Top 12 smartphones
Smartphones have taken mobile phone technology to the next level. A combination of a personal digital assistant or PDA and mobile phone, these super-smart palm-sized gadgets are packed with useful applications. No longer just a phone, you can share data, photos, files, email, surf the web, update your calendar, listen to music and even shoot and watch movies in HD.
There are quite a few sma...
Nokia’s Ovi Store developers Are Unhappy
Bangalore: Nokia’s Ovi Store developers are unhappy with the way its run. Over 42 percent opinioned that the store is “below average” compared to rivals like Apple’s App Store or Google’s Android market and only 21 percent think it a better choice than the rest.
Open-First who did this survey found that the speed of the approval and posting process is considered the primary complain...
Console Gaming Lounge Launched in Lahore
Country’s gaming industry has entered to a new phase as four young souls Omer Nadeem, Saad Bin Khalid, Zeeshan Nadeem and Umair Bin Khalid hailing from DHA Lahore have come forward with console gaming lounge named Eclectic Vibrations.
Address: 91-T DHA, Lahore (Near DHA Cinema)
“Eclectic vibrations” is a console gaming network. The place offers perfectly playfully ambiance for yo...
White PS3 Slim
Sony just announced a “classic white” PS3 Slim (as opposed to the “ceramic white” original) for Japan, model CECH-2500, coming July 29th with 160GB HDD. For 34,980 yen (about $400 translated to US currency) you can now start off with 320GB of storage in your “charcoal black” model. The aforementioned 160GB still retails for 29,980 yen ($342). So, when are we gonna see this elsewhere ...
Google Search Tricks (Tips)
Google is full of useful functions and search tricks that you probably don’t know. I recently spent some time with Google engineers Jake Hubert and Dan Russell, learning ways to get more out of Google search. These are tips you’ll find useful, whether you’re wondering how to convert Centigrade to Fahrenheit before you head for the beaches in the south of France, or need to look at a patent...
Internet’s next stage of growth IPv6
The Internet promises unlimited connectivity, but such connectivity requires that computers and devices find one another through a common address plan. The current plan, in place since the late 1970s, is running out of open addresses, and a new scheme called IPv6 is being put in place to power the Internet’s next stage of growth.
For small businesses that plan ahead, this shift can enhance ...
iPhone 4 Diamond White
Looking for something a bit more eye-catching than a iPhone 4 with a wooden veneer? Then it looks like you can once again thank Stuart Hughes for throwing any subtlety to the wind and going all out with the so-called iPhone 4 Diamond Edition.
As you can see, not only does the phone pack a smattering of diamonds (including a bedazzled Apple logo), but it’s a white iPhone 4 (32GB, naturally...
Google Acknowledges YouTube Hack
Malicious hackers attacked Google’s YouTube on Sunday, exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the ultra-popular video sharing site, hitting primarily sections where users post comments.
“Comments were temporarily hidden by default within an hour [of discovering the problem], and we released a complete fix for the issue in about two hours. We’re continuing to study the ...
Google Buys ITA
Google has reached an agreement to buy ITA Software, a maker of air travel flight-information software whose customers include major airlines and online travel agencies. Google will pay US$700 million in cash for the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based software vendor, the companies announced on Thursday.
Google plans to use ITA’s software to improve the ways in which people can find flight info...
Google: Encrypted Search
Google’s encrypted search engine, launched in May, has moved to a new Web address that isn’t as convenient as its original one but that gives organizations the option to block the site for their users without locking them out of other Google services.
Originally offered at google.com, the encrypted search engine has been relocated to encrypted.google.com, a move prompted primarily by th...
Nokia to Replace Poorly Manufactured Phone Chargers
Nokia has identified a problem with one of its 3rd-party supplied phone chargers and has initiated a free replacement service.
Chargers manufactured by a third party have problem with its plastic that opens up as you use & exposes internal components. This might lead to electric shock when touched.
