malicious pie. Spyware and other malware are also common. Experts from Juniper Networks stressed the vulnerability of mobile platforms as a whole, as most mobile user do not bother to install anti-virus or security tools.“You don't have to be...
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| Posted on: May 16, 2011 12:48:04 IST |
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Both Facebook and Google have been under public and legal scrutiny for years, with their oft-updated privacy policies a fertile ground for ethical battles and litigation. Now, a juicy revelation by an online privacy and security researcher, Chris Soghoian, has shown a rather nasty facet of the industry’s rarely seen underbelly – a full-on smear campaign by Facebook that attempted to place negative articles about Google’s privacy policies in mass media. Facebook has admitted to hiring Burson-Marsteller, a leading PR firm in the U.S., to discredit Google’s privacy policies. Burson-Marsteller was tasked with secretly approaching major media outlets, and ask them to print these biased stories about Google without revealing their client’s identity. When they...
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| Posted on: May 11, 2011 15:18:57 IST |
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The Google I/O developer event had a lot big news right from the start, with the launch of Google Music, opening Google Storage for all, and updates to the Google App Engine. Check out all our Google I/O coverage here. The Android team had more to unveil however, from Android Market movie rentals to Android 3.1 Honeycomb, and a few details on the Ice Cream Sandwich we’ve been craving – due out in Q4 2011. But first,some of the stats announced...Google Android today spans across 310 devices made by 36 OEMs, in 112 countries on 215 carriers. It has 100 million device activations to date, with 400,000 more being added to that list daily. The Android Market holds more than 200,000 apps, and has had 4.5 billion apps installs. Details of Ice Cream Sandwich were not...
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| Posted on: May 09, 2011 17:58:16 IST |
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Veteran game developer David Braben has developed an inexpensive mini-computer for students and enthusiasts, called the Raspberry Pi. For now, no real packaging has been shown, and as it stands, the $25 Raspberry Pi computer looks like nothing more than a small printed circuit board with a USB and HDMI port – in between the two, lies an ARM processor.[RELATED_ARTICLE]How does the computer work? Plug in a USB keyboard at one end, and a monitor via an HDMI cable at the other. Just like the kit computers of yesteryear, Braben intends for the Raspberry Pi to become an educational device that encourage tinkering and fosters creativity and interest in the field of electronics and programming.While we are not too hopeful the device will actually inspire future generations, it will...
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| Posted on: Apr 14, 2011 19:33:25 IST |
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As expected, Microsoft detailed the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone 7 at the MIX 11 developer event Las Vegas. The update is expected in sometime during the American Fall. It will offer many of the missing essential features, such as true multitasking including third party programs, built-in hardware acceleration for Flash and video content, as well as more complete Xbox integration, including a possible controller interface. Joe Belfiore detailed some of the behind-the-scenes developer features that enabled true application multitasking. A big part of this was how the Live Tiles of the apps would be able to display information, and the manners in which they can be accessed without navigating directly to them. Some of these features were demonstrated with a preview version of...
