Logitech unveiled it’s Harmony Ultimate Hub – an accessory that turns your smartphone into a powerful, universal remote. This device can also control your home entertainment devices through the smartphone you already have. You can control your home entertainment devices through a free Harmony Android or iOS app.
Since the NSA PRISM surveillance program leak larger tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are under a trust crisis. Lots of users are under the impression that these sites aren’t safe enough, even though they have stringent privacy policies. Hence, many are looking for alternatives.
Noises in traffic – such as car horns blaring, people shouting – may cause headache. These irritating sounds may spoil your mode early in the morning. Wouldn’t that be a great if these sounds turns into a music? An artist named Marc De Pape has made a special sensor called “The Chime” that does exactly the same thing. It picks up ambient noises and then transforms those noises into music.
Ever since Google decided to shutter its RSS aggregation tool, Google Reader, users have been pining for a viable alternative. The Digg team had been preparing an RSS tool of its own and has now announced that it is on the verge of launching the Digg Reader.
When Apple originally launched Siri, it was hailed as the most accurate and effective voice-based personal assistant. Since then, many rivals to Siri have arrived in the market. Now, Microsoft has rolled out an updated voice-based search feature to Windows Phone users, offering a functionality that is really good and accurate.
Until now, Chromebooks were found only at Best Buy, Amazon and Google Play Store. But last Monday, David Shapiro, Director of Chromebook Marketing at Google, said in a blog post that the company is expanding its Chromebook availability. Now the Chromebooks are available in Walmart and Staples.
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has emerged as a significant player in the mobile arena, but it is still lagging far behind the likes of iOS and Android. To bridge that gap, the company has been trying hard to appease the developer community and has paid as much as $100,000 to entice certain developers.
It has been a while since Google launched Nexus 7, a slate that went on to garner significant popularity in the mini-tablet arena. It’s been a year since the launch of original Nexus 7 and now, a report from FCC suggests that Google is gearing up for a new Nexus 7 model.