The use of DVDs has indeed been declining over recent years, with content more readily available online and transmitted more often through flash drives. However, there are still a lot of us who would like to pop in a DVD at times and watch a movie. But this would no longer be possible with Windows 8′s default features which will be coming with absolutely no DVD playback.
Since the launch of Nokia 808 PureView at Mobile World Congress 2012, it has been the talk of the town. This phone has received multiple awards including Best Mobile Device at Mobile World Congress 2012 and Best Imaging Innovation for 2012 from the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), even before its commercial launch. Recently Nokia has declared that the Nokia 808 PureView will be available in Russia and India from this month. However, Nokia has not disclosed the exact dates of roll out.
RIM has revealed a Bluetooth audio adapter with remote control operation branded as BlackBerry Music Gateway. By pairing with the Bluetooth, it allows users to stream music from their Blackberry devices to other devices. Users can play music, skip or turn up the tunes with remote control. Even incoming phone calls can be received using the BlackBerry Music Gateway.
It was a rumor that Sony Xperia SX SO-05D is heading to Japan. We don’t know, whether it has reached there or not, but recently Sony Xperia SX SO-05D specs has been leaked. The leakage is all about the configuration. We haven’t got any visual yet.
Windows XP has been one of the most wildly popular operating systems around the globe. From developed nations to developing economies, it has been loved for its simplicity and user-friendliness and readily adopted. Recently, Microsoft announced that it will be relinquishing its support for Windows XP by April 8, 2014.
Creating an entire ecosystem around a platform is increasingly becoming critically important. This is because consumers now buy into a whole ‘package’ rather than solo deals. And that is why, a platform has to have an entire ecosystem of apps and related products to make it a success in today’s tech world. For this reason, Microsoft is teaming up with Barnes & Noble and paying it a whooping $300 million to create a Windows 8 version of iBooks.
CyanogenMod 9 is based on Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC One X is really sitting on top of the Android world at the moment. International users of the HTC One X can get an experience of the omnipresent CyanogenMod custom ROM. Recently CyanogenMod 9,the new version of firmware, has been posted by TripNRaVeR of the TripNDroid Mobile Engineering developer team on the Modaco forums. Although CyanogenMod official site has not released it. The ROM was made using the open-source CyanogenMod 9 files but its major features are working in this initial release
RIM has been trying hard to be relevant, yet again, in the smartphone market. So far, it hasn’t been successful but recently, images of a leaked BB10 device and before that, leaked images of BB10 operating system has intrigued the users and the developers, to say the least. The problem for RIM is that it won’t be able to port its pre-BB10 apps to BB10 devices. And for that, RIM will have to gear up a solid developer support for the BB10 platform.
Apple’s Mac machines do support Java and Apple has been updating the software. However, these updates haven’t been timely. And just one of these delays have resulted in a mass infection of 500,000 Mac machines due to a tiny vulnerability in an older version of Flash. Now, Oracle says that it will be extending direct Java support for OS X.
Mobile phones are found in everyone’s hand now. Some are cheap, some are costly. But have we found any mobile phone in anyone’s hand that are self-made? I guess, No. MIT’s High-Low Tech group is trying to make a DIY Wooden mobile phones. Here, we have the news below, what they did.
Some photos of BlackBerry 10 Developer Alpha device has been leaked recently by Crackberry Forum. Previously, we have seen leaked images of Blackberry 10 OS prototype, which is in the development phase for a long time. But, sources said that the first BlackBerry 10 will be available this August with the new OS. Handset sale may start from October 2012. It seems that development is close to finish, which means the handsets will be sent out to developers soon.
All eyes are set on Samsung as it is gradually moving towards what nearly everyone expects to be a launch event for the upcoming flagship Galaxy device on May 3rd. The company released somewhat of a teaser earlier and has pricked up our interests. Now, Samsung has confirmed that the new Galaxy smartphone will come equipped with a quad-core Exynos 4 Quad processor.
Huawei has been trying to expand its influence and reach out to an international audience for quite some time. Though the company has stuck to Android for quite some time, apparently it has plans of entering the realm of Windows 8 devices. This has been divulged by a report in WPDang.
When Microsoft finally put the curiosity of many to rest by finally confirming the name and editions of upcoming Windows 8. In that announcement was a fleeting mention of the Enterprise edition of Windows 8. Now, the folks at the company have divulged some more details about the Enterprise edition.
Apple has been attempting to bring its two OS platforms, iOS and Mac OS, together. And in the release of the third developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, it is well manifest. The build brings a number of features to Mac such as Messages, Reminders, Game Center, Notes, Twitter integration, Share Sheets, Notification Center and AirPlay Mirroring.
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