Although the controversy of a kill switch started in the days following the launch of the android based phone G1 from Google, it originated from the iPhone. Jonathan Zdziarski, an independent iPhone developer recently came across a secret line of code in the iPhone. Read more…
Playstation has delayed the long-awaited launch of it’s PS3 title Little Big Planet. The reason for this is the discovery that background scores in the game are offensive to some users. This was brought to the notice of Playstation by some users on their forum.
In the run-up to the launch, users said “Muslims consider the mixing of music and words from the Koran deeply offending. We hope you would remove that track from the game immediately via an online patch, and make sure that all future shipments of the game disk do not contain it. ”These were with regards to lyrics and music of the track Tapha Niang by African kora player Toumani Diabate. Read more…
The Yahoo Microsoft imbroglio seems to have gone through an extended gestation period. It’s high time we heard of the birth of a new entity. All the expectations are justified at least with all the attention the whole affair has been receiving, and the limbo it has been over the past nine odd months!
It all started close to a year ago with Microsoft pitching in to buy out Yahoo!. Steve Ballmer and Jerry Wang were in the news. At times the stock prices was the debate, while in the recent past, Google entered the limelight. There were talks of Google entering the deal with Yahoo to offset Microsoft from gaining hold of the online marketing business. Read more…
Following close on the heels of the Google deal that made everyone tremble because Yahoo! and Google would achieve an overwhelming monopoly in the market, has worked on its strong points and upgraded its image ads system.
The new system is named apt, changed from amp because of a trademark conflict. At present the platform is targeted at newspaper ads only, and complements web sites with extremely focused ads that are derived from the surfer’s online activities. This focus of the ads means more returns to the advertisers, and more revenues per ad for Yahoo! Read more…
Miami Based Software Company, Citix systems Inc, is rolling out a new programme that will allow employees to get their own computers to work. This initiative is called BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer). The company plans to give their employees a stipend of $2,100 to get a laptop of their own choice, with whatever specs they think will be beneficial for their kind of work, and with a three year service plan. Read more…
Following up on the eco-friendliness after going carbon neutral, one of the greenest tech companies around has announced that beginning in December, it will start offering LED-lit displays on their laptops instead of the mercury based cold cathode fluorescent backlighting.
The LED backlighting apart from saving power (estimated to cumulate upto 220 million kilowatt-hours by 2010), will also offer a better lighting and contrast, even when light is falling on the screen. These new screens perform much better in daylight conditions than the traditional screens. Read more…
According to recent reports it was confirmed that internet search Google has filed a patent with the US patent office for its vision of Wireless network for mobile phones. Just like every other product from Google, the very idea is quite revolutionary.
According to Google’s vision of a wireless network, smart phones are not tied or locked to any particular network or service provider, and smart phones and wireless devices will be able to migrate to better and stronger networks as per their needs. They will also be able to choose a particular network or service provider, based on the pricing it’s offering. Read more…
California based flash memory giant San Disk has tied up with major music companies such as EMI music, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group for a new initiative called the Slot Music, under which San Disk plans to sell Micro SD memory cards preloaded with titles from these major studios. Read more…
What we all have been waiting for is finally coming with Microsoft’s debut of Windows Seven. On October 28, 2008, this next generation operating system was presented by the senior Vice President of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, at the Professional Developers Conference at Los Angeles.
Below are some screenshots of Windows 7 version presented at PDC conference:
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Have you ever been in a position were you needed a dictionary to understand some of the tech terms you hear or read about? Here is a list of few technology terms explained so that most of the people can understand what they are about.
Burning
Slang term meaning to write data to a CD-ROM. A CD burner is another name for a CD-R drive. Read more…
