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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Gameloft’s Asphalt 6 for free through GetJar Gold

About GetJar GetJar is the world’s largest free app store with over 2 billion consumer downloads to date. The company distributes more than 350,000 mobile applications for Android, and 395,000 developers have registered with GetJar to distribute their apps. TIME named GetJar one of “10 Start-Ups That Will Change Your Life.” GetJar is headquartered in Silicon Valley with...

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Sunday, 22 January 2012

Google’s Sky Map Officially Open-Sourced

One of Google’s more interesting apps is set for a major evolution. The Sky Map application has gone from being a modest app highlighting the Android platform’s capabilities to becoming one of the most popular apps on Android devices, as 20 million Android users use it. As part of the app’s continued growth, Google has decided to “donate the Sky Map to the community”.Google...

Counter-Strike Esque Like Game Comes to Android Devices

If you were a huge fan of the popular FPS (First Person Shooter) hit PC game, Counter-Strike, we’ve got some good news for you.  The hit game has made its way to an Android device near you and takes many of its design ques from the original game.  However, this game is a more of a port as it was built from the Unity 3D tool.  The game is a near exact replica...

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Nokia Lumia 800 battery fix coming in two weeks

Nokia’s second patch attempting to amend the battery issues that have stunted the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 is to land in a matter of weeks, the Finnish phone manufacturer has revealed. Whilst the former Symbian pioneer acknowledged the issues with its first Windows Phone 7 device shortly after launch users have been left waiting for a fix with the...

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Apple Sues Samsung !

  It hasn't been too long since Apple sued Samsung over its GALAXY Tab 10.1N. Even before the dust has settled on that incident, the Cupertino-based company has filed a fresh lawsuit targeting ten smartphones of the Korean manufacturer, including the flagship GALAXY S II. As expected, the latest case is also based around...

According to Oracle, Google is making $10 million in annual revenue per day from Android activations

Recently Oracle made a surprising move in its Java lawsuit with Google by asking the court for a stay of its patent claims for nine months in favor of a near-term copyright trial. What’s most interesting is Oracle’s analysis on Google and the economic impacts of Android.If you remember, Andy Rubin reported that Android activations are now at 700,000 per day. Oracle made...

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Microsoft introducing ReFS file system with Windows server 8

Hungry for a shiny new file system? Windows 8's got your back, or at least, Windows server 8 will. In his latest Building Windows 8 post, Steven Sinofsky introduces the Resilient File System, or ReFS, as a "next generation file system" built on the foundations of the NTFS. By reusing NTFS' API / semantics engine, ReFS hopes to retain a high level...

National Security Agency releases SE Android, A security enhanced version of Google’s Android

The National Security Agency (NSA) just announced their security enhanced version of Android, dubbed SE Android. Stephen Smalley of the NSA recently explained what SE Android does at the 2011 Linux Security Summit. Basically it brings Mandatory Access Control to Android’s Linux kernel and it works to protect against malicious exploits. Every file and folder that Android has...

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Audi @ CES 2012

The Audi booth is a Bauhausian wet dream. Stark white floors gazed upon by a grid of fluorescent lighting topped off by a sheet of mirrors. The outside is surrounded by panels spaced just far enough apart to let the light escape onto the show floor. Inside are cars of the present, cars of the future, and interactive driving demos.It helps that the booth is an oasis amidst...

iPad 3 Now In Production, Rumored March Release

Macotakara reported that iPad 3 production has begun in Foxconn and should be ready for a March release. The most discussed new feature of the device is the display as many rumors hint at a higher resolution retina like display.  The company Sharp is rumored to supply the displays as Apple’s relation with Samsung has deteriorated...

Friday, 13 January 2012

Oregon Projection Alarm Clock

          While alarm clocks have become a very common device around the home, they sometimes become too common to be noticed. People sometimes are no longer interested or even give most alarm clocks a second look, except when people use it to set the alarm or check the time. But Oregon Scientific has made such alarm clocks some added appeal to...

Sakar International Acquires Polaroid Brand for Own Camera Products

        Polaroid has been hanging on for dear life as it brokered licensing agreements and introduction of celebrity-branded devices. This latest deal, however, may provide much-needed support for the once-popular brand. Sakar International, owner of Vivitar line of cameras among others, has acquired the rights to develop a line of digital...

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Belkin WeMo Home Automation System

     Home automation is probably what the home of the future may feature. But most people may now be able to have a taste of what this home would be like. And it would not take a home owner to tear down walls and rewiring cables to experience what home automation technology can do for the current home. There are devices like the new Belkin WeMo that may help...

The Future of PC Gaming called Project Fiona

      Project Fiona is a proof-of-concept and a prototype in the most serious way. What you're looking at is version 0.2. (Razer's already finished work on five more iterations of Fiona—they're up to version 0.8 at their labs, and expecting to hit 1.0 by the end of the year.) I can tell when I feel the heat coming out of the vents, as the fan spins up to...

OLED Screens for Television 4mm thick

         Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showing off 55-inch TV sets that use organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, instead of plasma or liquid crystals. The TVs were unveiled this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase in Las Vegas for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other consumer-electronic...

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Twitter DUMPS Google!!

     Twitter is now officially speaking out against Google’s new search featuresthat give prominent placement to content from its own social network, Google+. In a statement, Twitter complained that “people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users” would suffer from not being able to quickly see tweets in search results. “As we’ve seen time...

Microsoft's Kinect Headed To Windows This Feb

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has disclosed that the Kinect is officially headed to Windows this February. This was revealed in Ballmer's keynote speech at the ongoing 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Released at the end of 2010, the Xbox 360's motion controller was co-opted by the open source community within no time after Adafruit put...

Tizen OS exposed, apparently running on an unknown Samsung 'I9500'

An outfit called Realnorth, which claims to be frustrated by the lack of openness around the Tizen OS, has gotten its hands on the SDK and released some screenshots to prove it. If legit, they reveal a basic UI that seems to be inspired by a range of other OSs -- in addition to Tizen's progenitor, MeeGo -- while also managing to look a bituninspired. It's hard to know...

Microvision's PicoMagic apps bring touch interactive, 3D mobile displays to your pico projector

Microvision unveiled a slew of new tools for pico projector enthusiasts today, with its new PicoMagic platform. Fueled by the company's PicoP Gen 2 HD laser display engine, PicoMagic offers a host of new applications to pico presenters, including two on display at this year's CES -- touch interactive and 3D mobile displays. The former, rather obviously, allows users to...

First Pocket Projector with Integrated Touchpad and Android Operating System

      FAVI Entertainment, a leading provider of digital projection and visual display products, today announced here at CES 2012 the launch of a powerful, industry-first pocket projector. Available now, the FAVI A3-WiFi features an integrated touchpad, Android operating system and WiFi connectivity. Once the A3-WiFi is in range of a signal, users can...

New Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor hidden beneath a 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, the true star of the show. It's a 720p HD display at 1280 x 800 resolution, which is sure to knock your socks off. It seems like each iteration of the Galaxy Tab line comes packed with a more gorgeous display, the 7.7 is no exception. It's really, really nice. I'll tell...

Monday, 9 January 2012

Legal Siri Port | Status thus far!

Hi this is Arjun Bhatnagar and I am developer for i4Siri. Everyone has been asking for an update on the i4Siri project and trust me we have been working day and night to provide you with some real updates. There are no ETA’s for the i4Siri release yet, but we are moving along quite quickly.As you know i4Siri is a Siri port in which Siri connects...